Elizabeth Mitchell (born Elizabeth Joanna Robertson, March 27, 1970 in Los Angeles, California), is an American actress. She's a professional character actor with a highly prolific filmography, but is perhaps best known for her role as Ensemble Dark Horse Juliet Burke in Lost and Angelina Jolie's lover in Gia. She was also the lead on V (2009), and starred on the post-apocalyptic show Revolution. In 2014 she appeared as the Snow Queen on the hit series Once Upon a Time.
Elizabeth has gained critical acclaim for her versatile performances in a wide variety of different roles, playing anything from sadistic paedophiles to fierce action girls to psychologically complex piano teachers and everything in-between.
Filmography:
- The Sentinel (1996) as Wendy Hawthorne
- JAG (1997) as Lt. Sandra Gilbert
- Gia (1998) as Linda
- Frequency (2000) as Julia 'Jules' Sullivan
- Nurse Betty (2000) as Chloe Jensen
- ER (2000 - 2001) as Dr. Kim Legaspi
- Spin City (2001) as Nancy Wheeler
- The Santa Clause 2 (2002) as Carol Newman-Calvin/Mrs. Claus
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
- The Santa Clauses (2022 - present)
- CSI (2003) as Melissa Winters
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2003, 2011) as Andrea Brown/June Frye
- Everwood (2004) as Sara Beck
- Boston Legal (2004) as Christine Pauley
- House (2004) as Sister Mary Augustine
- Running Scared (2006) as Edele Hansel
- Lost (2006 - 2010) as Juliet Burke
- V (2009 - 2011) as Erica Evans
- Revolution (2012 - 2014) as Rachel Matheson
- Once Upon a Time (2014) as Princess Ingrid of Arendelle/The Snow Queen
- The Purge: Election Year (2016) as Senator Charlene Roan
- Dead of Summer (2016) as Deb Carpenter
- The Expanse (2018 - 2021) as Reverend Doctor Annushka "Anna" Volovodov
- Blindspot (2019) as Scarlett Myers
- The Good Doctor (2021) as Dannie Miller
- Outer Banks (2021) as Carla Limbrey
- First Kill (2022) as Margot Fairmont
- When Time Got Louder (2022) as Tish Peterson
Elizabeth Mitchell exhibits these tropes:
- Actor-Inspired Element: She suggested that Ingrid be barefoot, as she found it hard to walk in the woods while wearing high heels.
- Fascinating Eyebrow: She has a very expressive eyebrow twitch.
- Ms. Fanservice: In Hollywood Palms, Gia, and Once Upon a Time.
- Statuesque Stunner: Is 5'9".