# Elisabeth Hasselbeck
**Elisabeth Hasselbeck** (born Elisabeth Del Padre Filarski, 1977, in Cranston, Rhode Island) is an American television host and author who finished fourth on *Survivor: The Australian Outback* in 2001 and then spent a decade as the conservative voice on ABC's daytime talk show *The View* before joining [Fox News](https://www.edgepedia.org/fox-news)'s *Fox & Friends*.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977, Cranston, Rhode Island, as Elisabeth Del Padre Filarski[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/) • [2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/hasselbeck-elisabeth-1977-elisabeth-filarski-elisabeth-filarski-hasselbeck) |
| Education | Boston College, fine arts degree, 1999; captained the Division 1 softball team to two Big East championships[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/) |
| Reality TV | Fourth-place finisher on *Survivor: The Australian Outback* (CBS, 2001), beaten by eventual winner Tina Wesson[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/) |
| *The View* | Co-host 2003–2013, hired to replace Lisa Ling and supply a conservative perspective[3](https://ew.com/article/2003/11/24/survivor-alum-elisabeth-becomes-view-cohost/) • [1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/) |
| Emmy record | Won the 2009 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host; nominated in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/elisabeth-hasselbeck/bio/3000396853/) |
| Books | *The G-Free Diet* and *Deliciously G-Free*, both New York Times bestsellers, plus *Point of View* and the children's book *Flashlight Night*[5](https://www.foxnews.com/person/h/elisabeth-hasselbeck) • [6](https://sites.prh.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck/) |
| Family | Married NFL quarterback and ESPN correspondent Tim Hasselbeck on July 6, 2002; three children[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/hasselbeck-elisabeth-1977-elisabeth-filarski-elisabeth-filarski-hasselbeck) • [1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/) |
## Early life and education
Hasselbeck was born Elisabeth Del Padre Filarski in 1977, in Cranston, Rhode Island, to Kenneth Filarski, an architect, and Elizabeth, a lawyer for the state Supreme Court[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/). She graduated from St Mary's Academy Bay-View in 1995, then attended [Boston College](https://www.edgepedia.org/boston-college), where she captained the Division 1 softball team to two Big East championships and completed a fine arts degree in 1999[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/).
After graduating she taught in Belize, studied design in Italy, and returned to the United States to work as a shoe designer for Puma[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/).
## Survivor and early television career
Hasselbeck was a contestant on *Survivor: The Australian Outback*, which aired on CBS in 2001. She lasted until the final four, where she was bested by eventual winner Tina Wesson[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/). While competing she was credited as Elisabeth Filarski, one of the several name variants under which her early work appears[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/hasselbeck-elisabeth-1977-elisabeth-filarski-elisabeth-filarski-hasselbeck).
Television work followed quickly. She hosted The Style Network's *Stylemakers* from 1999 to 2002 and *The Look for Less* from 2002 to 2006[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/).
## The View (2003–2013)
In November 2003 the 26-year-old former shoe designer won the twentysomething seat on *The View*, vacated the previous winter by [Lisa Ling](https://www.edgepedia.org/lisa-ling). The decision was announced on the November 24, 2003 broadcast, with [Barbara Walters](https://www.edgepedia.org/barbara-walters) and the other panelists revealing the name "Elisabeth" on paper ballots, *Survivor*-style[3](https://ew.com/article/2003/11/24/survivor-alum-elisabeth-becomes-view-cohost/). She had won the job after an on-air trial co-hosting week against Rachel Campos and Erin Hershey, decided by a vote of the other hosts[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/).
**Role on the panel.** Hired to provide the program's newly vacated twenty-something perspective, Hasselbeck also contributed a conservative side to the predominantly liberal leanings of fellow co-hosts [Meredith Vieira](https://www.edgepedia.org/meredith-vieira), Star Jones, and [Joy Behar](https://www.edgepedia.org/joy-behar)[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/). C-SPAN's archive records her most common appearance tag as the [Republican National Convention](https://www.edgepedia.org/republican-national-convention), beginning with a 2004 convention appearance as an advocate[7](https://www.c-span.org/person/elisabeth-hasselbeck/1011418/).
**On-air conflicts.** Her conservative positions produced recurring clashes on the panel: over the morning-after pill in 2006, over the [Iraq War](https://www.edgepedia.org/iraq-war) with [Rosie O'Donnell](https://www.edgepedia.org/rosie-odonnell) in 2007, and over abortion with [Whoopi Goldberg](https://www.edgepedia.org/whoopi-goldberg)[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/). Days before the 2008 election she introduced Sarah Palin at a Florida rally[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/).
