Eliza Taylor
{{short description|Australian actress (born 1989)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Eliza Taylor
| image = Eliza Taylor (cropped).jpg
| caption = Taylor in 2017
| birth_name = Eliza Jane Taylor-Cotter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|10|24}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| other_names = Eliza Morley
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2003–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Bob Morley|2019}}
| children = 1
| known_for = {{plainlist|
}}
}}
Eliza Jane Morley{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WildpipM/status/1187182050337538048|title=Mrs. Morley, you are the most adorable being on this planet! 30 years ago, something very special happened, and that was @MisElizaJane Happiest of birthdays! You are my goddess always and forever xx|first=Bob|last=Morley|date=23 October 2019|access-date=20 December 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CGu1RB2pV4o/ |
title=Happy birthday to my Uno playing goddess. You are such a caring and giving soul, and I thank my lucky stars that we are on this journey together. You give me strength when I need it most, and hold my hand when all feels lost. Congratulations on another revolution around the sun, this feels like the day my universe was created. I love you so much. Happy birthday. @elizajaneface |first=Bob |last=Morley |date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=18 May 2025}} ({{née}} Taylor-Cotter; born 24 October 1989{{cite web|url=http://www.showcast.com.au/showcast/View/ViewActorProfile?actorId=20327&d=g-M8olMJa6BRTPVHG4pkcA#|title=Eliza Taylor|publisher=Showcast|access-date=7 February 2017|archive-date=12 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112040440/http://www.showcast.com.au/showcast/View/ViewActorProfile?actorId=20327&d=g-M8olMJa6BRTPVHG4pkcA|url-status=live}}), known professionally as Eliza Taylor, is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as Janae Timmins on the Australian soap opera drama Neighbours (2005–2008), as Clarke Griffin on the dystopian science fiction series The 100 (2014–2020), and as Hannah Carson in the NBC science fiction series Quantum Leap (2022–2024).
Early life
Taylor was born in Melbourne, Australia and has two sisters and a brother. Her mother is an author and a graphic designer, her stepfather was a stand-up comedian, and her biological father owned cafés around Melbourne. As a child, she wanted to be a marine biologist.{{cite web|url=http://perfectblend.net/features/interview-taylorcotter2.htm|title=Neighbours: The Perfect Blend {{!}} Interview: Eliza Taylor-Cotter|website=perfectblend.net|access-date=10 March 2017|archive-date=3 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403032434/http://perfectblend.net/features/interview-taylorcotter2.htm|url-status=live}}
Career
=2003–2013: Career beginnings and ''Neighbours''=
After a lead role in Pirate Islands, Taylor starred as Rosie Cartwright in The Sleepover Club in 2003. She transitioned to mature audience programs with a guest role on Blue Heelers in 2004.
In 2005, Taylor achieved her breakthrough in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. She secured the role of Janae Timmins after previously appearing in a guest role in 2003.{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Eliza+Taylor-Cotter&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE0604274758T64TR0B|title=Street of dreams|last=Houston|first=Melinda|date=27 April 2006|work=The Age|access-date=7 February 2017|archive-date=11 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611065618/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Eliza+Taylor-Cotter&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE0604274758T64TR0B|url-status=live}} Taylor had originally auditioned for the role of Lana Crawford.{{cite journal|last=Rigden|first=Clare|date=2–8 April 2005|title=Girl next door|journal=TV Week|publisher=ACP Magazines|page=8|issue=14}} In 2007, Nell Feeney and Sianoa Smit-McPhee, who play Taylor's on-screen mother Janelle Timmins and sister Bree Timmins, were written out of the serial.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a63106/neighbours-star-unhappy-with-axings/ |title='Neighbours' star unhappy with axings|work=Digital Spy|date=28 June 2007|access-date=8 February 2022|archive-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722230142/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s14/neighbours/news/a63106/neighbours-star-unhappy-with-axings.html|url-status=live}} Later that year, Taylor quit the serial and partially attributed her departure to the exits of Feeney and Smit-McPhee, stating that the show "just didn't feel like the family that I joined when I started three years ago".{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a89540/four-more-neighbours-departures-announced/|title=Four more 'Neighbours' departures announced|work=Digital Spy|date=17 February 2008|access-date=8 February 2022|archive-date=10 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610151551/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s14/neighbours/news/a89540/four-more-neighbours-departures-announced.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Interview With Eliza Taylor-Cotter |publisher=Neighbours - The Perfect Blend |url=http://perfectblend.net/features/interview-taylorcotter.htm |access-date=20 April 2015 |archive-date=6 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206115710/http://perfectblend.net/features/interview-taylorcotter.htm |url-status=live}} Taylor finished filming her last studio scenes in 2007 and her final episode was screened on 8 February 2008. In 2007, she was nominated for Best Female at the Inside Soap Awards.
