Bitsie Tulloch

Elizabeth Tulloch
Tulloch in 2011
Born (1981-01-19) January 19, 1981[1]
San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001–present
Spouse(s)
David Giuntoli (m. 2017)

Elizabeth "Bitsie" Tulloch (born January 19, 1981[1]) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Juliette Silverton/Eve in the NBC television series Grimm.

Early life

Tulloch was born in San Diego, California, but grew up in Spain, Uruguay, and Argentina. "Bitsie" is not a contraction of Tulloch's given name, Elizabeth, but an homage to her oddly-nicknamed grandfather, a World War II bomber pilot.[2] After returning to the U.S., she went to middle and high school in Bedford, New York. Tulloch graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a double major in English and American Literature and Visual and Environmental Studies.[3] Tulloch is of Scottish descent on her father's side and Spanish descent on her mother's.[4]

Career

Film and theater

Tulloch's first acting credit was as R2-D2's "girlfriend" in R2-D2: Beneath the Dome, a mockumentary produced by George Lucas telling the life story of the fictional robot R2-D2 from the Star Wars film series. She starred as "Sally" in the premiere of Sam Forman's play, Quarterlife, which opened at the Pico Playhouse in March 2006. The Los Angeles Times wrote, "Superbly performed…the scene at the end of the play, between Sally (Bitsie Tulloch) and Jack (Clark Freeman), was heartbreaking and beautiful… The lead actress, Bitsie Tulloch, [was] absolutely brilliant."

She was in Lakeview Terrace directed by Neil LaBute, opposite Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington, and Patrick Wilson, and worked with Barbara Hershey on a film called Uncross the Stars. In the fall of 2009 she filmed the romantic comedy Losing Control. Tulloch voiced one of the characters, a wolf called Sweets, in Alpha and Omega, a 3-D computer animated film, which was released in September 2010.

Tulloch played the small role of Norma, an actress in the 1920s starring in a silent movie with a veteran actor, in the award-winning movie The Artist with Jean Dujardin, John Goodman and James Cromwell, which was released by The Weinstein Company in November 2011, and won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Picture. The cast of the movie was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for Best Ensemble Cast.

In 2012 she starred as one of the titular roles in independent film Caroline and Jackie opposite Marguerite Moreau, which she also co-produced. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2012, and was released theatrically in May 2013.

Tulloch played Marilyn Sitzman, a witness to the Kennedy assassination, in the star-studded 2013 film Parkland, opposite Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton, Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver, Jackie Earle Haley, and Zac Efron. The film was produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman of Playtone, and was released in 2013, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination.

Television

Tulloch has appeared on television shows House, Cold Case, The West Wing, Moonlight, and Outlaw. In 2007 she filmed a role as a Dharma initiative scientist for the ABC series Lost, but her role was re-cast due to scheduling conflicts with quarterlife.

Tulloch played the lead role in Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz's drama quarterlife, which premiered on NBC in early 2008. While the series was quickly pulled and moved to Bravo, Tulloch was hailed for her performance. The Los Angeles Times wrote: "She's the best realized of the bunch... Tulloch, who plays her, seems destined to be better known."[5] She was often compared to the 'next' Claire Danes: "Will this be the first online show to create a real star? It looks likely: The gorgeous 26-year-old Tulloch clearly possesses Danes-like smarts and magnetism."[6]

In 2009, Tulloch shot one of the 3 leads in HBO's buzzed-about comedy pilot Washingtonienne based on the book by Jessica Cutler. The pilot was produced by HBO and Sarah Jessica Parker. In early 2010 she filmed Most Likely to Succeed, a 1/2 hour comedy pilot for Imagine Entertainment through the FOX network, and a recurring role on NBC's Outlaw.

She was a series regular on the NBC series Grimm (2011-2017), a fantasy police procedural drama set in a world where characters inspired by Grimms' Fairy Tales exist.[7] Tulloch's heritage and fluency with the Spanish language were written into the role.

