Eloise Mumford
| Eloise Mumford | |
|---|---|
 Mumford in 2010 | |
| Born |
September 24, 1986 Olympia, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Eloise Mumford (born September 24, 1986)[1] is an American actress known for her roles on the television series Lone Star and The River.
Life and career
Mumford, the middle child of parents Tom Mumford and Nancy Smith, was born and raised in Olympia, Washington, where she was home-schooled through fifth grade and later attended the Annie Wright School in Tacoma, Washington, and Capital High School in Olympia.[1] She has an older sister, Anna, and a younger brother, Kai. Mumford, inspired at age seven by a local production of South Pacific, performed in high-school plays and at Olympia's Capital Playhouse.[1]
She graduated in 2009 from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts,[1] She also is an alumnus of the Atlantic Acting School[2] While in college, Mumford starred with Jesse Eisenberg in director Maggie Kiley's well-received short film "Some Boys Don't Leave".[1] She understudied Elisabeth Moss in the Broadway production of Speed the Plow.[3]
Mumford starred as Lena Landry on the ABC paranormal series The River in 2012[4] and on the Fox series Lone Star in 2010, which she was cast in during her first pilot season after graduating college.[5][6] She was the female lead in the Blumhouse Productions feature Not Safe For Work for Universal Pictures.[7] and was the female lead in the indy Drones alongside Matt O'Leary, directed by Rick Rosenthal.[8]
In February 2012, Mumford was cast to play the female lead in an ABC drama pilot titled Reckless.[9] She played Anastasia Steele's roommate, Kate Kavanagh, in the Fifty Shades of Grey film (2015).[10]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Crash | Megan Emory | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Vanessa | Episode: "Sugar" |
| 2009 | Mercy | Hannah | Episode: "Some of Us Have Been to the Desert" |
| 2010 | Lone Star | Lindsay Holloway | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | The River | Lena Landry | 8 episodes |
| 2012 | Christmas with Holly[11] | Maggie | Hallmark Hall of Fame movie |
| 2015 | Just in Time for Christmas | Lindsay | Hallmark Hall of Fame movie |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Some Boys Don't Leave | The Girl | Short film |
| 2012 | So Undercover | Sasha Stolezinsky/ Suzy Walters | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Drones | Sue Lawson | |
| 2014 | Not Safe for Work | Anna | |
| 2014 | In the Blood | Sandy Grant | |
| 2015 | Fifty Shades of Grey | Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh | |
| 2017 | Fifty Shades Darker | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sailor, Craig (September 19, 2010). "Eloise Mumford: Olympia native leaps from local stages to Fox show". The Olympian. Olympia, Washington. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
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- ↑ "Featured Alumni". Atlantic Acting School. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
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- ↑ The River: Cancelled; No Season Two on ABC
- ↑ http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-river/actor-bios/eloise-mumford
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- ↑ Mandy Moore To Co-Star In ABC Pilot 'Pulling', Eloise Mumford In 'Reckless'
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (November 22, 2013). "'Fifty Shades': Eloise Mumford Tapped to Play Anastasia Steele's Roommate". Variety. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ↑ "Christmas With Holly Cast / Bios > Eloise Mumford". Hallmark Channel. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-29.