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Meet Elizabeth Southard
Elizabeth was fortunate to train with Katy Wild (graduate of The Guildhall School in London) at her Acting Studio in Sydney, Australia. She worked very briefly as an actor in Sydney before moving to the US.
A proud member of both SAG/AFTRA and AEA, she has worked on stage in Orlando, Chicago and at many Los Angeles theaters including The Odyssey with directors Michael Pereztian and Steven Berkoff and her home theatre company, The Production Company, aka ProdCo, with TL Kolman and August Viverito.
Her next time on stage will be in Oct ‘24 at The Art of Acting Studio (AoA), the west coast branch of the NY Stella Adler Studio, in a play directed by Johnny Yoder, the Managing Artistic Director of the AoA.
Her most recent work was as Margaret Thatcher in a Call of Duty Black Ops 6 trailer, a parole board examiner on Law & Order, Organized Crime and she just wrapped an independent feature, Mama Duck, playing a successful attorney with a slight drinking problem whose attempts to reconnect with her adult children go awry.
Other independent films include playing opposite Peter O'Meara and Ray Nicholson and The Golden Age can be seen on Amazon Prime. Her other TV work include Criminal Minds & General Hospital.
Highlights:
She ran the LA Marathon at 5 months pregnant!
She was a D licensed skydiver for 5 years and has over 500 jumps!
She plays piano & loves to compose melancholy music.
When not acting, writing and playing piano, she is an Uber driver to her two teenagers!
What Others Say About Elizabeth’s Work:
“Elizabeth Southard as Annie, Dr. Givings assistant, is magnificent. Her performance is understated compared to the antics taking place around her, yet painful in its honesty.”
“Elizabeth Southard plays the part of cold-hearted woman well—and frankly, we wouldn’t want to be married to her either. Southard’s the one to watch in this one.”
“Elizabeth Southard as Mrs. Patterson, Suzanne’s socially pretentious mother who offers strong clues to the roots of her daughter’s emotional dysfunction.”
“…when her snooty British Mother also turns up (a funny Elizabeth Southard).”
“Carver’s staging is nicely timed...with a strong appearance from Elizabeth Southard, playing Suzanne’s English mum.”
“The scenario features some outstanding cameos; …and Elizabeth Southard as Salka Viertel among an able cast of ensemble players.”
“Also giving sterling performances are Brenda Beck and Elizabeth Southard as brilliantly contrasting mothers.”