Elizabeth Reaser

Elizabeth Reaser is an animal lover and is listed as a vegetarian on the official site of ‘People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA).

She dated writer/director Gavin Wiesen in 2011. She has mostly remained tight-lipped about her relationships and is presumably single at present.

Elizabeth Reaser was born on July 2, 1975, in Bloomfield, Michigan, into an upper middle-class American family. She grew up with an elder sister and a younger sister. Her mother, Karen Davidson, was a homemaker, and her father, John Reaser, was an attorney and a restaurant owner in his locality.

Elizabeth was always interested in acting and expressed her desire to her parents when she was a teenager. She moved with her family to a nearby rural area when her father’s business failed. This caused a slight rift in the family, following which her parents divorced.

She attended the ‘Academy of the Sacred Heart’ in Bloomfield Hills. However, the poor financial condition of the family had her working several odd jobs to support herself. During her teenager years, she also worked as a caddy at a country club.

Soon, she graduated high school and joined ‘Oakland University.’ However, that did not do anything to help her become an actor. She dropped out of ‘Oakland University’ after a year and joined the drama division of one of the best film schools in the country, ‘Juilliard School,’ located in New York. Her parents, being a little orthodox, had initially refused to send her to New York alone. However, they agreed later.

She graduated from ‘Juilliard’ in 1999 and immediately started working in theater. She then moved to Los Angeles in the early 2000s.

Elizabeth appeared on screen for the first time in 1998, in the program ‘Sports Theater with Shaquille O’Neal,’ which featured her as ‘Molly.’ Her next project was a big one. She auditioned and bagged the role of ‘Stace’ in an episode of the successful crime drama series ‘The Sopranos,’ titled ‘D-Girl.’

In 2001, she made her film debut with the drama ‘The Believer,’ which starred Ryan Gosling in the lead role. The film was a critical and commercial success, and she played a small role in it.

In the years that followed, she appeared in numerous guest roles on TV, which included her appearances in series such as ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent,’ ‘The Jury,’ and ‘Hack.’ Simultaneously, she continued to appear on the big screen with small roles in films such as ‘Thirteen Conversations About One Thing,’ ‘Emmett’s Mark,’ and ‘Mind the Gap.’

She bagged her first major breakthrough role in 2006, when she was cast as ‘Dr. Alice Alden’ in the series ‘Saved.’ The medical drama was a major opportunity for her to exhibit her acting talent, and she did not want to leave any stone unturned. In order to prepare for the role, she visited actual emergency rooms and observed how the staff behaved.

The series was moderately received by both critics and audiences and was not renewed for a second season. However, it had done a good job for Elizabeth, who had proved her acting skills through the series.

Elizabeth’s performance in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ earned her nominations for prestigious awards such as the ‘Primetime Emmy Award,’ the ‘Screen Actors Guild Award,’ and the ‘Independent Spirit Award.’ At the 2006 ‘Newport Beach Film Festival,’ she was honored with the ‘Jury Award’ for the ‘Best Actress.’