Elizabeth Reaser

       Elizabeth Ann Reaser, born July 2nd, 1975 was an American stage, television, and film actress. She is famous for her roles in the films Stay as well as The Family Stone, Sweet Land and Against the Current as well as the TV series Saved, Grey's Anatomy and The Ex-List. Reaser, who is the daughter of Karen Davidson (nee Weidman), as well as John Reaser, was born in Bloomfield Hills, a wealthy Detroit suburb. Elizabeth is the middle sibling of three. Her mother was married to William Davidson, a billionaire businessman in the year 1995. Reaser was graduated from Avondale High School, Auburn Hills and the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Bloomfield Hills. After graduating from high school, Reaser attended Oakland University for a year, then she attended the Juilliard School's Drama department (1995-1999) in Group 28 where she earned the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She also worked in the emergency department, monitoring the behavior of the medical staff. Interview magazine named her one of the "14 To Be", young creative women in October 2004. The film she directed Sweet Land won the "Jury Award", at the Newport Beach Film Festival, and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award "Best Male Lead" award. [citation requiredReaser was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award. Reaser received a nomination for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in the Drama Series. She was an occasional guest on Grey's Anatomy in 2007 and in 2008.