**Recognition.** She earned five Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Talk Show Host for *The View*[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/). [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide)'s awards record lists the win in 2009 and nominations in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010, plus a 2013 People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite Daytime TV Host[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/elisabeth-hasselbeck/bio/3000396853/). (An earlier reference-work entry lists nominations only for 2005 through 2007[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/hasselbeck-elisabeth-1977-elisabeth-filarski-elisabeth-filarski-hasselbeck).)
## Departure from The View and Fox & Friends
In early 2013, after Joy Behar's departure from *The View*, news spread that producers were trying to coax Hasselbeck into leaving her contract early, attributed to changing social acceptance of the positions she still spoke out against each morning[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/). She left the show that year and joined Fox News's *Fox & Friends*; the network later aired a farewell segment titled "'Fox & Friends' says goodbye to Elisabeth Hasselbeck" documenting her departure from the morning show[5](https://www.foxnews.com/person/h/elisabeth-hasselbeck). She also joined ABC's *Good Morning America* as a contributor covering family and lifestyle issues[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/).
## Writing and other ventures
Hasselbeck has celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine associated with chronic pain and fatigue, and she built a public platform around it after her diagnosis, writing the bestselling *The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide* (2009)[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/). A plagiarism lawsuit filed over that book was seen through to dismissal[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/). Fox News identifies her two previous New York Times bestsellers as *The G-Free Diet* and *Deliciously G-Free*, and her later book *Point of View: A Fresh Look at Work, Faith and Freedom* (WaterBrook)[5](https://www.foxnews.com/person/h/elisabeth-hasselbeck). [Penguin Random House](https://www.edgepedia.org/penguin-random-house) lists her as the author of the bestselling children's book *Flashlight Night*[6](https://sites.prh.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck/).
Her advocacy extends to breast cancer awareness: she spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention about breast cancer prevention and has worked with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, in honor of her mother, a breast cancer survivor, as well as with [Habitat for Humanity](https://www.edgepedia.org/habitat-for-humanity) and the World Scholar-Athlete Games[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/) • [4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/elisabeth-hasselbeck/bio/3000396853/).
## By the numbers
- **Survivor placement:** fourth of the final contestants on *Survivor: The Australian Outback* (2001)[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/).
- **Tenure on The View:** 2003 to 2013, roughly a decade as a co-host[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/).
- **Emmy record:** one win (2009) and five nominations (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010) for Outstanding Talk Show Host[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/elisabeth-hasselbeck/bio/3000396853/).
- **Bestselling books:** two New York Times bestsellers on gluten-free living, plus *Point of View* and the bestselling children's book *Flashlight Night*[5](https://www.foxnews.com/person/h/elisabeth-hasselbeck) • [6](https://sites.prh.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck/).
## Personal life and public image
Hasselbeck married [Tim Hasselbeck](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-hasselbeck), a former NFL quarterback and later ESPN/NFL correspondent, on July 6, 2002[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/hasselbeck-elisabeth-1977-elisabeth-filarski-elisabeth-filarski-hasselbeck) • [6](https://sites.prh.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck/). The couple has three children: Grace (born 2005), Taylor (2007), and Isaiah (2009)[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/). Boston College has honored her with its Distinguished Alumni Award[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/).
[Turner Classic Movies](https://www.edgepedia.org/turner-classic-movies)' profile describes her as the exception among reality television stars, in that she maintained her stardom as one of four hosts on a popular morning talk show after brief reality-TV fame[1](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/).
## References
1. [Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Turner Classic Movies database profile](https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/930654%7C0/Elisabeth-Hasselbeck/)
2. [Hasselbeck, Elisabeth 1977-, Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/hasselbeck-elisabeth-1977-elisabeth-filarski-elisabeth-filarski-hasselbeck)
3. ['Survivor' alum Elisabeth becomes 'View' cohost, Entertainment Weekly (November 24, 2003)](https://ew.com/article/2003/11/24/survivor-alum-elisabeth-becomes-view-cohost/)
4. [Elisabeth Hasselbeck Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/elisabeth-hasselbeck/bio/3000396853/)
5. [Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Fox News person page](https://www.foxnews.com/person/h/elisabeth-hasselbeck)
6. [Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Penguin Random House author page](https://sites.prh.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck/)
7. [Elisabeth Hasselbeck, C-SPAN Video Library person record](https://www.c-span.org/person/elisabeth-hasselbeck/1011418/)
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