Elizabeth Mitchell

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Elizabeth Mitchell at WonderCon 2014
Safeco Field in Seattle, May 28, 2008

Elizabeth Mitchell (* 27. March 1970 in Los Angeles , California as Elizabeth Joanna Robertson) is an American actress .

Life

When Mitchell was one year old, her parents moved from Los Angeles to Dallas , Texas. Her two sisters were born there. The parents were tax lawyers with their own company. In Dallas, Elizabeth Mitchell attended Booker T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts . She studied acting at Stephens College in Columbia , Missouri , and at the British American Drama Academy in London . Mitchell graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree .

From 2004 to 2013 Mitchell was married to actor Chris Soldevilla. They have a son (* 2005) together.

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Mitchell's first years of work were mainly characterized by stage appearances in Great Britain and the USA. She was a member of the Dallas Theater Center for six years and another year with the Encore Company , where she appeared in plays such as, Baby and Chicago . Other theater performances in which Mitchell was involved were, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ( " Funny Thing Happened on the ancient Romans "), Measure for Measure ( Measure for Measure ) and As You Like It ( As You Like It ).

In 1993 Mitchell got her first role in a television production, in an episode of the series Dangerous Curves . She had her cinematic breakthrough in 1998 alongside Angelina Jolie in the feature film Gia . In this biographical film about the life of the bisexual top model Gia Carangi , Elizabeth Mitchell plays her lover Linda . While filming the fantasy thriller Frequency (2000) starring Dennis Quaid and James Caviezel , she suffered an accident and broke her nose. At the side of Tim Allen , she played Carol Newman in Santa Clause 2 (2002) and four years later Mrs. Claus in Santa Clause 3 . She also had recurring guest appearances in the US series hit Emergency Room and worked in Chaos City , Boston Legal and Dr. House with. Since the beginning of the third season (2006) she has been part of the role of Dr. Juliet Burke joins Lost's regular cast . From 2009 to 2011 she played the lead role in the ABC series V - The Visitors . In July 2012, she got a lead role in the NBC action series Revolution as Rachel Matheson .

Filmography (selection)

Awards and nominations

Saturn Award
  • 2007: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Program in Lost
  • 2008: Best Supporting Actress in Lost

Web links

Commons : Elizabeth Mitchell  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chris Soldevilla's biography. In: IMDb . Retrieved March 5, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Elizabeth Mitchell, Biography. In: IMDb. Retrieved January 26, 2009 .
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Mitchell, Awards. In: IMDb. Retrieved January 26, 2009 .
personal data
SURNAME Mitchell, Elizabeth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mitchell, Liz; Robertson, Elizabeth Joanna (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California, United States