Elizabeth Mitchell

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**Elizabeth Mitchell** (born **Elizabeth Joanna Robertson**; March 27, 1970) is an American actress known for her lead role as Juliet Burke on the ABC drama mystery series *Lost* (2006–2010). Mitchell also had lead roles on the television series *V* (2009–2010), *Revolution* (2012–2014), and *Dead of Summer* (2016), as well as recurring roles as the Snow Queen on *Once Upon a Time* (2014) and Anna Volovodov on *The Expanse* (2018).

Mitchell is also known for her roles in numerous films, including *Gia* (1998), *Frequency* (2000), *Nurse Betty* (2000), *The Santa Clause 2* (2002), *The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause* (2006), *Running Scared* (2006), *Answers to Nothing* (2011), and *The Purge: Election Year* (2016).

## Early life

Mitchell was born in Los Angeles, California. Her stepfather, Joseph Day Mitchell, and mother, Josephine Marian Mitchell (née Jenkins), are lawyers based in Dallas. Mitchell and her mother moved to Dallas, Texas in 1970, where her mother married Joseph Mitchell in 1975. Mitchell graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, a public magnet school. She is the eldest of three sisters, the others being Kristina Helen "Kristie" Mitchell (b. 1978) and Katherine Day "Kate" Mitchell (b. 1981).

She attended Stephens College, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting, and then studied at the British American Drama Academy.

## Career

 File:Elizabeth Mitchell & Stephen Collins (13923732591).jpg  Mitchell's theatre work includes six years at Dallas Theater Center and a season at Encore Theater.

She had an early TV role as Dinah Lee on the soap opera *Loving* from 1994 to 1995.

She co-starred in the 1998 movie *Gia* and the 2000 movie *Frequency*.

Other movie roles include *The Santa Clause 2* (2002), *The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause* (2006), *Running Scared* (2006), and *Answers to Nothing* (2011).

On TV, she played psychiatrist Kim Legaspi, the first woman partner of Kerry Weaver during the 2000–2001 season of TV series *ER,* in a recurring role. She also had a one-episode role in *House M.D.* as a patient.

In 2006, she played Juliet Burke on *Lost*, beginning in the third season premiere, a role she would play for four seasons, three as a main character and one in a recurring capacity.

In March 2009, Mitchell was cast in the ABC series *V*, a remake of the science-fiction television miniseries. Although ABC and Warner Bros. officials said she was only cast as a guest star, the announcement led to speculation and concern that Mitchell's character would be killed off at the end of *Lost*'s fifth season, which ended on a cliff-hanger that left the fate of her character unknown. Mitchell was later named the lead actress on *V* and her character was indeed written out in the premiere of the sixth season of *Lost*, but returned for the two-part series finale. *V* lasted for one more season, which premiered on January 4, 2011.

Mitchell had a guest-starring role on *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* in 2011, portraying June Frye. In 2012, she joined the cast of the series *Revolution* as Rachel Matheson, replacing actress Andrea Roth. The series premiered on September 17, 2012 and ended in May 2014. She then recurred as the Snow Queen on the TV fantasy series *Once Upon a Time* in late 2014.

 File:Elizabeth Mitchell game.jpg  In 2016, Mitchell starred as U.S. senator Charlene "Charlie" Roan in the science-fiction horror film *The Purge: Election Year*. Also that year, it was announced Mitchell would join the main cast of the Freeform supernatural horror series *Dead of Summer*, portraying Deb Carpenter. The series ended after one season.

In 2018, Mitchell played Anna Volovodov on season 3 of *The Expanse*.

She will be in the upcoming movie *A Very Senior High* and has joined the second season of the Netflix series *Outer Banks.*

## Personal life

While filming *The Linda McCartney Story* in 2000, Mitchell and co-star Gary Bakewell began dating and later became engaged, but the relationship ended in 2002.

Mitchell married improvisation actor Chris Soldevilla in 2004 and the two lived together in Bainbridge Island, Washington, with their son, who was born in 2005. In 2013, Mitchell and Soldevilla divorced due to irreconcilable differences.Template:Citation needed In 2014, Mitchell purchased a ranch in Bainbridge Island, Washington.

## Awards and nominations

Mitchell has won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2008, among other nominations. For her appearance as Juliet Burke on the series finale of *Lost*, Mitchell was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2010.