She portrayed Snow White in a Christmas pantomime of Snow White from 19 December 2007 to 6 January 2008 in Weymouth Pavilion, England.{{cite web |last1=Meech |first1=Ruth |url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/leisure/stage/1449821.our-neighbour-is-snow-white/ |title=Our Neighbour is Snow White |website=Dorsetecho.co.uk |date=6 June 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/leisure/stage/1449821.our-neighbour-is-snow-white/ |archive-date=19 May 2025}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/search/1958161.Best_panto_ever_at_the_Pavilion/ |title=Best panto ever at the Pavilion (From Dorset Echo) |website=Dorsetecho.co.uk |date=11 January 2008 |access-date=30 March 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/search/1958161.Best_panto_ever_at_the_Pavilion/ |archive-date=30 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Joanna |url=https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/features/lookingback/18668488.neighbours-star-eliza-cotter-taylor-panto-weymouth-starring-100/ |title=Neighbours star Eliza Cotter Taylor was in panto in Weymouth before starring in The 100 |website=Dorsetecho.co.uk |date=22 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101005029/https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/features/lookingback/18668488.neighbours-star-eliza-cotter-taylor-panto-weymouth-starring-100/ |archive-date=
1 November 2020}}
Later in 2008, she filmed a short drama-comedy movie called The Laundromat.{{cite web |title=The Laundromat (Short film) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1547011/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_16 |website=IMDb |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508153028/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1547011/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_16 |archive-date=8 May 2025}}
The film premiered in 2010 at Dungog Film Festival.
In 2009, she was in an episode of All Saints. In July 2010, Taylor appeared in the pilot of Winners & Losers.{{cite web |last1=Hannemann |first1=Emily |title=Winners & Losers drama testing for feedback |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2010/07/winners-losers-drama-testing-for-feedback.html |website=TV Tonight.com.au |access-date=24 February 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250224135147/https://tvtonight.com.au/2010/07/winners-losers-drama-testing-for-feedback.html |archive-date=24 February 2025 |page=https://tvtonight.com.au/ |date=6 July 2010}} In 2011, Taylor filmed a role in the horror movie 6 Plots.{{cite web |title=6 Plots |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/uk/film935797.html |website=filmaffinity.com |access-date=1 March 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250301233232/https://www.filmaffinity.com/uk/film935797.html |archive-date=1 March 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Gold |first1=Robert |title=6 Plots DVD Review |url=https://www.horrordna.com/movies/6-plots-dvd-review |website=horrordna.com |access-date=1 March 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250301233535/https://www.horrordna.com/movies/6-plots-dvd-review |archive-date=1 March 2025}} In 2012, Taylor played a nurse in the Australian supernatural horror film, Patrick: Evil Awakens, a remake of the 1978 film of the same name.{{cite web |last1=Tyson |first1=Patrick |title=AICN HORROR talks with Mark Hartley director of PATRICK: EVIL AWAKENS! Plus reviews of PATRICK (1978) and the remake! |url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/67287 |website=aicn |access-date=11 June 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250302142124/https://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/67287 |archive-date=2 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=PATRICK: EVIL AWAKENS (2013) Reviews and overview |url=https://moviesandmania.com/2014/02/05/patrick-evil-awakens-2013-australian-horror-movie-overview-cast-plot-reviews-trailer/ |website=moviesandmania.com |publisher=MOVIES and MANIA |access-date=2 March 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250302141546/https://moviesandmania.com/2014/02/05/patrick-evil-awakens-2013-australian-horror-movie-overview-cast-plot-reviews-trailer/ |archive-date=2 March 2025}}
