Biography

Born in 1978 in Santa Cruz Dee la Sierra, Bolivia, Elizabeth got the acting bug in school at the early age of 6. She was always the first to volunteer for plays and poetry readings - her mother is a playwright and poetry writer - and through all of her school years Elizabeth always got the main roles in the school's productions. She played the leading role in "Life is a Dream", a play by Calderón Dee la Barca, one of the foremost dramatists from Spain. In "Life is a Dream" Elizabeth portrayed the main character who explores the conflict between free will and predestination. Elizabeth's other credits include "Hamlet" and "Romeo and Juliet" amongst others.

Elizabeth took some time off to earn a degree in Marketing and she pursued a career in Business Administration. However, since acting was her first love, Elizabeth was contacted by her acting Mentor Jac Avila Vermeer. In 2000, she joined Pachamama Films in New York as a Production Assistant Manager as well as an actress taking her first role in the feature film "The Death Of Saint Eulalia".

During her time in New York, Elizabeth studied the Strasberg Method in addition to film production with Jac Avila Vermeer. In 2002, she moved across the country to join an independent theatre group in California. In San Diego she performed in several productions such as "CRY". In this dark comedy written and directed by Max Diammond, Elizabeth played the role of a teenager who was molested by her stepfather. Elizabeth was also seen playing one of the lead roles in the award winning play "Diary of a Catholic School Dropout" by Layon Gray and starring in "La Chunga" by Mario Vargas Llosa, a renowned Latin American writer.

2005 has been a breakthrough year in Elizabeth's career. She was cast for a variety of roles spanning a wide range of character portrayals. Of present mention are the comedy "Bar Moments" , the horror-drama "Looking for Prince Charming", the fantasy thriller "Volume 2" and most recently "Alma Provinciana" www.almaprovinciana.com as "Malina" the rich girl who falls in love with the housekeeper's son.

In 2006, she is preparing for her next role in the dramatic thriller "interview with a Scared Mind" where she plays a serial killer that ends up in an institution for the mental ill.

Other accomplishments include her selection as Ms. Bolivia International in 2004, representing Bolivia at the Ms. International 2004 Pageant in Chicago, IL. She has also done modeling work for print with Canadian, Hawaiian, Tahitian and Californian companies. She is filming commercial spots for Hispanic Television and she was cast to play a leading role in the television series Pachamama. Production starts in La Paz, Bolivia in 2006.

Elizabeth is currently co-producing and starring in a documentary called "The Pretty Girl Game" which is being shot at the Queen Mary Hotel and is being directed by Don Abernathy . Another project that she is presently involved in is as Promotions Director and Associate Producer for the feature film " Real Love". "Real Love" is in the pre-production stage and is based on the true story of Beverly Braodus Green, the mother of entertainer and film star Snoop Dogg.
- IMDb mini biography by: Elizabeth Bress