Elisabeth Röhm

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Elisabeth Röhm
Röhm in 2023
Born (1973-04-28) April 28, 1973
Düsseldorf, West Germany
Other nameElisabeth Rohm
EducationSarah Lawrence College
OccupationsActress, director
Years active1997–present
Spouses
    Ron Anthony Wooster
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    ​
    (m. 2008; div. 2014)​
      Peter Glatzer
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      (m. 2021)​
      Children1

      Elisabeth Röhm (/reɪm/ "Rame" or /rɛm/ "rem"; German: [ˈʁøːm]; born April 28, 1973) is an American television and film actress and director. She is best known for playing Kate Lockley in the television series Angel from 1999 to 2001 and Serena Southerlyn in the television series Law & Order from 2001 to 2005.

      She has also appeared in films such as Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005), American Hustle (2013), Joy (2015), Seduced (2016), Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017), The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017) and Bombshell (2019).

      Röhm made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film Girl in the Basement (2021).

      Early life

      Röhm was born on April 28, 1973, in Düsseldorf, West Germany, to Lisa Loverde and Eberhard Röhm.[1] Her father was a German partner at the law firm of Duane Morris LLP New York, and the family moved to New York City before her first birthday. Her mother was an American scriptwriter who once wrote for the TV soap opera Guiding Light. Röhm's parents divorced when she was 8 or 9. Her maternal grandfather was an Italian immigrant.[2]

      Röhm attended grades 11–12 at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, a small private boarding school in Sewanee, Tennessee, and then graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1996 with a B.A. in European history.[3][4][1]

      Career

      During the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike

      Röhm received her first TV acting role in 1997, as Dorothy Hayes in the American soap opera One Life to Live. She had a starring role in the 1999 BBC Northern Ireland miniseries Eureka Street, and she then portrayed recurring character Detective Kate Lockley in the first two seasons (1999–2001) of the TV series Angel. While appearing in Angel, Röhm also had a regular role in the only season (2000–2001) of the Turner Network Television drama series Bull.

      Röhm portrayed regular character Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn through four seasons (2001–2005) of the television series Law & Order. She also portrayed deputy DA Amanda Taylor on Stalker.[5][6] More recently, Röhm has received critical acclaim for her roles in two David O. Russell films, American Hustle (2013) and Joy (2015).

      Between 2016 and 2017, Röhm appeared in three episodes of Hawaii Five-0 a Season-14 episode of NCIS, Netflix's Flaked, the film Once Upon a Time in Venice including Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, John Goodman and Famke Janssen and the film The Tribes of Palos Verdes starring Jennifer Garner and Alicia Silverstone. She portrayed Martha MacCallum in the 2019 film Bombshell with Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie.[7] She portrayed the mother of Aiden, a drug-addled teen who gets recruited by police to take down a drug czar, in the 2021 film The Runner.

      She made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film Girl in the Basement (2021), based on the Fritzl case.[8]

      Personal life

      Röhm was a longtime avid equestrian, but she gave up professional equestrianism after a 2005 accident that she spoke about in a 2011 episode of the Biography Channel series Celebrity Close Calls.[9] She appeared in several horse-riding scenes with Mark Harmon in an NCIS episode.

      Röhm was engaged to director Austin Smithard in 2000. In 2005, Röhm began a relationship with Ron Anthony Wooster. Röhm and Wooster have a daughter born in April 2008.[10][11] Röhm and Wooster married in October 2008.[12] They divorced in October 2014.[13][14] In January 2019, Röhm announced her engagement to Judge Jonathan T. Colby.[15] In March 2020, Röhm's publicist revealed that she and Colby are no longer together.[16]

      In October 2021, Röhm married Peter Glatzer with her daughter in attendance.[17]

      Röhm had a blog on her personal website, where she often wrote about life with her daughter and her then-fiancé.[18] On January 6, 2011, People added Röhm's blog to the "Moms & Babies" section of its website.[19]