In September 2018, Tulloch was confirmed to play Lois Lane in The CW crossover event in the series Supergirl and The Flash. The executive producers described the character as "dogged, determined and brave."[8][9]

Personal life

In December 2014, Tulloch confirmed she was in a relationship with her Grimm co-star David Giuntoli.[10] In July 2016, she and Giuntoli revealed they became engaged in April 2016.[11][1] They married in June 2017,[12][13], and announced their pregnancy with their first child in October 2018.[14]

During her time living and working in Portland (where her drama Grimm was filmed), Tulloch became a fan of the Portland Trail Blazers and was often seen attending games with her co-stars. Tulloch is fluent in English and Spanish.

Awards

In early 2012, Tulloch was nominated by the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, commonly called the Critics' Choice Awards, for Best Ensemble Cast for The Artist.

Tulloch was nominated for a 28th Annual LA Weekly Theater Award for her performance in Sam Forman's play, Quarterlife (March 2007). Quarterlife was an experimental sequence of 20+ episodes which were originally intended to be released only on the internet, but its success led it to being picked up by NBC.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 R2-D2: Beneath the Dome Bitsie Tullock Short film
2006 Life Is Short Marcy Short film
2006 Sent Angel Short film
2007 Ring Tone Molly Short film
2008 Lakeview Terrace Nadine
2008 Uncross the Stars Corrine
2010 Alpha and Omega Sweets Voice role
2011 The Artist Norma
2011 Losing Control Trudy
2011 Riding the Pine Trudy
2012 Caroline and Jackie Jackie Co-producer
2013 Parkland Marilyn Sitzman
2014 Dead Draw Sarah Parker
2015 Concussion Keana Strzelczyk
2015 Chronic Lidia
2017 We Love You, Sally Carmichael! Tess Perkins

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The West Wing Susan Episode: "Third-Day Story"
2006 Cold Case Tara Kozlowski Episode: "The War at Home"
2007 lonelygirl15 Alex Recurring role, 15 episodes
2008 Quarterlife Dylan Krieger Main role; 6 episodes
2008 House Whitney Episode: "Joy to the World"
2008 Moonlight Celeste Episode: "The Mortal Cure"
2009 Washingtonienne April Unsold television pilot
2010 Most Likely to Succeed Cooper Unsold television pilot
2010 Outlaw Bethany Whitmore Guest role, 2 episodes
2010 Tyranny Alexandra Hubbard Recurring role, 4 episodes
2011–2017 Grimm Juliette Silverton / Eve Main role, 119 episodes
2016 Portlandia Taxi Customer Episode: "TADA"
2018 Supergirl Lois Lane Guest role[8]
2018 The Flash Lois Lane Guest role[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kara Warner & Lindsay Kimble (July 23, 2016). "David Giuntoli and Bitsie Tulloch Engaged". People. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "- The Block With Tim". theblockradio.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Bitsie Tulloch (August 28, 2012). "How I Went From Harvard to Hollywood". Backstage. Retrieved September 14, 2018. When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a civil engineer... By high school, I was obsessed with literature and the fine arts, and ended up majoring in both at Harvard.
  4. ↑ Craig Ferguson 11/2/11E Late Late Show Bitsie Tulloch. YouTube. November 7, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "So-called Net show is rare for medium". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Creators of 'My So-Called Life' Grow Up With 'Quarterlife' – The Everything Guide to Online Video". New York Magazine. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ Nellie Andreeva. "NBC's 'Grimm' And 'Smash' Add To Casts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 Joe Otterson (September 14, 2018). "Elizabeth Tulloch to Play Lois Lane in CW's 'Arrowverse' Crossover". Variety. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/elizabeth-bitsie-tulloch-will-play-lois-lane-cws-arrow-verse-crossover-1143403
  10. ↑ Terri Schwartz (December 19, 2014). "Grimm's Bitsie Tulloch and David Giuntoli Dating". Zap2it.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  11. ↑ Mike Vulpo (July 23, 2016). "Bitsie Tulloch and David Giuntoli Confirm Their Engagement During Comic Con". E! Online. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Instagram post by Elizabeth Tulloch • Jul 6, 2017 at 9:27pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  13. ↑ "Instagram post by David Giuntoli • Jul 6, 2017 at 9:25pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  14. ↑ Juneau, Jen; Jordan, Julie (October 1, 2018). "David Giuntoli and Elizabeth Tulloch Expecting First Child". People.

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