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Elizabeth Marvel

Elizabeth Marvel (born 1969, Los Angeles) is an American actress trained at Juilliard, known for Nancy Parras on The District, Heather Dunbar on House of Cards, President Elizabeth Keane on Homeland, and Obie-winning stage work.

Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern, born 1961 in Evanston, Illinois, is an American actress known for Ordinary People, her Oscar-nominated Ragtime role, Lady Cora in Downton Abbey, the play Ava: The Secret Conversations, and the band Sadie and the Hotheads.

Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Mitchell (born Elizabeth J. Robertson, 1970) is the American actress known as Juliet Burke on Lost, Erica Evans on V, and Rachel Matheson on Revolution; distinct from Elizabeth Banks, born Elizabeth Mitchell.

Elizabeth Montgomery

Elizabeth Montgomery (1933-1995), American actress, daughter of Robert Montgomery; starred as witch Samantha Stephens in Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972, 254 episodes), later Emmy-nominated TV movies, died of colon cancer.

Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen, American actress and younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, plays Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in the MCU (from Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015) and stars in indies like Martha Marcy May Marlene, WandaVision, His Three Daughters, and Eternity.

Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth Peña (1959-2014) was a Cuban American actress of Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Lone Star, La Bamba, Rush Hour, and the voice of Mirage in The Incredibles; Independent Spirit Award winner, distinct from the speech-language researcher Elizabeth D. Peña.

Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Perkins (Elizabeth Ann Perkins), American actress born 1960 in Queens, New York; known for Big (1988), The Flintstones, and her Emmy-nominated Celia Hodes on Weeds; now in Netflix's Big Mistakes.

Elizabeth Posey

Elizabeth Posey (born 1992) is an American actress from Shrewsbury, New Jersey, cousin of Tyler Posey, known for Euphoria, Heels, Gully, Dreamcatcher, and the upcoming The Boys prequel Vought Rising as Private Angel.

Elizabeth Reaser

Elizabeth Reaser, American actress (born 1975, Bloomfield, Michigan), Juilliard-trained; known as Rebecca Pope on Grey's Anatomy, Esme Cullen in all five Twilight films, and Shirley Crain in The Haunting of Hill House.

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Elizabeth Rodriguez (born 1980) is an American actress from Manhattan of Puerto Rican heritage, known as Aleida Diaz in Orange Is the New Black, her Tony-nominated Broadway role in The Motherfucker with the Hat, and co-writing Allswell in New York.

Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs (1929–2008), English character actress; RSC and National Theatre member, Olivier Award 1978 for Love Letters on Blue Paper, Nan in Shine on Harvey Moon, Mrs Jennings in Sense and Sensibility, the Fat Lady in Harry Potter.

Elizabeth Tabish

Elizabeth Tabish, American actress and filmmaker, plays Mary Magdalene in The Chosen (41 episodes, 2019-2025); OSU graduate, director of feminist short films, ScreenCraft 2025 Grand Prize winner.

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), British-born American film star and two-time Best Actress Oscar winner (Butterfield 8, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), child star of National Velvet, first star paid $1 million for Cleopatra, married eight times, pioneering AIDS activist.

Elizabeth Teeter

Elizabeth Teeter is an American stage actress and singer who debuted on Broadway in 2012. She is best known for originating Lydia Deetz in the musical Beetlejuice.

Elizabeth Tulloch

Elizabeth "Bitsie" Tulloch (born 1981) is an American actress known for Juliette Silverton/Eve on Grimm and Lois Lane on Superman & Lois, plus films The Artist and Parkland; married to David Giuntoli.

Elizabeth Wilson

Elizabeth Wilson (Elizabeth Welter Wilson, 1921-2015), American character actress and Tony winner for Sticks and Bones; known as Mrs. Braddock in The Graduate and Roz in 9 to 5, distinct from the academic writer of the same name.

Elke Sommer

Elke Sommer (born Elke Schletz, 5 November 1940, Berlin) is a German actress and painter, Golden Globe winner for The Prize (1963) and star of A Shot in the Dark, with over 70 films and a painting career as E. Schwartz.

Ella Balinska

Ella Balinska is a British actress (born 1996, London), daughter of chef Lorraine Pascale, known for Charlie's Angels (2019), Netflix's Resident Evil (2022), Run Sweetheart Run, and voicing Frey Holland in Forspoken.

Ella Beatty

Ella Beatty (born 2000, Los Angeles) is an American actress, daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, a Juilliard graduate known for Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, Broadway's Appropriate, and starring as Lizzie Borden in Netflix's Monster.

Ella Bruccoleri

Ella Bruccoleri (also Ella May Bruccoleri) is a British actress from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, trained at the Oxford School of Drama. Known for Sister Frances in Call the Midwife (2018–2022) and as lead Mary Bennet in the BBC's The Other Bennet Sister (2026), plus Polite Society, Paddington in Peru, and Wicker.

Ella Hunt

Ella Hunt (born 1998) is an English actress and singer-songwriter. Known for Sue Gilbert in Apple TV+'s Dickinson, Anna and the Apocalypse, Gilda Radner in Saturday Night, Not Suitable for Work, and her debut album Blindspot.

Ella Lentini

Ella Lentini (Antonella Lucia Montes Lentini, born 1995) is an American actress, writer, and filmmaker from New York City, known for voicing Hannah and Beth in Until Dawn and directing Piece of Cake and Hemorrhage.

Ella Maisy Purvis

Ella Maisy Purvis is a British actress, an autistic performer trained at LAMDA, known for playing autistic archivist Patience Evans in Channel 4's Patience (2025), adapted from Astrid et Raphaelle, with roles in A Kind of Spark, Malpractice, Heartstopper, and Bergerac.

Ella Newton

Ella Newton (born 2000, Melbourne) is an Australian actress and filmmaker, also called Ella K. Newton. Known for Fern Harrow in Harrow (2018-2021), Amy Poynton in Girl at the Window (2022), and Heather in Dangerous Animals (2025).

Ella Purnell

Ella Summer Reed Purnell (born 1996, London) is an English actress known for Yellowjackets, Fallout's Lucy MacLean, Sweetpea, and voicing Jinx in Arcane; also an executive producer.

Ella Raines

Ella Raines (Ella Wallace Raines, 1920-1988), American actress of 1940s film noir and Westerns, star of Phantom Lady, Tall in the Saddle, and Impact, and of the 1954 TV series Janet Dean, Registered Nurse.

Elle Chapman

Elle Chapman (born 1999) is an American actress from Alexandria, Virginia, known for Paige McIntosh in Taylor Sheridan's The Madison (2026), Sarah in A Man Called Otto (2022), and Ashley in American Horror Story season 13.

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning, full name Mary Elle Fanning, is an American actress and producer, the younger sister of Dakota Fanning and an Oscar nominee for Sentimental Value.

Ellen Adair

Ellen Adair is an American actor, writer, and baseball analyst known for Bess McTeer in The Sinner, Janet Bayne in Homeland, and Bridget Saltire in The Slap; also MLB Network analyst and author of Curtain Speech.

Ellen Albertini Dow

Ellen Albertini Dow (1913–2015), American character actress and drama teacher; rapping granny Rosie in The Wedding Singer, Grandma Cleary in Wedding Crashers, taught 30 years at Pierce College.