Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell | |
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| File:Elizabeth Mitchell, Comic-Con 2009.jpg Mitchell at San Diego Comic Con in 2009 | |
| Born | Elizabeth Joanna Robertson March 27, 1970 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Spouse |
Chris Soldevilla
(m. 2004; div. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Elizabeth Mitchell (born Elizabeth Joanna Robertson: March 27, 1970) is an American actress known for her role as Dr. Juliet Burke on the ABC series Lost.[1] She also had lead roles on the TV series V and Revolution, as well as recurring as the Snow Queen on Once Upon A Time and as Deb Carpenter on Dead of Summer. Mitchell has starred in such films as The Santa Clause 2 & 3, Gia and The Purge: Election Year.
Early life
Mitchell was born in Los Angeles, California.[2] Her stepfather, Joseph Day Mitchell, and mother, Josephine Marian Mitchell (née Jenkins), are lawyers based in Dallas.[3] Mitchell and her mother moved to Dallas, Texas in 1970, where her mother married Joseph Mitchell in 1975.[4] Mitchell graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, a public magnet school. She is the eldest of three sisters, the others being Kristina Helen "Kristie" Mitchell (b. 1978), and Katherine Day "Kate" Mitchell (b. 1981).
She attended Stephens College, graduating in 1991 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting, and then studied at the British American Drama Academy.[5]
Career
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Mitchell worked for six years in Dallas Theater Center and a year at Encore Theater.
Mitchell had a recurring role as psychiatrist Dr. Kim Legaspi, the first lesbian lover of Dr. Kerry Weaver (Laura Innes) during the 2000–01 season of TV series ER. Mitchell played in the 2000 movie Frequency (film) alongside Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel. She also played Angelina Jolie's hairdresser/lover in the movie Gia. She also had a one episode role in House M.D. as a patient.
In March 2009, Mitchell was cast in the ABC series V, a remake of the science fiction television miniseries. Although ABC and Warner Bros. officials told the magazine she was only cast as a guest star, the announcement led to speculation and concern that Mitchell's character would be killed off at the end of Lost's fifth season,[6] which ended on a cliffhanger that left the fate of her character unknown. Mitchell was later named the lead actress on V.[7][8] Mitchell's character was killed off in the premiere of the sixth (and final) season of Lost, but returned for the two-part series finale.
V lasted for one more season, which premiered on January 4, 2011. Mitchell had a guest starring role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2011 where she played June Frye.[9] Mitchell starred in the film, Answers to Nothing in 2011, where she played Kate. In 2012, she joined the cast of the series Revolution[10] as Rachel Matheson, replacing actress Andrea Roth, whom Mitchell had worked with for one episode on Lost. The series premiered on September 17, 2012,[11] and ended in May 2014. She then recurred as the Snow Queen on the TV fantasy series Once Upon A Time[12] in late 2014. In 2016, Mitchell starred as Senator Charlene 'Charlie' Roan in the science-fiction horror film The Purge: Election Year. Also that year, it was announced Mitchell would join the cast of the Freeform supernatural horror series Dead of Summer[13]. She portrays Deb Carpenter, a lead role in the series.
Awards and honors
For her appearance on the series finale of Lost, Mitchell was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2010.
Personal life
Between 1994 and 1999, Mitchell dated actor David Lee Smith and the two lived together in New York City.[14] Whilst filming The Linda McCartney Story in 2000, Mitchell and co-star Gary Bakewell began dating and became engaged in 2001 but the relationship ended in 2002.[15]
Mitchell married improv actor Chris Soldevilla in 2004 and the two lived together in Bainbridge Island, Washington with their son C.J. (Christopher Joseph) Soldevilla, who was born in 2005.[16] In 2013 Mitchell and Soldevilla divorced due to irreconcilable differences. In 2014, Mitchell purchased a ranch in Bainbridge Island, Washington.
