Alison Elliott
| Alison Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 19, 1970 San Francisco, California |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Alison A. Elliott (born May 19, 1970) is an American actress. She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for the 1997 film The Wings of the Dove. Her other film appearances include The Spitfire Grill (1996), Birth (2004), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) and 20th Century Women (2016).
Early life
Elliott was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Barbara, a teacher of nursing, and Bob Elliott, a computer executive.[1] She moved with her family to Tokyo, Japan when she was 4 years old, and moved back to San Francisco when she was 8, where she later attended The Urban School of San Francisco, an independent arts high school.
Career
At 14, Elliott began her modeling career with Ford Models, and in 1989, she moved to Los Angeles to star as a teen-aged model on the TV sitcom Living Dolls (1989).
Elliott is best known for her roles in films such as Steven Soderbergh's The Underneath (1995), The Spitfire Grill (1996), her Screen Acorts Guild nominated role in The Wings of the Dove (1997), The Miracle Worker (2000) and Birth (2004). She also portrayed Virginia "Jinny" St. George in the BBC production of Edith Wharton'sThe Buccaneers (1995).
In 2007's critically acclaimed western The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Elliott appeared alongside Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell and Paul Schneider in the role of Martha Bolton, the older sister of Robert Ford.
In addition to her film and television roles, Elliott has narrated multiple audio books, including Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White and its sequel, The Search for Belle Prater.
References
- ↑ "Alison Elliott profile at FilmReference.com". FilmReference.com. NetIndustries, LLC. Retrieved 2010-09-23.