=2014–2020: ''The 100''=
File:Eliza Taylor-Cotter.jpg for The 100]]
On 1 March 2013, it was announced that Taylor had been cast as lead character Clarke Griffin in the new post-apocalyptic science fiction drama series The 100 on The CW.{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2013/02/australian-actress-eliza-taylor-tapped-as-the-lead-of-cw-pilot-the-hundred-443131/ |title=Australian Actress Eliza Taylor Tapped As The Lead Of CW Pilot 'The Hundred' |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=28 February 2013 |access-date=30 March 2013 |archive-date=4 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904062835/http://deadline.com/2013/02/australian-actress-eliza-taylor-tapped-as-the-lead-of-cw-pilot-the-hundred-443131/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a463021/neighbours-star-eliza-taylor-lands-lead-in-us-tv-drama-the-hundred.html |title='Neighbours' star Eliza Taylor lands lead in US TV drama 'The Hundred' - US TV News |work=Digital Spy |date=4 March 2013 |access-date=3 January 2014 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925010459/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a463021/neighbours-star-eliza-taylor-lands-lead-in-us-tv-drama-the-hundred.html |url-status=live }} The series premiered on Wednesday, 19 March 2014.{{cite press release|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=The CW Sets Midseason Schedule & New Series Premiere Dates; 'The Tomorrow People' Moving to Monday|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/12/the-cw-sets-midseason-schedule-the-tomorrow-people-moving-to-monday/222212/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215024135/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/12/the-cw-sets-midseason-schedule-the-tomorrow-people-moving-to-monday/222212/|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2013|via=TV by the Numbers|date=12 December 2013|access-date=21 December 2013}} Explaining how she got the part in the series, Taylor said:
I didn't actually audition. I'd been living in LA for about a month and my credit card was stolen and all my money was taken – spent at Home Depot, which was great – and I was ready to pack my bags and go back to Australia because I didn't know how I was going to survive in LA any longer and then I got a call from my manager to say that an audition I'd done months ago for a film had been looked at by the producers of this TV show called The 100 and they wanted me to go in for a reading the next day. So I read the script that night and loved it and went in for the meeting the next day and got the role. Before I knew it I was on a plane to Vancouver to shoot the pilot and my whole life changed.{{cite web |url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interview-eliza-taylor-the-100/ |title=Eliza Taylor | THE 100 |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190251/http://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interviews/9081-interview-eliza-taylor-the-100-|url-status=live}}
In 2014, Taylor starred as Sarah in the thriller film The November Man.{{cite web |last1=Butler |first1=Andrea |title=Why Sarah From The November Man Looks So Familiar |url=https://www.looper.com/591498/why-sarah-from-the-november-man-looks-so-familiar/ |website=Looper.com |publisher=Andrea Butler |access-date=1 May 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250303002908/https://www.looper.com/591498/why-sarah-from-the-november-man-looks-so-familiar/ |archive-date=3 March 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Barker |first1=Andrew |title=Film Review: 'The November Man' |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-november-man-1201282912/ |website=Variety.com |access-date=2 March 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250303002847/https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-november-man-1201282912/ |archive-date=3 March 2025 |date=14 August 2014}}
For her role in The 100, Taylor was nominated for Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy at the Teen Choice Awards from 2015 to 2018.
