Elizabeth Berridge (actress)
Elizabeth Berridge | |
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Born |
New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | May 2, 1962
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 1: Sadie Rose Corrigan |
Elizabeth Berridge (born May 2, 1962) is an American film and theatre actress.[1] She is known for playing Constanze Mozart in the Academy Award-winning 1984 film Amadeus, for the role of Officer Eve Eggers on The John Larroquette Show (1993-1996), and for her performances in the theater.
Early life and education
Berridge was born in New Rochelle, New York, the daughter of George Berridge, a lawyer, and Mary L. Berridge (née Robinson), a social worker.[2] The Berridge family settled in Larchmont, New York, where she attended Chatsworth Elementary School. There she began to perform and sing. Due to her acting commitments, she earned her diploma through an independent-study program at Mamaroneck High School.[3]
Career
Berridge was called in to audition for the part of Constanze Mozart after filming had already commenced in Prague on Amadeus. The actress who had begun the role, Meg Tilly, injured her leg in a neighborhood soccer game and had to quit the project. Two actresses were flown to Prague, and after a week's auditions Berridge was given the part (supposedly because the other actress, Diane Franklin, was "too pretty" to play the part of a landlady's daughter).[4] Berridge (and the other cast members) remained in Prague for six months to complete the filming.[5]
Personal life
In 2001, she married actor Kevin Corrigan, whom she met on the set of an independent film, Broke Even. They have a daughter, Sadie Rose Corrigan.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Natural Enemies | Sheila Steward | |
1981 | The Funhouse | Amy Harper | |
1984 | Amadeus | Constanze Mozart | |
1985 | Smooth Talk | June | |
1987 | Five Corners | Melanie | |
1993 | When the Party's Over | Frankie | |
2000 | Broke Even | Leslie | |
2004 | Hidalgo | Annie Oakley | |
2010 | Please Give | Elyse | |
2015 | Results | Christine |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Guiding Light | Morgan Richards | "Surprise Witness" |
1981–82 | Texas | Allison Linden | TV series |
1984 | Silence of the Heart | Penny | TV film |
1987 | Leg Work | Peaches | "Peaches" |
1989 | Home Fires Burning | Francine Tibbetts | TV film |
1989 | Miami Vice | Julia Scianti | "The Lost Madonna" |
1989 | The Equalizer | Susan Wilhite | "Endgame" |
1990 | Montana | Lavetta | TV film |
1992–93 | The Powers That Be | Charlotte | Main role |
1993–96 | The John Larroquette Show | Officer Eve Eggers | Main role |
1998 | Touched by an Angel | Holly | "The Trigger" |
2001 | When Billie Beat Bobby | Rosie Casals | TV film |
2001–05 | Grounded for Life | Amy | "Love Child", "Pictures of Willy", "Crazy" |
2003 | Still Standing | Sandy Hartwick | "Still Changing" |
References
- ↑ "Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Elizabeth Berridge". The Daily Voice. May 2, 2016. C1 control character in
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- ↑ The New York Times
- ↑ as told by Berridge in Bonus Features - The Making of Amadeus, disc 2 Amadeus DVD, Director's Cut edition
- ↑ The Making of Amadeus, disc 2 of Amadeus DVD, Director's Cut edition