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- Elizabeth Knowelden is a British-American actress, singer and director. Born and raised in London, she trained professionally at the prestigious Webber Douglas Academy Of Dramatic Art.
After graduating she started working extensively in British theatre, in both comedic and dramatic roles. Royal national tours - Hermia in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for the Queen at Balmoral and Windsor, and as a soprano soloist at the Royal Albert Hall. Stage credits include London's Theatre Royal Haymarket - "Betrayal" dir: Samuel West, the critically acclaimed leading role of Eileen Finney in the West Coast premiere of the "The English Bride", and heroin escapee Lizzie MacIntosh in "Trainspotting".
In film, she is known for her work on "The Thursday Murder Club" - directed by: Chris Columbus / Stephen Spielberg, "Mufasa" - dir: Barry Jenkins, "Hotbot" - dir: Michael Polish, "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" - dir: Espen Sandberg. Her role in the comedy feature film "Last Man(s) On Earth" was specifically rewritten for her comedic ability and largely expanded after director Aaron Hultgren saw her audition - the role originally written for a male actor - and premiered at the Austin Film Festival.
Elizabeth is known for bringing characters, and worlds, alive with her voice. She is the voice of Cruella De Vil for Disney audio productions, and the recipient of multiple Audie Awards, Earphones Excellence Awards and New York Times Bestseller recognition for bringing words to life as an actor and director in both audiobook and audio drama.
Elizabeth is a BBC company member for radio plays, playing Arabella opposite Rufus Sewell in "Sweeney Todd", Madeline Bassett in the all star production of "Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves", alongside Joanna Lumley, Michael York and James Callis. Additional credits include Agatha in "Lady Windermere's Fan with Mira Sorvino, and Mrs Lamstad in "Enemy of the People" with Alfred Molina.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- A professional Soprano singer - she has performed as a soloist at the Royal Albert Hall.
- Elizabeth impressed the "Last Man(s) On Earth" team so much in the auditions, that Head Writer/Director Aaron Hultgren, vastly expanded and re-wrote the role, specifically for her.
- Trained at the Webber Douglas Academy in London, whose alumni include Terence Stamp, Eva Green, Matthew Goode, Minnie Driver, Natalie Dormer, Rupert Friend, Joe Anderson, Juila Ormond, Rupert Evans, Steven Berkoff.
- Worked as a model in the UK.
- Selected as a BAFTA Newcomer in LA.
- "You have to decide what you want and go and get it. I have never been one to wait for things to happen. I wanted to take control and shape my career, rather than my environment taking over".
- One can never underestimate the importance of kindness and generosity - in life, on set, in rehearsal and performance.
- [on the cast for the play of Trainspotting in Hollywood] This cast is completely committed to the material, completely generous.
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