Elisabeth Röhm | |
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Elisabeth Röhm, August 2006 |
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Born | Elisabeth Röhm April 28, 1973 Düsseldorf, Germany |
Years active | 1997–present |
Partner | Ron Anthony (2005–present) 1 daughter |
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www.elisabeth-rohm.com/home/ |
Elisabeth Röhm (born April 28, 1973) is a German-born American television actress. She is known for playing Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn in the American TV series Law & Order, and as Detective Kate Lockley in the TV series Angel.
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Röhm was born in Düsseldorf, West Germany, moving with her family to New York City before her first birthday. Her father, Eberhard Röhm, is a corporate lawyer and partner at Duane Morris. Her mother, Lisa Loverde, was an American scriptwriter who once wrote for the TV soap opera, Guiding Light.[1]
Röhm attended St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, a small private boarding school in Tennessee, then graduated from Sarah Lawrence College,[2] where she studied writing and European History.
Röhm received her first TV acting role in 1997, as Dorothy 'Dorf' Hayes in the American soap opera One Life to Live. She had a starring role in the 1999 BBC Northern Ireland mini-series Eureka Street, then portrayed recurring character Detective Kate Lockley in the first two seasons (1999 to 2001) of the TV series Angel. While appearing in Angel, Röhm also had a regular role in the only season (2000-01) of the Turner Network Television drama series Bull.
Röhm portrayed regular character Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn through four seasons (2001 - 2005) in the television series Law & Order.
Röhm was long an avid equestrian, but gave up horseback riding after a 2005 accident that she spoke about in a 2011 episode of the Biography Channel series Celebrity Close Calls.[3]
Röhm was engaged to director Austin Smithard in 2000. She has been in a relationship with entrepreneur Ron Anthony Wooster since 2005 and engaged since 2007.[4] Röhm gave birth to their daughter, Easton August Anthony Wooster, on April 11, 2008.[5][6]
Röhm has included a blog on her personal website often writing about life with infant daughter Easton and fiancé Ron[7]. On January 6, 2011[8], People Magazine added Röhm's blog to the Moms & Babies section of its online site celebritybabies.people.com.
Röhm, as part of the cast of the TV series Law & Order, was nominated for their 2001 performance, and again for their 2003 performance, for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Röhm was selected for Maxim magazine's "Hot 100" list in 2002.
title | released | role | notes |
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Deconstructing Harry | 1997 | uncredited | |
One Life to Live | 1997–1998 | Dorothy Hayes | TV series |
The Invisible Man | 1998 | TV movie | |
Fantasy Island | 1998 | Beautiful Cindy | TV series |
Puppet, Love and Mertz | 1999 | Love | short film |
The '60s | 1999 | Amanda Stone | TV movie |
Turks | 1999 | Marla | TV series |
Eureka Street | 1999 | Max | TV mini-series |
Angel | 1999–2001 | Kate Lockley | 15 episodes |
Bull | 2000–2001 | Alison Jeffers | 20 episodes |
Law & Order | 2001–2005 | ADA Serena Southerlyn | 85 episodes, 2 SAG nominations |
Law & Order: Dead on the Money | 2002 | ADA Serena Southerlyn (voice) | video game |
Law & Order: Double or Nothing | 2003 | ADA Serena Southerlyn (voice) | video game |
Push | 2004 | Samantha | short film |
Law & Order: Justice is Served | 2004 | ADA Serena Southerlyn (voice) | video game |
Briar & Graves | 2005 | Dr. Laurie Graves | TV movie |
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | 2005 | Agent Janet McKaren | |
FBI: Negotiator | 2005 | Laura Martin | TV movie |
Amber's Story | 2006 | Donna Whitson | TV movie |
Ghost Image | 2007 | Jennifer | |
Masters of Science Fiction | 2007 | Lt. Granger | TV series |
Big Shots | 2007 | Alex Mason | 3 episode |
The Kreutzer Sonata | 2008 | Abigail | |
San Saba | 2008 | Leigh | |
The Mentalist | 2008 | Sophie Miller | TV series |
Desperate Escape | 2009 | Brooke Harris | TV movie |
The Whole Truth | 2009 | Angela Masters | |
Crimes of the Past | 2009 | Josephine Sparrow | |
90210 | 2009 | Bitsy Epstein | TV series |
Heroes | 2009-2010 | Lauren Gilmore | 8 episodes |
Aftermath | 2010 | Rebecca Fiorini | |
Desperate Escape | 2009 | Brooke Harris | TV movie |
Chlorine | 2011 | Katherine | |
Minkow | 2011 | Lisa Minkow | |
A Christmas Kiss | Priscilla Hall | completed | |
Transit | Robyn | post-production | |
Abduction | 2011 | Lorna Price | |
Darkroom | Rachel | filming | |
Officer Down | Alexandra Callahan | filming | |
Bluegrass Run | Kate Holton | pre-production | |
Sara's Cell | Sara | pre-production |