Brooke Elliott
| Brooke Elliott | |
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| Born | Brooke Elliott November 16, 1974 Fridley, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Brooke Elliott (born November 16, 1974) is an American actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Jane Bingum on Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva.
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[edit] Life and career
Brooke was born in Fridley, Minnesota to Robert, a city manager, and Kathleen Elliott on November 16, 1974. Brooke has one sister, Jamie Alexander, and one brother, Adam Elliott.[1] Due to a job opportunity for her father, she moved to Riverview, Michigan, in her junior year and graduated from Gabriel Richard Catholic High School in 1993, where she sang 'Friends' by Michael W. Smith at graduation.[2] Brooke then went on to Western Michigan University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance in 1998.
She is a trained singer and has appeared in many Broadway shows, such as: Beauty and the Beast, The Pirate Queen, Taboo and Wicked.[3]
Her sister, Jamie Alexander, teaches psychology and French at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Brooke's father, Robert "Bob" Elliott, died on November 20, 2010. He lived and worked in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2000 | What Women Want | Woman in Park | |
| 2003 | Taboo | Big Sue | Broadway musical |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Denise Bell | 1 episode: "Vigilante" |
| Wicked | Madame Morrible (Understudy) + Ensemble | Broadway musical | |
| 2007 | The Pirate Queen | Majella | Broadway musical |
| 2009–present | Drop Dead Diva | Jane Bingum | Main role
Nominated - Satellite Award Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2009) |
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