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## References

1. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (19 May 2009). "'Lost' scoop: Juliet mystery (sort of) solved". https://ew.com/article/2009/05/19/lost-scoop-juli/.
2. ↑ State of California. California Birth Index, 1805–1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
3. ↑ "Elizabeth Mitchell Biography (1970-)". http://www.filmreference.com/film/70/Elizabeth-Mitchell.html.
4. ↑ Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Marriage Index, 1966–2002. Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas.
5. ↑ "Elizabeth Mitchell - Biographical Summaries of Notable People - MyHeritage". https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-58122/elizabeth-mitchell-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Southern Beauty Magazine " Elizabeth Mitchell". www.sobeautymag.com. http://www.sobeautymag.com/southern-beauties/elizabeth-mitchell/.
7. ↑ "Empire" (in en). 2015-08-22. https://www.empireonline.com/people/elizabeth-mitchell/.
8. ↑ "Stephens College graduate Elizabeth Mitchell has taken one of TV’s juiciest roles on ‘Lost’ and run with it, setting the sky as the limit - Lifestyle - Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, MO". https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qPXhTRF-5W0J:https://www.columbiatribune.com/article/20080131/Lifestyle/301319832+&cd=17&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ie.
9. ↑ Mistretta, Amy (2016-02-24). "Soap Opera Actors: Where are they now? Faith Ford returns for The Bridge: Part Two, as Kelly Ripa celebrates 15 year milestone" (in en-US). https://soaps.sheknows.com/soaps/news/46761/soap-opera-actors-where-are-they-now-faith-ford-returns-for-the-bridge-part-two-as-kelly-ripa-celebrates-15-year-milestone/.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mitovich, Matt Webb (2020-10-23). "Elizabeth Mitchell Joins Outer Banks" (in en-US). https://tvline.com/2020/10/22/elizabeth-mitchell-cast-outer-banks-season-2/.
11. ↑ "Dr. Kim Legaspi, ER" (in en). https://lgbtfansdeservebetter.com/character/dr-kim-legaspi-er/.
12. ↑ Newspapers, Gail Shister, Knight Ridder. "'ER' ACTRESS DIGS HER CHARACTER'S LESBIAN RELATIONSHIP" (in en-US). https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2001-05-05-0105040459-story.html.
13. ↑ "House M.D.: The Complete First Season (Disc 01)". https://www.lowpro.net/phpdvdprofiler/index.php?mediaid=I879D0AB37241ECC9.4&action=show.
14. ↑ "40 Celebrities You Probably Forgot Were on ER" (in en-US). 2020-03-23. https://www.pulse.com.gh/lifestyle/mens-health/40-celebrities-you-probably-forgot-were-on-er/dbzk874.
15. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (2009-03-20). "Exclusive: Elizabeth Mitchell trading "Lost" for "V"?", *Entertainment Weekly*.
16. ↑ McPherson, Stephen (May 19, 2009). "ABC Unveils 2009–2010 Primetime Schedule". ABC Medianet. http://abcmedianet.com/DNR/2009/abc\_20092010\_schedule.pdf.
17. ↑ "Elizabeth Mitchell, 'Lost' producers talk about Juliet's fate" (in EN). https://ew.com/article/2009/11/02/elizabeth-mitchell-lost-producers-talk-about-juliets-fate/.
18. ↑ "Elizabeth Mitchell reflects on fan-reaction to 'Lost' finale" (in EN). https://ew.com/comic-con/2016/07/22/lost-elizabeth-mitchell-comic-con/.
19. ↑ "Elizabeth Mitchell on Juliet’s ‘Lost’ fate" (in en). http://www.today.com/popculture/elizabeth-mitchell-juliet-s-lost-fate-wbna33588639.
20. ↑ Harnick, Chris (2012-09-17). "Elizabeth Mitchell Previews 'Revolution' & Looks Back At 'Lost' Finale" (in en). https://www.huffpost.com/entry/revolution-elizabeth-mitchell-lost-finale\_n\_1881998.
21. ↑ "'V' canceled. Elizabeth Mitchell free." (in EN). https://ew.com/article/2011/05/13/v-canceled-elizabeth-mitchell/.
22. ↑ Keck, William (March 7, 2011). "Keck's Exclusives: Elizabeth Mitchell Turns Evil on SVU". *TV Guide*. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-Elizabeth-1030402.aspx.
23. ↑ "'Revolution': Elizabeth Mitchell on Sticking With Genre Fare and Her Biggest Surprise (Q&A)". http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/revolution-elizabeth-mitchell-370773.
24. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (June 30, 2012). "'Revolution's' 'Lost' Reunion: Elizabeth Mitchell Joins J.J. Abrams Drama as Series Regular". *The Hollywood Reporter*. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/revolution-nbc-elizabeth-mitchell-lost-jj-abrams-343674.html.
25. ↑ "'Once Upon a Time' star Elizabeth Mitchell spills scoop on the Snow Queen". http://www.ew.com/article/2014/10/13/once-upon-time-elizabeth-mitchell-snow-queen-spoilers.
26. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (10 February 2016). "‘Once Upon a Time’ Alums Elizabeth Mitchell & Elizabeth Lail Cast in Freeform’s ‘Dead of Summer’". https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/dead-of-summer-casting-elizabeth-mitchell-elizabeth-lail-freeform-1201701827/.
27. ↑ "Lost: What has the cast been up to since the Island?" (in en-US). 2020-09-22. https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/09/lost-what-has-the-cast-been-up-to-since-the-island/.
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29. ↑ Miller, Liz Shannon (2018-04-19). "‘The Expanse’: The Syfy Drama Takes On TV Faith in a New Way, By Actually Using Real Religions" (in en). https://www.indiewire.com/2018/04/expanse-season-3-methodists-anna-volovodov-spoilers-1201954680/.
30. ↑ O'Neil, Shana (2017-07-22). "Lost star Elizabeth Mitchell boarding The Expanse for Season 3" (in en). https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/elizabeth-mitchell-and-david-strathairn-will-join-the-expanse-in-season-3.
31. ↑ McNary, Dave (2018-08-03). "Film News Roundup: Elizabeth Mitchell Joins Ellen Burstyn’s ‘Welcome to Pine Grove!’" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2018/film/news/elizabeth-mitchell-ellen-burstyn-welcome-to-pine-grove-1202893394/.
32. ↑ "Europe Intelligence Wire – Interview with Gary Bakewell". http://elizabeth-mitchell.org/media/europe-intelligence-wire-lmcs-review/.
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34. ↑ "'V' star joins cast of 'Answers'". 5 November 2009. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/s82/v-the-series/news/a185459/v-star-joins-cast-of-answers.html.

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