Elisabeth Ness

Elisabeth Ness, a Yale alumna has been honored as one of Take the Lead’s “50 Women Can Change the World in Media & Entertainment”, and her acting work has been called “especially funny” (NY Times), “razor-sharp” (Washington Post), and “hilarious” (Times Herald-Record, Catskill Chronicle).

Onscreen, she has played characters in Bull (CBS), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), Daredevil (Netflix/Disney+), FBI (CBS), Emma and the Squares (‘Best Lead Actress’ win, Manhattan Rep’s Stories Film Fest), Trigger (‘Best Actress’ nom, SSIFFF), Going Public (Soho International FF), and En Route (‘Best Lead Actress’ nom, Blackbird Film Fest). In Netflix’s feature Like Father, she shot a scene opposite Kelsey Grammer.

Elisabeth created the hit digital comedy Redheads Anonymous, which was featured in USA Today, Huffington Post, and Tubefilter; the series garnered over 13 awards and 26 nominations at festivals worldwide, including her win for ‘Best Sitcom Actress’ (Rome Web Awards) and nomination for ‘The Raindance Discovery Award’ (London).

She has appeared in stage productions at Signature, Ars Nova, Atlantic, Olney, Inwood Shakespeare, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival; a national tour; national commercials; and voice-over for WeWork, IBM, Nespresso, and Rockstar Games. She sings on the Broadway Records Original Studio Cast Album of Like You Like It.

Elisabeth consistently goes to the actor gym. Her beloved teachers have included Wynn Handman, Lesly Kahn, Jen Waldman, Ted Sluberski, Rich Topol, Andrew Byrne, Victoria Clark, Laura Bergquist, Bob Krakower, and Maggie Reed, among others. Industry Link