      Awards and nominations

      Röhm, as part of the cast of the TV series Law & Order, was nominated for their 2001 performance, and again for their 2003 performance, for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. In 2014, Röhm and the rest of the cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for their roles in American Hustle.[20]

      Röhm was selected for Maxim magazine's "Hot 100" list in 2002.[21]

      Filmography

      Film

      Year Title Role Notes
      1999 Puppet, Love and Mertz Love Short film
      2004 Push Samantha Short film
      2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Agent Janet McKaren
      2007 Ghost Image Jennifer
      2008 The Kreutzer Sonata Abigail
      San Saba Leigh
      2009 The Whole Truth Angela Masters
      Crimes of the Past Josephine Sparrow
      2011 Abduction Lorna Price
      2012 Transit Robyn
      2013 Officer Down Alexandra Callahan
      Aftermath Rebecca Fiorini
      Chlorine Katherine
      American Hustle Dolly Polito
      2014 Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark Rosie
      Finding Happiness Juliet Palmer
      2015 Joy Peggy Mangano
      2016 Everlasting Jessie's Mom
      Seduced Caroline Prati
      Love Is All You Need? Reverend Rachel
      Polaris Christine
      2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice Anne Phillips
      Wish Upon Johanna Shannon
      Scales: Mermaids are Real Tiffany
      Trafficked Rachel
      The Tribes of Palos Verdes Kristen
      2018 Con Man Lisa Minkow
      2019 Sgt. Will Gardner Kimmy
      Bombshell Martha MacCallum
      2021 The Starling Nancy Rothwelder
      The Runner Miranda Albers
      Notorious Nick Stacey Newell
      2022 A Marriage Made in Heaven Maria Chicopoulos
      2026 Starbright Caroline

      Television

      Year Title Role Notes
      1997–1998 One Life to Live Dorothy Hayes Unknown episodes
      1998 The Invisible Man Television film
      Fantasy Island Beautiful Cindy Episode: "We're Not Worthy"
      1999 The '60s Amanda Stone Television film
      Turks Marla Episode: "Live, Love, Lose and Learn"
      Eureka Street Max Mini-series; 4 episodes
      1999–2001 Angel Kate Lockley 15 episodes
      2000–2001 Bull Alison Jeffers 20 episodes
      2001–2005 Law & Order ADA Serena Southerlyn Main role (seasons 12–15)
      85 Episodes
      2005 Briar & Graves Dr. Laurie Graves Television film
      FBI: Negotiator Laura Martin Television film
      2006 Amber's Story Donna Whitson Television film
      2007 Masters of Science Fiction Lt. Granger Episode: "The Awakening"
      Big Shots Alex Mason 3 episodes
      2008–2013 The Mentalist Dr. Sophie Miller 2 episodes
      2009 90210 Bitsy Epstein Episode: "To New Beginnings!"
      Brooke Harris Television film
      2009–2010 Heroes Lauren Gilmore 8 episodes
      2011 A Christmas Kiss Priscilla Hall Television film
      2012 CSI: Miami Jill Ferris Episode: "Terminal Velocity"
      Lake Placid: The Final Chapter Sheriff Theresa Giovi Television film
      2012–2013 The Client List Taylor Berkhalter Recurring role, 14 episodes
      2013 In the Dark Ali Television film
      2014 A Christmas Kiss II Miss Hall Television film
      Beauty & the Beast FBI Special Agent Dana Landon 4 episodes
      Forget and Forgive Det. Anne Walker Television film
      Hell's Kitchen Herself Episode: "16 Chefs Compete"
      2014–2015 Stalker Amanda Taylor 11 episodes
      2016 Seduced Caroline Television film
      Revenge Porn Elaine Harris Television film; AKA My Daughter's Disgrace
      The Last Ship Allison Shaw 13 episodes
      2016–2017 Hawaii Five-0 Dr. Madison Gray 3 episodes
      2017 Flaked Alex 5 episodes
      NCIS May Dawson Episode: "Beastmaster"
      2017–2019 Jane the Virgin Eileen 6 episodes
      2018 Magnum P.I. Brooke Mason Episode: "Sudden Death"
      2018–2019 The Oath Aria Price Recurring role (13 episodes)
      2019 Family Pictures Maggie Television
      Tales Mrs. Sinclair Episode: "My Life"
      2020 Sleeping with Danger Grace Tanner Lifetime Television film
      2021 Girl in the Basement Nurse (uncredited) Television film; director
      Switched Before Birth - Television film; director
      2022 Girl in Room 13 - Television film; director
      Law & Order - Episode: "Only the Lonely"; director
      2024 Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story - Television film; director

