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Elizabeth Reaser

American actress (born 1975)

Field	Value
name	Elizabeth Reaser
image	Elizabeth Reaser Comic-Con 2011.jpg
caption	Reaser in July 2011
birth_name	Elizabeth Ann Reaser
birth_date
birth_place	Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S.
education	Oakland University
Juilliard School (BFA)
occupation	Actress
years_active	1998–present
spouse

Juilliard School (BFA) Elizabeth Ann Reaser (born July 2, 1975) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films Stay, The Family Stone, Sweet Land, Against the Current, The Twilight Saga, Young Adult, and Ouija: Origin of Evil, and the TV series Saved, Grey's Anatomy, The Ex-List, The Good Wife, True Detective, The Handmaid's Tale, and The Haunting of Hill House.

Early life and education

Reaser was born in the affluent Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills. Her parents are Karen Davidson (née Weidman) and John Reaser. She is the middle of three sisters.

Reaser attended both the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Bloomfield Hills and Avondale High School in Auburn Hills where she graduated in 1993. After high school, she attended Oakland University for one year, then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1995–1999, Group 28), where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1999.

Career

Reaser prepared for her role on Saved by spending time in an emergency room, observing the behavior of medical staff. In October 2004, Interview magazine hailed her as one of the "14 To Be" emerging creative women. Her work in the film Sweet Land earned the "Jury Award" at the Newport Beach Film Festival and a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award "Best Female Lead" award. Reaser earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her recurring guest appearance throughout 2007 and 2008 on the television series Grey's Anatomy.

Reaser is best known for her portrayal of Esme Cullen in the film Twilight, and its follow-ups The Twilight Saga: New Moon in 2009, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in 2010, and parts one (2011) and two (2012) of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

Reaser appeared on the CBS' legal drama, The Good Wife in October 2010.

Reaser appeared in Season 3 of The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu.

Filmography

Film

Reaser at the 2012 [[San Diego Comic-Con

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	**	Miriam
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing	Young Woman In Class
2002	Emmett's Mark	Alison Holmes
2004	Mind the Gap	Malissa Zubach
2005	Stay	Athena
Sweet Land	Young Inge
**	Susannah Stone Trousdale
2006	The Wedding Weekend	Julep
Puccini for Beginners	Allegra
2007	Purple Violets	Bernadette
2008	Twilight	Esme Cullen
2009	Against the Current	Liz Clark
**	Esme Cullen
2010	**	Esme Cullen
2011	**	Charlotte Howe
**	Esme Cullen
Young Adult	Beth Slade
2012	Liberal Arts	Ana
**	Esme Cullen
2015	One & Two	Elizabeth
Hello, My Name Is Doris	Dr. Edwards
2016	Ouija: Origin of Evil	Alice Zander
2018	Nightmare Cinema	Helen	"This Way to Egress" segment
2020	Embattled	Susan Boykins
2023	Dark Harvest	Donna Shepard
2024	The Uninvited	Rose

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal	Molly	Episode: "Scrubs"
2000	**	Stace	Episode: "D-Girl"
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Serena Whitfield	Episode: "The Insider"
2004	Hack	Elaine Jones	Episode: "Extreme Commerce"
**	Rachel Byrnes	Episode: "Pilot"
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Jillian Slaughter	Episode: "Proud Flesh"
Saved	Alice Alden, M.D.	13 episodes
Standoff	Anya Reed	Episode: "Heroine"
2007–2008	Grey's Anatomy	Ava / Rebecca Pope	18 episodes
2008	Wainy Days	Annie	Episode: "The Waindow"
**	Bella Bloom	13 episodes
2010–2012	**	Tammy Linnata	7 episodes
2013	Bonnie and Clyde: Dead and Alive	P.J. Lane	2 episodes
2014	True Detective	Laurie Perkins	Episode: "The Secret Fate of All Life"
2015	Mad Men	Diana Baur	2 episodes
2016–2019	Easy	Andi	5 episodes
2017	Manhunt: Unabomber	Ellie Fitzgerald	8 episodes
Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders	Pam Bozanich	7 episodes
2018	The Haunting of Hill House	Adult Shirley Crain	8 episodes
2019	The Handmaid's Tale	Mrs. Winslow	3 episodes
2020	50 States of Fright	Sara	2 episodes
2021	Impeachment: American Crime Story	Kathleen Willey	2 episodes

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Sweet Bird of Youth	Heavenly	La Jolla Playhouse
2000	**	Mimi	Blue Lights Theatre Company
2001	Blackbird	Froggy	Bush Theatre
Closer	Alice	Portland Center Stage
2002	Stone Cold Dead Serious	Shaylee Ledbetter / Sharice	American Repertory Theater
2003	**	Perdita	Classic Stage Company
2005	Top Girls	Patient Griselda / Nell / Jeanine	Williamstown Theatre Festival
2012	How I Learned to Drive	Li'l Bit	Second Stage Theatre
2014	Conviction	No Name	Bay Street Theater
2015	The Money Shot	Karen	Lucille Lortel Theater
Permission	Cyndy

Awards and nominations

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

References

"Thank you for all the sweet birthday wishes but my bday is July 2.".
[http://www.thejewishnews.com/bills-dreams-live-on The Jewish News: "Bill’s Dreams Live On"] {{webarchive. link. (October 26, 2012 October 11, 2012)
In 1995, her mother married billionaire businessman [[Bill Davidson (businessman). (December 2016)
Bloom, Nate. (December 8, 2009). "Twilight". InterFaithFamily.
(June 26, 2011). "Slow climb for actress Elizabeth Reaser is more than 'Getting By'". The Oakland Press.
KRUG, KURT ANTHONY. ""Twilight" actress, Avondale grad talks about the end of her role as Esme Cullen".
Nassour, Ellis. "Elizabeth Reaser – Actress on the rise". Lifestyles Magazine.
(February 2008). "Alumni News". [[The Juilliard School]].
Jason Buchanan. (2007). "Elizabeth Reaser". [[The New York Times]].
Martindale, David. (July 15, 2003). "No Real-Life MD for Elizabeth Reaser". Tnt.tv.
"Elizabeth Reaser- Biography". [[Yahoo! Movies]].
Larry Carroll. (February 19, 2008). "'Twilight' Film's First Family Revealed: Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser Lead Cullen Clan". MTV.
[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37376/another-new-the-twilight-saga-eclipse-still-the-cullen-men Another New The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Still - The Cullen Men]
(May 19, 2010). "Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed, and Billy Burke Sign on to BREAKING DAWN; Plus Three New TWILIGHT: ECLIPSE Posters". Collider.
"Exclusive: Elizabeth Reaser, Lili Taylor Join The Good Wife". TVGuide.com.
Roschke, Ryan. (2019-01-31). "Blessed Be the Fruit: We Have All Kinds of Details For The Handmaid's Tale Season 3".
(January 24, 2019). "''The Handmaid's Tale'' Season 3 Adds Christopher Meloni, Elizabeth Reaser". TVLine.com.

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