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Actress Elizabeth Berridge, or Beth, was born May 2 1962 in Mamaroneck, New York. She was encouraged to pursue a performing career by Molly McCarthy, an acting coach who lived across the street, after seeing Elizabeth play Snoopy in the fifth grade. She graduated from Mamaroneck High School, the same high school where fellow actors Matt and Kevin Dillon, Michael O'Keefe, Dan Futterman, Jill Novick, Jennifer Bransford, and Bronson Picket attended. She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.

Elizabeth has strong roots in the theatre, having graced the stage in New York, Los Angeles, and London. In 1986, she received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in A Play for Wrestlers as well as for her role in Cruise Control, a part written specifically for her. In 1989, she was nominated for the San Diego Critics Award and won the Dramalogue Award for Best Lead Actress for Lulu at the La Jolla Playhouse in Southern California.

Elizabeth's first film role was in the psycho-drama Natural Enemies (1979), in which she portrayed Hal Holbrook's ill-fated daughter. Among her numerous film credits are starring roles in The Funhouse, Amadeus, Five Corners and When the Party's Over.

On TV, Elizabeth was a long time cast member of the spin-off Texas from ABC's hit soap opera Another World and later in her career The John Larroquette Show. She also appeared on the shortlived Norman Lear comedy The Powers That Be as Charlotte, the maid. She has also guest-starred on a number of series including The Equalizer, Leg Work, Miami Vice, True Stories, and One of the Boys.

In March 2001, Elizabeth married fellow actor, and Broke Even co-star, Kevin Corrigan and currently lives in Los Angeles.

Miscellanea

Once was Helen Hunt's roommate. According to an interview with Ms. Hunt, she first met her Mad About You co-star Paul Reiser at a dinner party hosted by Elizabeth, who also happened to be a friend of Reiser's wife, Paula.
Replaced actress Meg Tilly in Amadeus (1984), as Constanze Mozart.
Had long term relationship with actor David Newsom in the early 90's.
In 1996, during her summer hiatus from shooting The John Larroquette Show, Elizabeth headed to New York City and appeared in two plays. One of these plays was the adaptation Tartuffe, Born Again at the Circle in the Square, as part of the theatre's 45th anniversary celebration.
She contributed to the executive-producing debut of former co-star Sandra Bullock, a short film titled Mailman.
In 1998 Elizabeth, along with Jake Johannson, was set to participate in a reading of James Morrison's Being Frank, a play about "sexual dysfunction, incest, and child abuse" to benefit RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network). The project was expected to be held at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood but was put on hold.
Elizabeth has been a host of the Eddie Awards, the "Academy Awards" of film and television editing.
Elizabeth's sister is Mary Berridge, a noted photographer who has taught at Princeton University and has been a recipient of a Guggenheim Prize and many other awards.

Filmography

Break a Leg (2005) .... NY Girl
Grounded for Life - Crazy (2005), Pictures of Willy (2004), and Love Child (2001) TV Episodes .... Amy
Yes, Dear - Shirley Cooks with Love (2004) TV Episode .... Wedding guest on videotape
Hidalgo (2004) .... Annie Oakley
Still Standing - Still Changing (2003) TV Episode .... Sandy Hartwick
When Billie Beat Bobby (2001) (TV) .... Rosie Casals
Buffalo Soldiers (2001)...Liz Berman
Broke Even (2000) .... Leslie
Payback (1999) (uncredited) .... Hooker in Bar
Touched by an Angel - The Trigger (1998) TV Episode .... Holly
The John Larroquette Show (1993-1996) TV Series .... Officer Eve Eggers
The Powers That Be Charlotte (1992) TV Series .... Charlotte
When the Party's Over (1992) .... Frankie
Montana (1990) (TV) .... Lavetta
The Equalizer - Endgame (1989) TV Episode .... Susan Wilhite
Miami Vice - The Lost Madonna (1989) TV Episode .... Julia Scianti
Home Fires Burning (1989) (TV) .... Francine Tibbetts
Leg Work - Peaches (????) TV Episode .... Peaches
Five Corners (1987) .... Melanie
Smooth Talk (1985) .... June
Silence of the Heart (1984) (TV) .... Penny Jacobs
Amadeus (1984) .... Constanze Mozart
Texas (1980-1982) TV Series .... Allison Linden
The Funhouse (1981) .... Amy Harper
Natural Enemies (1979) .... Sheila Steward

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 Elizabeth's first film role was in the psycho-drama ''[[Natural Enemies]]'' [[1979 in film|(1979)]], in which she portrayed [[Hal Holbrook]]'s ill-fated daughter. Among her numerous film credits are starring roles in ''[[The Funhouse]]'', ''[[Amadeus]]'', ''[[Five Corners]]'' and ''[[When the Party's Over]]''.
-On TV, Elizabeth was a long time cast member of the spin-off ''[[Texas (soap opera)|Texas]]'' from [[American Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]'s hit soap opera ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' and later in her career ''[[The John Larroquette Show]]''. She has also guest-starred on a number of series including ''[[The Equalizer]]'', ''[[Leg Work]]'', ''[[Miami Vice]]'', ''[[True Stories (TV series)|True Stories]]'', and ''[[One of the Boys]]''.
+On TV, Elizabeth was a long time cast member of the spin-off ''[[Texas (soap opera)|Texas]]'' from [[American Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]'s hit soap opera ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' and later in her career ''[[The John Larroquette Show]]''. She also appeared on the shortlived [[Norman Lear]] comedy ''[[The Powers That Be (TV series)|The Powers That Be]]'' as Charlotte, the maid.  She has also guest-starred on a number of series including ''[[The Equalizer]]'', ''[[Leg Work]]'', ''[[Miami Vice]]'', ''[[True Stories (TV series)|True Stories]]'', and ''[[One of the Boys]]''.
 In March 2001, Elizabeth married fellow actor, and ''[[Broke Even]]'' co-star, [[Kevin Corrigan]] and currently lives in Los Angeles.