Elizabeth Ann Reaser (born June 15, 1975) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films Stay, The Family Stone, and Twilight and the TV series Saved, Grey's Anatomy and The Ex-List.
Reaser was born in Bloomfield, Michigan, an affluent Detroit suburb, the daughter of Karen Davidson and John Reaser. Her stepfather was billionaire businessman William Davidson; her mother Karen became the owner of the Detroit Pistons...
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Elizabeth Ann Reaser (born June 15, 1975) is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films Stay, The Family Stone, and Twilight and the TV series Saved, Grey's Anatomy and The Ex-List.
Reaser was born in Bloomfield, Michigan, an affluent Detroit suburb, the daughter of Karen Davidson and John Reaser. Her stepfather was billionaire businessman William Davidson; her mother Karen became the owner of the Detroit Pistons upon his death. Reaser is a graduate of the Juilliard School. She also attended Birmingham Seaholm High School and graduated from Avondale High School.
She once appeared in a London stage production for only two audience members, and in preparation for her role on Saved she hung out in an emergency room, researching the behavior of medical staff. In October 2004, Interview magazine hailed her as one of the "14 To Be" emerging creative women.
She earned the "Jury Award" at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2006 for her work in the film Sweet...
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