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Elizabeth Hartman

Elizabeth Hartman (Mary Elizabeth Hartman, 1943–1987), American actress nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for her debut in A Patch of Blue (1965); seven films, last role Mrs. Brisby in The Secret of NIMH; died by suicide in Pittsburgh in 1987.

Elizabeth Harvest

Elizabeth Harvest (2018) is a sci-fi thriller by Sebastian Gutierrez, reimagining Bluebeard: newlywed Elizabeth (Abbey Lee) discovers her scientist husband Henry (Ciarán Hinds) clones her. IFC Films release, SXSW 2018 premiere, shot in Colombia.

Elizabeth Henstridge

Elizabeth Henstridge (born 1987, Sheffield) is an English actress and director, known as Jemma Simmons on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and for directing episodes of Superman & Lois and Gotham Knights.

Elizabeth Hurley

Elizabeth Hurley (born 1965, Basingstoke) is an English model and actress, star of Austin Powers (1997) and Bedazzled (2000), face of Estée Lauder since the mid-1990s, Breast Cancer Campaign ambassador, and founder of Elizabeth Hurley Beach swimwear.

Elizabeth Lail

Elizabeth Lail (born 1992, Williamson County, Texas) is an American actress known as Anna in Once Upon a Time, Guinevere Beck in You, and Vanessa in Five Nights at Freddy's (2023, 2025).

Elizabeth MacRae

Elizabeth MacRae (Elizabeth Hendon MacRae, 1936–2024), American actress known as Lou-Ann Poovie on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Meg Baldwin on General Hospital, April on Gunsmoke, and Meredith in The Conversation; distinct from other MacRae actors.

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 McCord (Madam Secretary)

Elizabeth McCord is the fictional Secretary of State, later President, played by Téa Leoni in CBS's Madam Secretary (2014–2019, 120 episodes), a former CIA analyst loosely inspired by Hillary Clinton.

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 Meriwether

Elizabeth (Liz) Meriwether, born 1981, American playwright and showrunner; creator of New Girl and The Dropout, co-creator of Dying for Sex, writer of No Strings Attached and the Britney Spears biopic.

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 Swann

Elizabeth Swann (later Turner) is the fictional Pirates of the Caribbean heroine portrayed by Keira Knightley, daughter of Governor Weatherby Swann, who rises from kidnapped governor's daughter to Pirate King of the Brethren Court and wife of Will Turner.

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.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age is Shekhar Kapur's 2007 sequel to Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I, covering the Babington plot, Mary Queen of Scots' execution, and the 1588 Spanish Armada.

Elizabethtown (film)

Elizabethtown is Cameron Crowe's 2005 comedy-drama-romance starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst, about a fired shoe designer returning to Kentucky for his father's funeral; it flopped commercially ($52 million worldwide), scored 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, and inspired the term Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

Elize: Shadows of a Woman

Elize: Shadows of a Woman (Elize: Sombras de uma Mulher) is a 2026 Brazilian Netflix psychological thriller directed by Felipe Vellas, starring Lorena Comparato as Elize Matsunaga, dramatizing her 2012 murder of husband Marcos Matsunaga.

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.