Ellen Muth
(
;
[1]
born March 6, 1981) is a retired American actress best known for her role as
Georgia "George" Lass
in
Showtime
's series
Dead Like Me
(2003?2004 series, 2009 film).
Ellen Anna Muth
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![Headshot of actress Ellen Muth, looking to the right of the camera, with her blonde hair filling much of the image](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ellen_Muth_2007.jpg/220px-Ellen_Muth_2007.jpg) Muth in 2007
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Born
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1981-03-06
)
March 6, 1981
(age?43)
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Occupation
| Actress
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Years?active
| 1995?2013
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After a brief stint as a model with
Ford Models
and Rascal's Agency, Muth pursued a career in acting, studying at the
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
in New York City, and getting her first professional experience doing commercials in 1993.
[6]
Her first major role was in the 1995 film
Dolores Claiborne
. She followed that with a role in the
eighth-season premiere
of
Law & Order
.
[7]
Muth's appearance as the daughter in the 1999 film
The Young Girl and the Monsoon
earned praise from
Stephen Holden
of
The New York Times
for her range in portraying a character "who one minute can be as clinging as a baby and the next delights in cruelly demolishing the nearest grownup with laser-like sarcasm" and her chemistry "whenever Constance (who narrates the film) is on the screen with her father Hank (
Terry Kinney
)".
[8]
Her 2000 work included appearances in episodes of
The Beat
and
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
, as well as a role in
The American Collection
adaptation of "Cora Unashamed", a
short story
by
Langston Hughes
from his 1934 collection
The Ways of White Folks
.
[9]
Muth also had a guest role in "Don't Ask", the original unaired pilot episode of the 2000 Fox show that eventually aired as
Normal, Ohio
. The show's revamp eliminated her role.
[10]
That year, Muth played the lead in the Lifetime Original Movie
The Truth About Jane
about a high school girl's struggle with her sexuality and acceptance.
Muth starred in the 2003?04
Showtime
television series
Dead Like Me
in the role of
Georgia "George" Lass
, the protagonist and one of a team of
grim reapers
.
Muth's next roles were lower in profile. She appeared in
Jack 'n' Jill
, a 2007
MFA
thesis film.
[11]
She voiced the character of Addie Vost in the first animated short of
Tofu the Vegan Zombie
[12]
and a character in the audio dramatization "Anne Manx in the Empress Blair Project".
[13]
In September 2008 she joined three other actors at the Theatre Artist Workshop in
Norwalk, Connecticut
, in a reading of
Fleece the Flock
, an original musical comedy in development and directed by Joel Vig.
[14]
After some delay,
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
, a film directed by
Stephen Herek
based on
Dead Like Me
and featuring many members of the show's cast, including Muth, was released
direct-to-video
in March 2009.
[15]
In 2012, Muth returned to the big screen in the romantic comedy
Margarine Wars
alongside
Robert Loggia
and
Doris Roberts
. The film debuted in
Los Angeles
on March 29, 2012.
[16]
In 2013, Muth made a guest appearance in two episodes of the first season of the TV series
Hannibal
, produced by
Bryan Fuller
, the creator of
Dead Like Me
.
[17]
[18]
Awards and nominations
edit
Muth has withdrawn from public life since her 2013 appearances on
Hannibal
, instead concentrating on a coffee business she launched, and a cat-breeding business. Saying she eventually wanted "to settle down and have a family of my own", Muth told a relaxed-lifestyle website in December 2015 that she had "hit the pause button on the acting for now."
[21]
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a
b
Moore, Scott (August 22, 2004).
"Ellen Muth Is Reaping Life's Rewards"
.
The Washington Post
. p.?Y07
. Retrieved
June 24,
2007
.
- ^
"Milford's newest Living Treasure is a military hero and a knight"
.
Milford Mirror
. July 10, 2013
. Retrieved
August 17,
2020
.
- ^
Moore, Scott (August 22, 2004).
"Ellen Muth Is Reaping Life's Rewards"
.
Washington Post
.
ISSN
0190-8286
. Retrieved
January 29,
2021
.
- ^
"The 50 Hottest Smart Girls"
.
Complex
. Retrieved
January 29,
2021
.
- ^
"Ellen Muth"
.
ValidProfits Consulting
. August 3, 2020
. Retrieved
August 15,
2020
.
- ^
"The Official Ellen Muth Website?? Biography"
. Archived from
the original
on February 22, 2012
. Retrieved
March 10,
2012
.
- ^
"Episode Guide > Season 8, Episode 1 ("Thrill") > Cast List"
.
TV.com
. Archived from
the original
on February 5, 2013
. Retrieved
July 15,
2010
.
- ^
Holden, Stephen
(May 4, 2001).
"Film in Review:
The Young Girl and the Monsoon
"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
July 15,
2010
.
- ^
"Cora Unashamed"
.
PBS
. October 2000
. Retrieved
July 15,
2010
.
- ^
"Episode Summary > Season 1, Episode 1 ("Don't Ask")"
.
TV.com
. Retrieved
July 14,
2010
.
From the story of two roommates (LaPaglia and Goodman)?? one straight and one gay?? dealing with their sons, the storyline was changed to 'gay man returns home after coming out of the closet and running away to LA'. There was major recasting and some characters were dumped.
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'Jack and Jill' production photos ⓒ2007
, Kahlil Hudson, September 2007
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"Students at the Dave School Created Tofu the Vegan Zombie"
.
3Dup.com
. October 31, 2007. Archived from
the original
on January 22, 2008
. Retrieved
February 16,
2008
.
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"Radio Repertory Company of America"
. Retrieved
February 16,
2008
.
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Gans, Andrew (August 15, 2008).
"Stevens, Poarch, Muth and Wheat to Be Part of Fleece the Flock Reading"
.
Playbill
. Archived from
the original
on October 17, 2012
. Retrieved
July 15,
2010
.
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"DVD?? Dead Like Me: Life After Death"
. Monsters and Critics. Archived from
the original
on October 10, 2012
. Retrieved
July 15,
2010
.
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"Margarine Wars, A Romantic Comedy, Goes Hollywood With The LA Premiere"
(Press release). PR Web. January 26, 2012
. Retrieved
January 27,
2012
.
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"Milford actress Ellen Muth to make guest appearance on new TV thriller"
. The Milford Mirror. February 3, 2013
. Retrieved
February 4,
2013
.
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"Buffet Froid".
Hannibal
. Season 1. Episode 10. March 30, 2013.
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"History ? 8th Tokyo International Film Festival"
.
Tokyo International Film Festival
.
The Best Supporting Actress Award: Ellen Muth (
Dolores Claiborne
) and Gledys Ibarra (
Sicario?? Assassin for Hire
)
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"
The Inappropriate Website Episode
".
Are We There Yet?
. Season 3. Episode 40.
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Furdyk, Brent (May 28, 2021).
"What Happened To The Cast Of Dead Like Me"
.
The List
. Retrieved
June 5,
2021
.
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