Who is Elizabeth Ann Reaser ?

Who is Elizabeth Ann Reaser?   The entertainment and acting world knows her as Elizabeth Reaser ,Reaser is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films Stay, The Family Stone, and The Twilight Saga and the TV series Saved, Grey's Anatomy and The Ex-List.

Early life


Reaser was born June 15, 1975 in Bloomfield, Michigan, an affluent Detroit suburb, the daughter of Karen Davidson and John Reaser. Elizabeth was the middle of three sisters.[1] Her stepfather was billionaire businessman William Davidson; her mother Karen became the owner of the Detroit Pistons upon his death.[2] Reaser is a graduate of the Juilliard School. She also attended Academy of the Sacred Heart in Bloomfield Hills.


Career

She once appeared in a London stage production for only two audience members,[3] and in preparation for her role on Saved she hung out in an emergency room, researching the behavior of medical staff.[3] In October 2004, Interview magazine hailed her as one of the "14 To Be" emerging creative women.[citation needed]


She earned the "Jury Award" at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2006 for her work in the film Sweet Land, and in 2007 was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as "Best Female Lead" for the same part.[4] Reaser also earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her recurring guest appearance throughout 2007 on the television series Grey's Anatomy[4]as an unidentified pregnant woman suffering from amnesia.


Reaser played the role of Esme Cullen in the movie Twilight, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer.[5] In 2009, Reaser reprised her role as Esme Cullen in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse[6] and will reprise in The Twilght Saga: Breaking Dawn.[7]


Reaser appeared on CBS' legal drama, The Good Wife in October 2010.[8]

Filmography      

    Film and television   

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal	Molly	TV series, episode: "Scrubs"
2000	The Sopranos	Stace	TV series, episode: "D-Girl"
2001	The Believer	Miriam
2001	Thirteen Conversations About One Thing	Young Woman in Class
2002	Emmett's Mark	Alison Holmes
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Serena Whitfield	TV series, episode: "The Insider"
2004	Hack	Elaine Jones	TV series, episode: "Extreme Commerce"
2004	Mind the Gap	Malissa Zubach
2004	The Jury	Rachel Byrnes	TV series, episode: "Pilot"
2005	Stay	Athena
2005	Sweet Land	Young Inge
2005	The Family Stone	Susannah Stone Trousdale
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Jillian Slaughter	TV series, episode: "Proud Flesh"
2006	Shut Up and Sing	Julep
2006	Puccini for Beginners	Allegra
2006	Saved	Alice Alden, M.D.	TV series, 13 episodes
2006	Standoff	Anya Reed	TV series, episode: "Heroine"
2007	Purple Violets	Bernadette
2007–2008	Grey's Anatomy	Jane Doe / Ava / Rebecca Pope	TV series, 17 episodes
2008	Wainy Days	Katharina / Annie	TV series, episode: "The Waindow"
2008	The Ex List	Bella Bloom	TV series, 12 episodes
2008	Twilight	Esme Cullen
2009	Against the Current	Liz Clarke
2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Esme Cullen
2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Esme Cullen
2010	The Good Wife	Tammy Linnata	TV series, 3 episodes
2011	Young Adult	Leading Role
2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1	Esme Cullen	Filming
2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2	Esme Cullen	Filming

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue
1999	Sweet Bird of Youth	Heavenly	La Jolla Playhouse
2000	The Hologram Theory	Mimi	Blue Lights Theatre Company
2001	Blackbird	Froggy	Bush Theatre (London)
2001	Closer	Alice	Portland Center Stage
2002	Stone Cold Dead Serious	Shaylee Ledbetter / Sharice	American Repertory Theatre
2003	The Winter's Tale	Perdita	Classic Stage Company
2005	Top Girls	Patient Griselda / Nell / Jeanine	Williamstown Theatre Festival

Awards and nominations

    List of awards and nominations   

Year	Award	Category	Title of work	Result
2006	Newport Beach Film Festival	Jury Award–Best Actress (Feature Film)	Sweet Land	Won
2007	Independent Spirit Award	Best female Lead	Sweet Land	Nominated
2007	Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Grey’s Anatomy	Nominated
2008	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Grey’s Anatomy	Nominated
2009	Prism Award	Best Performance in a Drama Multi-Episode Storyline	Grey’s Anatomy	Nominated

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