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Ellen Anna Muth http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0616091/bio http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0616091 (born March 6, 1981, in Milford, Connecticut) is an American film and television actress, best known for her role as Georgia "George" Lass in Showtime's brilliant but short-lived series Dead Like Me. She is also a member of Intertel and Mensa, a student at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, races automobiles, and collects Burmese cats. Her awards include Best Actress at the AFI for The Young Girl and the Monsoon (1999) and best supporting actress at the Japanese Film Festival for Dolores Claiborne (1995), in which she made her screen debut.

Early life

Ellen Muth was raised in Connecticut by her mother and optician father. As a child Ellen had various interests which included horseback riding, dance, singing, and target shooting. When she was about twelve she became interested in modelling and was eventually accepted at Ford Models. Because Ford would only use her for limited dress sizes, Ellen soon joined the Rascal's Agency and was shot for the cover, middle and back pages of a Sawgrass Mills catalogue when she was thirteen. By the time she was fourteen Ellen had decided that her career of choice was acting, this being influenced by her involvement in various school plays and the like. Ellen studied acting at the NYC Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and got her start doing commercials in 1993. From there many film and television choices followed, though she did take some time off to finish school.

Filmography

Dolores Claiborne (1995) Young Selena
Only Love (1998) (TV) Rachel
The Young Girl and the Monsoon (1999) Constance
The Truth About Jane (2000) (TV) Jane
Cora Unashamed (2000) (TV) Jessie Studevant at 18
Gentleman's Game (2001) Mollie Kildruff
Rain (2001) Jenny
Superfire (2002) (TV) Jill Perkins
Two Against Time (2002) (TV) Emma Portman

Television shows and guest appearances

Law & Order (1997) ep. "Thrill" Adele Green
The Beat (2000) ep. "The Beat Goes On" Jacqueline Hutchinson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000) ep. "Chat Room" Elaine Harrington
Normal, Ohio (2000) ep. "Pilot" Dana le Tour
Dead Like Me (2003-2004) Georgia 'George' Lass
American Dad (2006) ep. "The American Dad After School Special" - Debbie (voice)

Quotes

Ever since I was a little kid, whenever my parents would have company over, I would put on shows, whether they would be magic shows, singing shows, dancing shows, little skits. I would do improv. And then I started making my own movies. I was so demanding and so aggressive with all my friends: "No, you need to be lying in this position so I can get your legs in the shot." I needed it perfectly filmed the way I envisioned it.
"What do you really think happens after you die?" That's the question that everyone, everyone, everyone asks. And I'm so sick of it. But my true answer is, I don't know. And there's no way I'm going to find out till it happens.
I have a lot of quirkiness in me, as it is, and I say a lot of expressions, and people will start cracking up, like, "Where did that come from?" And I have no idea. It's just part of my brain that makes up these things, and they come out.
In high school, I observed a lot. I was very open-minded. There were many cliques in high school and I had connections with each group. I almost played the role of psychiatrist, just to know what was going on with people.

External links

Ellen-Muth.Com A comprehensive Ellen Muth resource containing a fan forum where Ellen makes periodic contact with her fans

References

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