      Video games

      Year Title Role Notes
      2002 Law & Order: Dead on the Money ADA Serena Southerlyn (voice) Video game
      2003 Law & Order: Double or Nothing
      2004 Law & Order: Justice Is Served

      References

      1. "Rohm, Elisabeth 1973– (Elizabeth Rohm)". Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Cengage. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
      2. Rohm, Elisabeth; Adamson, Eve (2013). Baby Steps: Having the Child I Always Wanted (Just Not as I Expected). Da Capo Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-7382-1663-8.
      3. Spear, Linda (March 1, 1998). "Film Set in Yonkers Native's Locale". The New York Times.
      4. "Notable Alumni". Sarah Lawrence College. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
      5. Andreeva, Nellie (July 22, 2014). "Elisabeth Rohm Joins New CBS Drama 'Stalker' As New Regular". Deadline Hollywood.
      6. "Elisabeth Rohm: Does 'Stalker' Glorify Stalking?". Access Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
      7. "Elisabeth Röhm—Martha MacCallum from Bombshell Stars Compared to Their Real-Life Counterparts". E! Online. December 18, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
      8. Cutler, Jacqueline (February 25, 2021). "Elisabeth Röhm Makes Her Directorial Debut with Lifetime's "Girl in the Basement"". MediaVillage. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
      9. "Jermaine Jackson, Angie Everhart, Elisabeth Rohm, Jose Canseco." Dir. Seth Jarrett, Timothy F. Smith, and Erich Storm. Celebrity Close Calls, The Biography Channel, 16 July 2011.
      10. Mascia, Kristen (April 11, 2008). "Elisabeth Röhm Welcomes a Baby Girl". People. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
      11. Röhm, Elisabeth (March 10, 2011). "Sharing My IVF Secret". Elisabeth Röhm's Blog. People. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
      12. Nome, Valerie (August 7, 2008). "Elisabeth Rohm Makes Room For Dog, Baby in Wedding". OK Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
      13. Schott, Heather Morgan (December 2015). "20 Questions: Elisabeth Rohm Fills Us In". Momtastic. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
      14. Röhm, Elisabeth (August 21, 2018). "Elisabeth Röhm's Blog: I'm Back — and Ready to Talk Parenting Post-Split". People. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
      15. Hearon, Sarah (January 30, 2019). "'Law & Order' Alum Elisabeth Rohm Is Engaged to Judge Jonathan T. Colby". US Weekly. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
      16. Us Weekly Staff (March 19, 2020). "Celebrity Splits of 2020". Us Weekly. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
      17. Ellin, Abby (November 12, 2021). "'The Kiss to End All Kisses'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
      18. Röhm, Elisabeth (April 14, 2011). "Easton Turns Three!". Elisabeth Röhm's Blog. elisabeth-rohm.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
      19. Röhm, Elisabeth (January 6, 2011). "Elisabeth Röhm's Blog: Embracing Change In the New Year". People. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
      20. McNary, Dave (January 18, 2014). "'American Hustle' Wins SAG Ensemble Cast Award". Variety. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
      21. "2002 HOT 100 LIST". Maxim. May 1, 2002. Retrieved June 9, 2018.