Elizabeth Mitchell

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Elizabeth Mitchell
Character(s) Juliet Burke
 
Date of Birth March 27, 1970 (age 38)
 
Origin Los Angeles, California, USA
 
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Elizabeth Mitchell portrays Juliet Burke.

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Biography

Elizabeth Mitchell was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 27, 1970. She has two younger sisters: Kristie (born 1978) and Kate (born 1982).

Shortly after she was born, her family moved to Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. In 1991, she graduated from Stephens College where she earned her BFA degree in acting. She also worked for six years in Dallas Theater Center and a year at Encore Theater. Her theatrical stage credits include productions of "As You Like It", "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "Measure for Measure", "Baby" and "Chicago".

Prior to her role on Lost, Elizabeth was featured in many films. Her most notable roles include: Linda in the film Gia, Mrs. Sullivan in the film Frequency, Edele in the film Running Scared, and Carol Newman Calvin in The Santa Clause 2 and its sequel The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.

She also has guest-starred in numerous TV shows including: “JAG”, “Boston Legal”, “CSI”, “ER” and “House”.

She is married to stand-up comedian Chris Soldevilla, with whom she has one son, Christopher Jr., born September 4, 2005. They live in Seattle.

Filmography

Films

  • Comfort, Texas (1997)
  • Gia (1998)
Elizabeth Mitchell in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
Elizabeth Mitchell in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
  • Molly (1999)
  • Frequency (2000)
  • Nurse Betty (2000)
  • The Linda McCartney Story (2000)
  • Hollywood Palms (2001)
  • Double Bang (2001)
  • Man and Boy (2002)
  • The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
  • Gramercy Park (2004)
  • 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004)
  • Haskett's Chance (2006)
  • Running Scared (2006)
  • The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

Television

Elizabeth Mitchell in Lost (2006-present)
Elizabeth Mitchell in Lost (2006-present)
  • "Dangerous Curves" (1993)
  • "Loving" (1994-1995)
  • "L.A. Firefighters" (1996)
  • "The Sentinel" (1996)
  • "JAG" (1997)
  • "Significant Others" (1998)
  • "Time of Your Life" (1999-2000)
  • "ER" (2000-2001)
  • "The Beast" (2001)
  • "Spin City" (2001)
  • "The Lyon's Den" (2003)
  • "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2003)
  • "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2003)
  • "Everwood" (2004)
  • "Boston Legal" (2004)
  • "House M.D." (2004)
  • "Lost" (2006-present)

Awards

Main article: Awards
  • She was nominated for a Saturn Award 2007 for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her portrayal of Juliet in Lost.

Trivia

  • She is skilled in various stage combat techniques such as hand-to-hand combat, rapier, and dagger. [1]
  • Fellow cast member, April Grace, who portrayed Bea Klugh, appeared in The O.C for one episode as a character named "Dr. Burke" which is the name of Elizabeth Mitchell's character in Lost.
  • Her Julia Sullivan character in Frequency was usually called "Jules," and her Juliet Burke character in Lost has also been called "Jules" sometimes.
  • The serial killer in 'Frequency' was called Jack Shepard.
  • In "ER" (1994), Elizabeth's character, Dr. Legaspi, went out with two friends called 'Christy' and 'Kate', it is reported that the names were inspired by the names of Elizabeth's sisters.[2]
  • She broke her nose during filming the movie Frequency (2000).[3]

Media appearances

Talk show

  • May 23, 2007: The View [4]

Magazine

Interviews

  • Interview with MTV [8]
  • Interview from The Daily 10 [9]
  • Interview on Lost blog 'LostCrazy' [10]

Miscellaneous

External links

Fan sites

Miscellaneous


Main Cast v • t • e
Present Naveen Andrews (1–4) • Henry Ian Cusick (3–4) • Jeremy Davies (4) • Emilie de Ravin (1–4) • Michael Emerson (3–4) • Matthew Fox (1–4) • Jorge Garcia (1–4) • Josh Holloway (1–4) • Daniel Dae Kim (1–4) • Yunjin Kim (1–4) • Ken Leung (4) • Evangeline Lilly (1–4) • Rebecca Mader (4) • Elizabeth Mitchell (3–4) • Terry O'Quinn (1–4) • Harold Perrineau (1–2 / 4)
Previous Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (2–3) • Maggie Grace (1–2) • Malcolm David Kelley (1–2) • Dominic Monaghan (1–3) • Michelle Rodriguez (2) • Kiele Sanchez (3) • Rodrigo Santoro (3) • Ian Somerhalder (1) • Cynthia Watros (2)
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