Elizabeth Ann Reaser (born June 15 1975, Bloomfield, Michigan) is an Emmy Award-nominated American film, television, and stage actress. She is perhaps best known for co-starring in the 2005 feature films Stay, and The Family Stone, and the 2006 television series Saved.

Reaser is a graduate of the Juilliard School. She once appeared in a London stage production for only two audience members, blank">No Real-Life MD for Elizabeth Reaser and in preparation for her role on _Saved she hung out in an emergency room, researching the behavior of medical staff. In October 2004, Interview magazine hailed her as one of the "14 To Be" emerging creative women.

She earned the "Jury Award" at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2006 for her work in the film Sweet Land, and in 2007 was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as "Best Female Lead" for the same part. blank">Awards for Elizabeth Reaser Reaser also earned a _Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her recurring guest appearance throughout 2007 on the television series Grey's Anatomy as an unidentified pregnant woman suffering from amnesia.

Reaser currently has two film projects in production, scheduled to be released in 2008. She will be playing the role of Esme Cullen in the upcoming movie Twilight, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer.

Elizabeth Reaser was born on June 15, 1975 in Bloomfield, Michigan, and wanted to be an actor from childhood. As the middle child in a trio of sisters, she grew up in rural Milford, Michigan. Her mother (a homemaker), and her father (an attorney turned restaurateur turned substitute teacher) are divorced. Through high school, she worked several odd jobs, including being a caddy at a country club. Elizabeth began college at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan, but after one year yearned to leave mid-west and expand her horizons. She applied (with her parent's blessing) at Juilliard School of Drama, and was accepted. From Juilliard she was awarded a Bachelor's of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in 1999. She struggled at first, but soon found adequate representation, and a part on the daytime drama series, "Guiding Light". Since then, she has become an accomplished film, television, and stage actor, landing numerous supporting and leading roles. In October 2004, Interview magazine hailed her as one of the "14 To Be" emerging creative women.