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Elisabeth Röhm
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2023
Born (1973-04-28) April 28, 1973 (age 51)
Other names Elisabeth Rohm
Education Sarah Lawrence College
Occupation Actress, director
Years active 1997–present
Spouse(s)
Ron Anthony Wooster
(m. 2008; div. 2014)
Peter Glatzer
(m. 2021)
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Elisabeth Röhm (/rm, rm/, German: [eˈliːzabɛt ˈʁøːm]; born April 28, 1973) is an American television and film actress and director. She is best known for playing Kate Lockley in the television series Angel from 1999 to 2001 and Serena Southerlyn in the television series Law & Order from 2001 to 2005.

Röhm made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film Girl in the Basement (2021),

Early life

Röhm was born in Düsseldorf, West Germany, to Lisa Loverde and Eberhard Röhm. Her father was a German partner at the law firm of Duane Morris LLP New York, and the family moved to New York City before her first birthday. Her mother was an American scriptwriter who once wrote for the TV soap opera Guiding Light. Röhm's parents divorced when she was 8 or 9. Her maternal grandfather was an Italian immigrant.

Röhm attended grades 11–12 at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, a small private boarding school in Sewanee, Tennessee, and then graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, where she studied writing and European History.

Career

Röhm, Elisabeth (2007) 2
During the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike

Röhm received her first TV acting role in 1997, as Dorothy Hayes in the American soap opera One Life to Live. She had a starring role in the 1999 BBC Northern Ireland miniseries Eureka Street, and she then portrayed recurring character Detective Kate Lockley in the first two seasons (1999–2001) of the TV series Angel. While appearing in Angel, Röhm also had a regular role in the only season (2000–2001) of the Turner Network Television drama series Bull.

Röhm portrayed regular character Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn through four seasons (2001–2005) of the television series Law & Order. She also portrayed deputy DA Amanda Taylor on Stalker. More recently, Röhm has received critical acclaim for her roles in two David O. Russell films, American Hustle (2013) and Joy (2015).

Between 2016 and 2017, Röhm appeared in a Season-14 episode of NCIS, Netflix's Flaked, the film Once Upon a Time in Venice including Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, John Goodman and Famke Janssen and the film The Tribes of Palos Verdes starring Jennifer Garner and Alicia Silverstone.

She made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film Girl in the Basement (2021), based on the Fritzl case.

Personal life

Röhm was a longtime avid equestrienne, but she gave up professional equestrianism after a 2005 accident that she spoke about in a 2011 episode of the Biography Channel series Celebrity Close Calls. She appeared in a horse-riding scene with Mark Harmon in an NCIS episode.

Röhm was engaged to director Austin Smithard in 2000. In 2005, Röhm began a relationship with Ron Anthony Wooster. Röhm and Wooster have a daughter born in 2008. Röhm and Wooster married in October 2008. They divorced in October 2014. In January 2019, Röhm announced her engagement to Judge Jonathan T. Colby. In March 2020, Röhm's publicist revealed that she and Colby are no longer together.

In October 2021, Röhm married Peter Glatzer with her daughter in attendance.

Röhm had a blog on her personal website, where she often wrote about life with her daughter and her then-fiancé. On January 6, 2011, People added Röhm's blog to the "Moms & Babies" section of its website.

Awards and nominations

Röhm, as part of the cast of the TV series Law & Order, was nominated for their 2001 performance, and again for their 2003 performance, for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. In 2014, Röhm and the rest of the cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for their roles in American Hustle.

Filmography

List of acting performances in film
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Push Samantha Short film
2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Agent Janet McKaren
2007 Ghost Image Jennifer
2008 The Kreutzer Sonata Abigail
2008 San Saba Leigh
2009 The Whole Truth Angela Masters
2009 Crimes of the Past Josephine Sparrow
2011 Abduction Lorna Price
2012 Transit Robyn
2013 Officer Down Alexandra Callahan
2013 Aftermath Rebecca Fiorini
2013 Chlorine Katherine
2013 American Hustle Dolly Polito
2014 Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark Rosie
2014 Finding Happiness Juliet Palmer
2015 Joy Peggy Mangano
2016 Everlasting Jessie's Mom
2016 Love Is All You Need? Reverend Rachel
2016 Polaris Christine
2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice Anne Phillips
2017 Wish Upon Johanna Shannon
2017 Scales: Mermaids are Real Tiffany
2017 Trafficked Rachel
2017 The Tribes of Palos Verdes Kristen
2018 Con Man Lisa Minkow
2019 Sgt. Will Gardner Kimmy
2021 The Starling Nancy Rothwelder
2021 The Runner Miranda Albers
2021 Notorious Nick Stacey Newell
2022 A Marriage Made in Heaven Maria Chicopoulos
List of acting performances in television
Year Title Role Notes
1997–1998 One Life to Live Dorothy Hayes Unknown episodes
1998 The Invisible Man TV movie
1998 Fantasy Island Beautiful Cindy Episode: "We're Not Worthy"
1999 Puppet, Love and Mertz Love Short film
1999 The '60s Amanda Stone TV movie
1999 Turks Marla Episode: "Live, Love, Lose and Learn"
1999 Eureka Street Max TV mini-series; 4 episodes
1999–2001 Angel Kate Lockley 15 episodes
2000–2001 Bull Alison Jeffers 20 episodes
2001–2005 Law & Order ADA Serena Southerlyn 85 episodes
2005 Briar & Graves Dr. Laurie Graves TV movie
2005 FBI: Negotiator Laura Martin TV movie
2006 Amber's Story Donna Whitson TV movie
2007 Masters of Science Fiction Lt. Granger Episode: "The Awakening"
2007 Big Shots Alex Mason 3 episodes
2008–2013 The Mentalist Dr. Sophie Miller 2 episodes
2009 90210 Bitsy Epstein Episode: "To New Beginnings!"
2009–2010 Heroes Lauren Gilmore 8 episodes
2009 Desperate Escape Brooke Harris TV movie
2011 A Christmas Kiss Priscilla Hall TV movie
2012 CSI: Miami Jill Ferris Episode: "Terminal Velocity"
2012–2013 The Client List Taylor Berkhalter Recurring role, 14 episodes
2012 Lake Placid: The Final Chapter Sheriff Theresa Giovi TV movie
2013 In the Dark Ali TV movie
2014 A Christmas Kiss II Miss Hall TV movie
2014 Beauty & the Beast FBI Special Agent Dana Landon 4 episodes
2014 Forget and Forgive Det. Anne Walker TV movie
2014–2015 Stalker Amanda Taylor 11 episodes
2014 Hell's Kitchen Herself Episode: "16 Chefs Compete"
2016 Revenge ... Elaine Harris TV movie; AKA My Daughter's Disgrace
2016 The Last Ship Allison Shaw 13 episodes
2016–2017 Hawaii Five-0 Dr. Madison Gray 3 episodes
2017 Flaked Alex 5 episodes
2017 NCIS May Dawson Episode: "Beastmaster"
2017–2019 Jane the Virgin Eileen 6 episodes
2018–2019 The Oath Aria Price Recurring role (13 episodes)
2018 Magnum P.I. Brooke Mason Episode: "Sudden Death"
2019 Family Pictures Maggie TV movie
2019 Tales Mrs. Sinclair Episode: "My Life"
List of acting performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Law & Order: Dead on the Money ADA Serena Southerlyn (voice) Video game
2003 Law & Order: Double or Nothing ADA Serena Southerlyn (voice) Video game
2004 Law & Order: Justice is Served ADA Serena Southerlyn (voice) Video game

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