Q: How did you get started as
an actress?
Eliza: When I was 5 years old,
our neighbor down the road was filming a political commercial.
I then attended a performing arts high school in Atlanta: Cobb County
Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High
School where I studied with professionals in theatre, vocal and
dance, and even though I didn't get to marry Michael J. Fox (long
story), I did get to become an actress.
Q: What kind of
roles are you best at playing?
Eliza:
I'm best at portraying strong, passionate women with powerful,
consuming desires.
Q: Is there a
director whose work you admire and with whom you would like to work?
Eliza:
Peter Weir has amazing work. Dead Poets Society
still resonates in my mind as one of the most heartfelt and heart
wrenching stories I watched when I was younger. When I was a teacher,
I wanted to be able to stand on a desk and cry out O Captain my
Captain, and I often would have my drama students yell out in a YAWP.
That film brought so much talent to the screen and left such a mark
on me. I love that Weir can bring such simplicity into films and yet
they leave marks long into the future.
Q: Do you have a
wish list of directors?
Eliza:
Of course! I would love to work with the Coen Brothers, Steven
Spielberg, Theodore Melfi, Richard Eyre, M. Night Shyamalan,
Christopher Nolan, Kevin Smith, and Debra Granik to name a few.
Q: What is your
background?
Eliza:
As much as I loved acting, I also loved German (and foreign languages
in general), so I had the unique opportunity to study German theatre
and scripts. I was influenced greatly by Bertolt Brecht and G.E.
Lessing. My Masters of German Literature thesis addresses the
father-daughter relationships in three of Lessing's works.
For further information, contact:
actresseliza@gmail.com
cell phone: 678-525-0651
No comments:
Post a Comment