Brooke Elliott
Encyclopedia
Brooke Elliott is an American
actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Jane Bingum
on Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva
.
, in her junior year and graduated from Gabriel Richard Catholic High School in 1993, where she sang 'Friends' by Michael W. Smith at graduation. Elliott then went on to Western Michigan University
, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
in Musical Theatre Performance in 1998.
She is a trained singer and has appeared in many Broadway shows, such as: Beauty and the Beast
, The Pirate Queen
, Taboo
and Wicked
.
Her sister, Jamie Alexander, teaches psychology and French at Bishop Kelley High School
in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Elliott's father, Robert "Bob" Elliott, died on November 20, 2010. He lived and worked in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Jane Bingum
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television...
on Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television...
.
Life and career
Elliott was born in Fridley, Minnesota to Robert, a city manager, and Kathleen Elliott on November 16, 1974. Elliott has one sister, Jamie Alexander, and one brother, Adam Elliott. Due to a job opportunity for her father, she moved to Riverview, MichiganRiverview, Michigan
Riverview is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,486 at the time of the 2010 census.The city is a suburb in the Metro Detroit area, located along the shore of the Detroit River. Riverview incorporated as a village in 1922 and as a city in 1959...
, in her junior year and graduated from Gabriel Richard Catholic High School in 1993, where she sang 'Friends' by Michael W. Smith at graduation. Elliott then went on to Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
in Musical Theatre Performance in 1998.
She is a trained singer and has appeared in many Broadway shows, such as: Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical...
, The Pirate Queen
The Pirate Queen
The Pirate Queen is a musical written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, best known for their adaptation of Les Misérables. John Dempsey is the co-lyricist. The Pirate Queen marks the first time Boublil and Schönberg have created a musical with American collaborators...
, Taboo
Taboo (musical)
Taboo is a stage musical with a book by Mark Davies , lyrics by Boy George, and music by George and Kevan Frost....
and Wicked
Wicked (musical)
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard...
.
Her sister, Jamie Alexander, teaches psychology and French at Bishop Kelley High School
Bishop Kelley High School
Bishop Kelley High School is a Lasallian Catholic high school with over 800 students, grades 9 to 12, located at 41st and Hudson Avenue, in the center of the Tulsa metropolitan area, on a campus spanning just over 37 acres...
in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Elliott's father, Robert "Bob" Elliott, died on November 20, 2010. He lived and worked in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | What Women Want What Women Want What Women Want is a 2000 American romantic comedy film, directed by Nancy Meyers and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. The movie was a box office success with a domestic gross of $182,811,707 and a worldwide gross of $374,111,707, against a budget of $70 million.-Plot:Nick Marshall, a Chicago... |
Woman in Park | |
| 2003 | Taboo Taboo (musical) Taboo is a stage musical with a book by Mark Davies , lyrics by Boy George, and music by George and Kevan Frost.... |
Big Sue | Broadway musical |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury Law & Order: Trial by Jury Law & Order: Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. It was the third spin-off from the long-running Law & Order. The show's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the accused, showing both the prosecution's and defense's preparation... |
Denise Bell | 1 episode: "Vigilante" |
| Wicked Wicked (musical) Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard... |
Madame Morrible (Understudy) + Ensemble | Broadway musical | |
| 2007 | The Pirate Queen The Pirate Queen The Pirate Queen is a musical written by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, best known for their adaptation of Les Misérables. John Dempsey is the co-lyricist. The Pirate Queen marks the first time Boublil and Schönberg have created a musical with American collaborators... |
Majella | Broadway musical |
| 2009–present | Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television... |
Jane Bingum Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television... |
Main role Nominated - Satellite Award Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2009) Prism Awards for Best Actress in comedy series (2011) |