American actress
Elizabeth Reaser
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Elizabeth_Reaser_Comic-Con_2011.jpg/220px-Elizabeth_Reaser_Comic-Con_2011.jpg) Reaser in July 2011
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Born
| Elizabeth Ann Reaser
(
1975-07-02
)
July 2, 1975
(age 48)
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Education
| Oakland University
Juilliard School
(
BFA
)
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Occupation
| Actress
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Years active
| 1998?present
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Spouse
|
Bruce Gilbert
(
m.
2023)
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Elizabeth Ann Reaser
(born July 2, 1975)
[1]
[2]
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
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Reaser was born in the affluent
Detroit
suburb of
Bloomfield Hills
. Her parents are Karen Davidson (nee Weidman) and John Reaser.
[3]
She is the middle of three sisters.
[3]
In 1995, her mother married billionaire businessman
William Davidson
.
[3]
[4]
[5]
Reaser attended both the
Academy of the Sacred Heart
in
Bloomfield Hills
[6]
and
Avondale High School
in
Auburn Hills
[7]
where she graduated in 1993. After high school, she attended
Oakland University
for one year,
[8]
then attended the
Juilliard School
's Drama Division (1995?1999, Group 28),
[9]
where she graduated with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree in 1999.
[2]
[8]
Career
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Reaser prepared for her role on
Saved
by spending time in an emergency room, observing the behavior of medical staff.
[10]
In October 2004,
Interview
magazine hailed her as one of the "14 To Be" emerging creative women.
[11]
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.
[
citation needed
]
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
.
[
citation needed
]
Reaser is best known for her portrayal of Esme Cullen in the film
Twilight
,
[12]
and its follow-ups
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
in 2009,
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
in 2010,
[13]
and
parts one
(2011) and
two
(2012) of
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
.
[14]
Reaser appeared on the CBS' legal drama,
The Good Wife
in October 2010.
[15]
Reaser appeared in Season 3 of
The Handmaid's Tale
on Hulu.
[16]
Filmography
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Film
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Reaser at the 2012
San Diego Comic-Con International
Television
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Theater
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Awards and nominations
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References
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]
- ^
"Thank you for all the sweet birthday wishes but my bday is July 2"
. Retrieved
June 15,
2019
.
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a
b
Jason Buchanan (2007).
"Elizabeth Reaser"
. Movies & TV Dept.
The New York Times
. Archived from
the original
on October 24, 2007
. Retrieved
April 2,
2012
.
- ^
a
b
c
The Jewish News: "Bill’s Dreams Live On"
Archived
October 26, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine
October 11, 2012
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Davidson's Wife to Succeed Him As Owner of the Pistons
[
permanent dead link
]
Yahoo Sports, March 14, 2009
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Bloom, Nate
(December 8, 2009).
"Twilight"
.
InterFaithFamily
. Archived from
the original
on October 22, 2016.
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"Slow climb for actress Elizabeth Reaser is more than 'Getting By'
"
.
The Oakland Press
. June 26, 2011. Archived from
the original
on April 11, 2013
. Retrieved
November 29,
2012
.
- ^
KRUG, KURT ANTHONY.
"
"Twilight" actress, Avondale grad talks about the end of her role as Esme Cullen"
.
The Oakland Press
. Archived from
the original
on September 16, 2020
. Retrieved
May 3,
2019
.
- ^
a
b
Nassour, Ellis.
"Elizabeth Reaser ? Actress on the rise"
.
Lifestyles Magazine
. Archived from
the original
on September 29, 2007.
- ^
"Alumni News"
.
The Juilliard School
. February 2008. Archived from
the original
on May 19, 2011.
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Martindale, David (July 15, 2003).
"No Real-Life MD for Elizabeth Reaser"
. Tnt.tv. Archived from
the original
on October 4, 2010
. Retrieved
April 26,
2010
.
- ^
"Elizabeth Reaser- Biography"
.
Yahoo! Movies
. Archived from
the original
on June 23, 2012
. Retrieved
November 29,
2012
.
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Larry Carroll (February 19, 2008).
"
'Twilight' Film's First Family Revealed: Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser Lead Cullen Clan"
. MTV
. Retrieved
March 13,
2008
.
- ^
Another New The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Still - The Cullen Men
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"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. May 19, 2010
. Retrieved
May 20,
2010
.
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"Exclusive: Elizabeth Reaser, Lili Taylor Join The Good Wife"
. TVGuide.com
. Retrieved
September 16,
2010
.
- ^
Roschke, Ryan (January 31, 2019).
"Blessed Be the Fruit: We Have All Kinds of Details For The Handmaid's Tale Season 3"
.
POPSUGAR Entertainment
. Retrieved
October 23,
2020
.
- ^
"
The Handmaid's Tale
Season 3 Adds Christopher Meloni, Elizabeth Reaser"
.
TVLine.com
. January 24, 2019. Archived from
the original
on January 24, 2019
. Retrieved
January 24,
2019
.
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