She shares the same name as actress Elizabeth Banks' birth name, who changed her name to join SAG because the name Elizabeth Mitchell was already taken.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Gia | Linda | Television movie |
| 1999 | Molly | Beverly Trehare | |
| 2000 | Frequency | Julia 'Jules' Sullivan | |
| 2000 | Nurse Betty | Chloe Jensen | |
| 2000 | The Linda McCartney Story | Linda McCartney | Television movie |
| 2001 | Hollywood Palms | Blair | |
| 2001 | Double Bang | Dr. Karen Winterman | |
| 2002 | The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause | Carol Newman / Mrs. Claus | |
| 2002 | Man and Boy | Cyd Mason | Television movie |
| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | Teresa Earnhardt | Television movie |
| 2006 | Running Scared | Edele Hansel | |
| 2006 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Mrs. Claus / Carol Newman-Calvin | |
| 2011 | Answers to Nothing | Kate[17] | |
| 2013 | Prosecuting Casey Anthony | Linda Drane Burdick | Television movie |
| 2013 | Kristin's Christmas Past | Barbara Cartwell | Television movie |
| 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | Charlene 'Charlie' Roan |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Dangerous Curves | Bethanny Haines | Guest Star
Episode: "Rainbow Serpent" |
| 1994–1995 | Loving | Dinah Lee Mayberry Alden McKenzie #2 | Guest Star
Unknown episodes |
| 1996 | L.A. Firefighters | Laura Malloy | Recurring Role
6 episodes |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Wendy Hawthorne | Guest Star
Episode: "True Crime" |
| 1997 | JAG | Lt. Sandra Gilbert | Guest Star
Episode: "The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert" |
| 1997 | Comfort, Texas | Trudy | Unsold TV pilot |
| 1998 | Significant Others | Jane Chasen | Recurring Role
6 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Time of Your Life | Ashley Holloway | Recurring Role
4 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | E.R. | Dr. Kim Legaspi | Recurring Role
14 episodes |
| 2001 | The Beast | Alice Allenby | Guest Star
Episode: "The Price" |
| 2001 | Spin City | Nancy Wheeler | Guest Star
Episode: "Fight Club" |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Ariel Saxon | Recurring Role
7 episodes |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Andrea Brown | Guest Star
Episode: "Mercy" |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Melissa Winters | Guest Star
Episode: "One Hit Wonder" |
| 2004 | Grammercy Park | Taylor Elliot Quinn | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2004 | Everwood | Sara Beck | Guest Star
Episode: "Staking Claim" |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Christine Pauley | Guest Star
2 episodes |
| 2004 | House | Sister Mary Augustine | Guest Star
Episode: "Damned If You Do" |
| 2006 | Haskett's Chance | Ann Haskett | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2006–2010 | Lost | Dr. Juliet Burke | Series Regular Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated—Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (2007–09) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television (2007, 2009–10) |
| 2007–2008 | Lost: Missing Pieces | Dr. Juliet Burke | 4 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | V | Erica Evans | Lead Role Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | June Frye | Guest Star
Episode: "Totem" |
| 2012–2014 | Revolution | Rachel Matheson | Lead Role Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television |
| 2014 | Once Upon a Time | Ingrid/Snow Queen/Sarah Fisher | Recurring Role 10 episodes |
| 2015–present | Crossing Lines | Carine Strand | Lead Role |
| 2016–present | Dead of Summer | Deb Carpenter | Lead Role |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Amateurs | Jennifer | |
| 1994 | Red Channels | Shelia Harcourt | |
| 1995 | Three Tall Women | C | |
| 1999 | Absolution | Gordon's Wife | |
| 2008 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | Lost | Nominated |
| 2007 | Monte-Carlo Television Festival | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Monte-Carlo Television Festival | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | Won[A] | ||
| 2009 | Monte-Carlo Television Festival | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Saturn Award | Best Actress on Television | V | Nominated |
| 2014 | Saturn Award | Best Supporting Actress on Television | Revolution | Nominated |
- A^ Tied with Summer Glau.
References
- ^ 'Lost' scoop: Juliet mystery (sort of) solved | Inside TV | EW.com
- ^ State of California. California Birth Index, 1805–1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
- ^ Elizabeth Mitchell Biography (1970–)
- ^ Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Marriage Index, 1966–2002. Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas.
- ^ "Southern Beauty Magazine " Elizabeth Mitchell". www.sobeautymag.com. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (2009-03-20). "Exclusive: Elizabeth Mitchell trading "Lost" for "V"?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ McPherson, Stephen (May 19, 2009). "ABC Unveils 2009–2010 Primetime Schedule" (PDF). ABC Medianet. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Ausiello, Michael (May 18, 2009). "Lost scoop: Juliet mystery (sort of) solved". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Keck, William (March 7, 2011). "Keck's Exclusives: Elizabeth Mitchell Turns Evil on SVU". TV Guide. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ "'Revolution': Elizabeth Mitchell on Sticking With Genre Fare and Her Biggest Surprise (Q&A)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (June 30, 2012). "'Revolution's' 'Lost' Reunion: Elizabeth Mitchell Joins J.J. Abrams Drama as Series Regular". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "'Once Upon a Time' star Elizabeth Mitchell spills scoop on the Snow Queen". ew.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (10 February 2016). "'Once Upon a Time' Alums Elizabeth Mitchell & Elizabeth Lail Cast in Freeform's 'Dead of Summer'". variety.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Biography". Elizabeth Mitchell Fan Club. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ "Europe Intelligence Wire – Interview with Gary Bakewell". Elizabeth Mitchell Fan Club. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ Monica Rizzo (2008-02-18). "Lost's Mystery Woman Elizabeth Mitchell". People. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Movies – News – 'V' star joins cast of 'Answers' – Digital Spy
External links
- 1970 births
- Actresses from Texas
- American film actresses
- American soap opera actresses
- American television actresses
- American stage actresses
- Living people
- People from Dallas
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- Stephens College people
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Alumni of the British American Drama Academy