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Eloise Mumford
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Mumford in 2020
Born (1986-09-24) September 24, 1986 (age 38)
Alma mater New York University (BA)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present

Eloise Mumford is an American actress. She was born on September 24, 1986. She is well-known for her roles in TV shows. These include Lone Star, The River, and The Right Stuff. She also appeared in the Fifty Shades of Grey movies.

Early Life and Learning

Eloise Mumford grew up in Olympia, Washington. She is the middle child of Tom Mumford and Nancy Smith. She was taught at home until fifth grade. After that, she went to Nova Middle School. She also attended Annie Wright Schools and Capital High School. She has an older sister named Anna and a younger brother named Kai.

When she was seven, she saw a play called South Pacific. This show inspired her to become an actress. She performed in high school plays. She also acted at Olympia's Capital Playhouse.

In 2009, she finished her studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She also studied at the Atlantic Acting School. While in college, she acted in a short film. It was called "Some Boys Don't Leave." She also worked as a backup actress for Elisabeth Moss in a Broadway play. The play was called Speed the Plow.

Acting Career

Eloise Mumford started her acting career in TV shows. In 2010, she was cast in the Fox series Lone Star. This was her first big role after college. In 2012, she starred as Lena Landry. This was in the ABC show The River.

She also took on lead roles in movies. She was the main female character in Not Safe For Work. This movie was made by Blumhouse Productions. She also starred in the independent film Drones. In this movie, she acted alongside Matt O'Leary.

In 2012, she was chosen for a new ABC drama pilot. It was called Reckless. She played Kate Kavanagh in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie in 2015. Kate was the roommate of the main character, Anastasia Steele. She played this role again in the follow-up movies. These were Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed.

In 2019, she acted with Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz. This was in the independent film Standing Up, Falling Down. In 2020, she played Trudy Cooper. This was the main female role in the Disney+ TV series The Right Stuff.

Film and Television Roles

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Crash Megan Emory 4 episodes
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Vanessa Episode: "Sugar"
Mercy Hannah Episode: "Some of Us Have Been to the Desert"
2010 Lone Star Lindsay Holloway Main cast
2012 The River Lena Landry Main cast
Christmas with Holly Maggie TV movie
2015 Just in Time for Christmas Lindsay TV movie
2017, 2019 Chicago Fire Hope Jacquinot Recurring role (seasons 6, 8)
2018 A Veteran's Christmas Captain Grace Garland TV movie
2020 The Right Stuff Trudy Cooper
2021 The Baker's Son Annie McBride TV movie
One December Night Quinn Allan TV movie
2022 The Presence of Love Joss TV movie
2023 Sweeter Than Chocolate Lucy Sweet TV Movie
2024 Cross Shannon Whitmer Main cast

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Some Boys Don't Leave The Girl Short film
2012 So Undercover Sasha Stolezinsky/ Suzy Walters Direct-to-video
2013 Drones Sue Lawson
2014 Not Safe for Work Anna
In the Blood Sandy Grant
2015 The Night Is Young Sid
Fifty Shades of Grey Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh
2017 Fifty Shades Darker Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh
2018 Fifty Shades Freed Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh
2019 Standing Up, Falling Down Becky

See also

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