In 2017, Taylor starred as Kat Carter/Meredith in a thriller-drama film Thumper.{{cite web |last1=Scheck |first1=Frank |title='Thumper': Film Review - Tribeca 2017 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/thumper-997355/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=25 April 2017 |access-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026184121/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/thumper-997355/ |archive-date=26 October 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Jusino |first1=Teresa |title=The 100's Eliza Taylor Trades Genre for Contemporary Grit in New Film Thumper |url=https://www.themarysue.com/interview-eliza-taylor-thumper/ |website=themarysue.com |date=17 November 2017 |access-date=18 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118230727/https://www.themarysue.com/interview-eliza-taylor-thumper/ |archive-date=18 November 2017}} The same year, she starred as Ellen Langford in the Netflix Christmas romantic comedy-drama film Christmas Inheritance.{{Cite web |last=Villeneuve |first=Nicole |date=13 December 2017 |title=Netflix is releasing another original Christmas movie following the success of 'A Christmas Prince' — and it sounds like another cheesy classic |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-is-releasing-another-original-christmas-2017-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230424032344/https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-is-releasing-another-original-christmas-2017-12 |archive-date=24 April 2023 |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=Insider}}
=2021–present: Recent work =
In 2021, Taylor directed two music videos: "Vices" by Sarah and the Sundays,{{cite web |title=Sarah and the Sundays |url=https://www.sarahandthesundays.com/ |website=Sarah and the Sundays |access-date=21 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311101352/https://www.sarahandthesundays.com/ |archive-date=11 March 2022}} in which she also acted,{{cite web |last1=Sims |first1=Paige |title=Sarah and the Sundays team up with Eliza Taylor on "Vices" |url=https://earmilk.com/2021/10/01/sarah-and-the-sundays-team-up-with-eliza-taylor-on-vices-video/ |website=Earmilk |date=October 2021 |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/https://earmilk.com/2021/10/01/sarah-and-the-sundays-team-up-with-eliza-taylor-on-vices-video/ |archive-date=15 Apr 2023}} and "Bad Posture" by Abby Anderson.{{cite web |title=ABBY ANDERSON RELEASES NEW SONG 'BAD POSTURE' |url=https://www.musicupdatecentral.com/single-post/abby-anderson-releases-new-song-bad-posture |website=musicupdatecentral.com |publisher=MUSIC UPDATE CENTRAL |access-date=29 May 2024 |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529030530/https://www.musicupdatecentral.com/single-post/abby-anderson-releases-new-song-bad-posture}}{{cite web |last1=Watts |first1=Cindy |title=Abby Anderson Reveals Mormon Faith Led To Career Struggles, Eating Disorder |url=http://kixhotcountry.com/abby-anderson-reveals-mormon-faith-led-to-career-struggles-eating-disorder |website=kixhotcountry.com |publisher=Kix Hot Country |access-date=23 Jul 2024 |archive-date=23 Jul 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723061025/http://kixhotcountry.com/abby-anderson-reveals-mormon-faith-led-to-career-struggles-eating-disorder}}
In 2022, Taylor appeared in the guest role of Doctor Villka in The Orville episode "From Unknown Graves".{{cite web |last1=Snowden |first1=Scott |title='The Orville' Season 3 Episode 7 'From Unknown Graves' |url=https://www.space.com/the-orville-season-3-episode-7-review |website=Space.com |date=19 July 2022 |access-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420012949/https://www.space.com/the-orville-season-3-episode-7-review |archive-date=20 April 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Hogan |first1=Nick |title=The Orville Season 3 Episode 7 Review: From Unknown Graves |url=https://telltaletv.com/2022/07/the-orville-season-3-episode-7-review-from-unknown-graves/ |website=telltaletv.com |date=15 July 2022 |access-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420012949/https://www.space.com/the-orville-season-3-episode-7-review |archive-date=20 April 2023}}
In 2023, Taylor and Morley starred together as Julie and Marcus Alexander in the sci-fi thriller I'll Be Watching, which Taylor executive produced.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/eliza-taylor-the-100-bob-morley-new-movie-efm-1234926663/|title='The 100' Stars Eliza Taylor & Bob Morley Set For Sci-Fi Thriller 'I'll Be Watching' — EFM |first=Andreas |last=Wiseman |date=4 February 2022 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=4 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204163703/https://deadline.com/2022/02/eliza-taylor-the-100-bob-morley-new-movie-efm-1234926663/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Foertsch |first=Rachel |title=Eliza Taylor Faces Off Against Home Invader In I'll Be Watching Trailer |date=April 2, 2023 |website=Screen Rant |url=https://screenrant.com/ill-be-watching-movie-eliza-taylor-trailer/ |accessdate=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/https://screenrant.com/ill-be-watching-movie-eliza-taylor-trailer/ |archive-date=12 Apr 2023}}{{cite web |title=Eliza Taylor Stars in The Nail Biting Thriller I'll Be Watching Acquired by Uncorkd Entertainment |url=https://andersonvision.com/eliza-taylor-stars-in-the-nail-biting-thriller-ill-be-watching-acquired-by-uncorkd-entertainment/?feed_id=2486&_unique_id=64458a3893f8d |website=andersonvision.com | date=23 April 2023 |publisher=Troy Anderson |access-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424132541/https://andersonvision.com/eliza-taylor-stars-in-the-nail-biting-thriller-ill-be-watching-acquired-by-uncorkd-entertainment/?feed_id=2486&_unique_id=64458a3893f8d |archive-date=24 April 2023}}
