Elizabeth Berridge (actress) explained

Elizabeth Berridge
Birth Date:May 2, 1962
Birth Place:New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1979–present
Children:1

Elizabeth Berridge (born May 2, 1962) is an American film and theatre actress.[1] She is known for her roles as Amy Harper in the horror film The Funhouse (1981), Constanze Mozart in the period drama film Amadeus (1984), Charlotte in the TV sitcom The Powers that Be (1992–1993), and Officer Eve Eggers on The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996).

Personal life

Berridge was born in New Rochelle, New York, the daughter of George Berridge, a lawyer, and Mary L. Berridge (née Robinson), a social worker.[2] The family settled in Larchmont, New York, where she attended Chatsworth Elementary School. There she began to perform and sing. Due to her acting commitments, she earned her diploma through an independent-study program at Mamaroneck High School.[3]

She met actor Kevin Corrigan when they worked together on the film Broke Even (2000); they married in 2001, and have a daughter together.[4]

Career

Berridge was called in to audition for the part of Constanze Mozart after filming had already commenced in Prague on Amadeus. Meg Tilly, who was originally given the role, injured her leg in a soccer game and had to withdraw from the film. Two actresses were flown to Prague, and after a week's auditions Berridge was given the part (supposedly because the other actress, Diane Franklin, was "too pretty" to play the part of a landlady's daughter).[5] Berridge and the other cast members remained in Prague for six months to complete the filming.[6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979Natural EnemiesSheila Steward
1981Amy Harper
1984AmadeusConstanze Mozart
1985Smooth TalkJune
1987Five CornersMelanie
1993When the Party's OverFrankie
1999PaybackHookeruncredited
2000Broke EvenLeslie
2004HidalgoAnnie Oakley
2005Break a LegNY girl
2010Please GiveElyse
2015ResultsChristine
2022The Vanishing PointLoriShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981Guiding LightMorgan RichardsSoap opera, episode: "Surprise Witness"
1981–82TexasAllison LindenSoap opera, recurring role
1984Silence of the HeartPennyTV movie
1987Leg WorkPeachesEpisode: "Peaches"
1989Home Fires BurningFrancine TibbettsTV movie
1989Miami ViceJulia SciantiEpisode: "The Lost Madonna"
1989Susan WilhiteEpisode: "Endgame"
1990MontanaLavettaTV movie
1992–93CharlotteMain cast
1993–96Officer Eve EggersMain cast
1998Touched by an AngelHollyEpisode: "The Trigger"
2001When Billie Beat BobbyRosie CasalsTV movie
2001–05Grounded for LifeAmy3 episodes
2003Still StandingSandy HartwickEpisode: "Still Changing"
2004Wedding guestEpisode: "Shirley Cooks with Love"

Notes and References

  1. News: Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Elizabeth Berridge. May 2, 2016. The Daily Voice.
  2. http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Elizabeth-Berridge.html Elizabeth Berridge Biography (1962–)
  3. Web site: THEATER; LARCHMONT ACTRESS TO OPEN IN PLAY (Published 1984) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20181112101527/https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/09/nyregion/theater-larchmont-actress-to-open-in-play.html . 2018-11-12 . live .
  4. Bio: Kevin Corrigan . . 2024-08-22.
  5. as told by Berridge in Bonus Features – The Making of Amadeus, disc 2 Amadeus DVD, Director's Cut edition
  6. The Making of Amadeus, disc 2 of Amadeus DVD, Director's Cut edition