Elizabeth Reaser was born on June 15, 1975 in Bloomfield, Michigan, and wanted to be an actor from childhood. As the middle child in a trio of sisters, she grew up in rural Milford, Michigan. Her mother (a homemaker), and her father (an attorney turned restaurateur turned substitute teacher) are divorced. Through high school, she worked several odd jobs, including being a caddy at a country club. Elizabeth began college at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan, but after one year yearned to leave mid-west and expand her horizons. She applied (with her parent's blessing) at Juilliard School of Drama, and was accepted. She is listed as a vegetarian by PETA.

Here is a list of movies that she has been in:

Scrubs (1999)
The Believer (2001)
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
Emmett’s Mark (2002)
Mind the Gap (2004)
Stay (2005)
Sweet Land (2005)
The Family Stone (2005)
Shut Up and Sing (2006)
Puccini for Beginners (2006)
Purple Violets (2007)
Twilight (2008)
Against the Current (2009)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

Here is a list of TV Shows that she has been in:
The Sopranos (1 episode, 2000)
Hack (1 episode, 2004)
The Jury (1 episode, 2004)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2 episodes, 2002-2006)
Saved (13 episodes, 2006)
Standoff (1 episode, 2006)
Grey’s Anatomy (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Wainy Days (1 episode, 2008)
The Ex List (8 episodes, 2008-2009)