A string of assured dramatic turns in independent features helped to elevate actress Elizabeth Reaser’s profile from acclaimed stage actress to buzzworthy lead in projects ranging from “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 2005- ) to the ‘tween film sensation, “Twilight” (2008). A graduate of Julliard, she balanced television work with stage work in New York and Los Angeles before gaining attention for small but significant turns in movies like “The Believer” (2001) and “Thirteen Conversations about One Thing” (2001). A moving performance as a Norwegian immigrant in “Sweet Land” (2005) led to more
