Xanthe Elbrick
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| Born | Xanthe Eleanora Marie Davina Elbrick December 1, 1978 London, United Kingdom |
Xanthe Elbrick (born December 1st, 1978), is an Anglo-American Tony Award-nominated stage actress. The youngest of four children, Xanthe (pronounced 'ZANTHEE') was born in London, England and attended Benenden School in Kent. She is the granddaughter of Ambassador Charles Burke Elbrick.
Elbrick made her Broadway debut starring in the Broadway production of Coram Boy, for which she received a Tony Award nomination, for Best Featured Actress in a Play, a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Performance and for which she won the Theatre World Award.
She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London, and The Actors Studio Drama School (MFA) in New York City. She previously graduated with a Master of Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh (2000), where she was also Director of the Edinburgh Footlights Theatre Company. Xanthe won the BBC Drama 'Act Up' Award (2001), and made her television debut as Miriam Jacobs on 'Doctors' (BBC) that same year.