The same year, Taylor served as an executive producer and starred as Ruby Allen in the independent romantic comedy It Only Takes a Night.{{cite web |last1=Frater |first1=Patrick |title=Australian Independent Films 'It Only Takes a Night' and 'The Cost' Head Into Production |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/australian-independent-films-it-only-takes-a-night-the-cost-production-1234956495/ |website=Variety.com |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/australian-independent-films-it-only-takes-a-night-the-cost-production-1234956495/ |archive-date=26 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=The Screen Guide-It Only Takes a Night |url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/it-only-takes-a-night-2021/39833/ |website=Screen Australia |access-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/australian-independent-films-it-only-takes-a-night-the-cost-production-1234956495/ |archive-date=26 April 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |date=3 November 2022 |title=Myriad Pictures adds comedy 'It Only Takes A Night' to AFM roster (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/myriad-pictures-adds-comedy-it-only-takes-a-night-to-afm-roster-exclusive/5176140.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230426072932/https://www.screendaily.com/news/myriad-pictures-adds-comedy-it-only-takes-a-night-to-afm-roster-exclusive/5176140.article |archive-date=26 April 2023 |access-date=26 April 2023 |website=ScreenDaily}}
Also in 2023, Taylor starred as series regular Hannah Carson in season 2 of Quantum Leap.{{cite web |title='Quantum Leap' Adds Peter Gadiot and Eliza Taylor as Series Regulars for Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/quantum-leap-peter-gadiot-eliza-taylor-season-2-1235713693/ |website=Variety.com |date=5 September 2023 |access-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/quantum-leap-peter-gadiot-eliza-taylor-season-2-1235713693/ |archive-date=5 Sep 2023}}{{cite web |title=Quantum Leap Adds 2 New Series Regulars: First Look at Season 2 |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/quantum-leaps-season-2-adds-new-regulars-drops-first-look-images |website=nbc.com |date=5 September 2023 |access-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230907184213/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/quantum-leaps-season-2-adds-new-regulars-drops-first-look-images |archive-date=7 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Quantum Leap Season 2 Adds The 100 Alum Eliza Taylor and Yellowjackets' Peter Gadiot — See First Look |url=https://tvline.com/casting-news/quantum-leap-season-2-eliza-taylor-peter-gadiot-cast-series-regulars-1235038404/ |website=TVLine |date=5 September 2023 |access-date=5 September 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/https://tvline.com/casting-news/quantum-leap-season-2-eliza-taylor-peter-gadiot-cast-series-regulars-1235038404/ |archive-date=5 September 2023}}
In 2025, Taylor and Morley created the short film Status: Active.{{cite web |last1=Ulrich |first1=Evelyn |title=The 100's Bob Morley and Eliza Taylor to release their first short film Status: Active |url=https://culturess.com/the-100-bob-morley-and-eliza-taylor-to-release-their-first-short-film-status-active |website=Culturess.com |access-date=26 February 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250226194659/https://culturess.com/the-100-bob-morley-and-eliza-taylor-to-release-their-first-short-film-status-active |archive-date=26 February 2025}}{{cite web |title=Status: Active |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35769678/ |website=IMDb |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509224418/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35769678/ |archive-date=9 May 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Coley |first1=Samantha |date=25 May 2025 |url=https://collider.com/eliza-taylor-bob-morley-status-active-short-film/ |title=“It’s Like ‘Black Mirror,’ but a Comedy”: ‘The 100’ Stars Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley Dish on Their Twisty, Genre-Bending Short Film ‘Status: Active’ |website=Collider |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525182847/https://collider.com/eliza-taylor-bob-morley-status-active-short-film/ |archive-date=25 May 2025}}
Morley wrote and directed the film, while Taylor co-produced and starred in it.
Personal life
File:Eliza Taylor & Bob Morley (25558392904).jpg
On 7 June 2019, Taylor announced on Twitter that she had married Bob Morley, her co-star on The 100.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/the-100-stars-eliza-taylor-and-bob-morley-announce-that-they-secretly-married-126680|title='The 100' Stars Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley Announce They're Married!|date=7 June 2019|website=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=2019-06-08|archive-date=31 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531155456/https://www.etonline.com/the-100-stars-eliza-taylor-and-bob-morley-announce-that-they-secretly-married-126680|url-status=live}} Taylor and Morley were originally set to direct episodes for the seventh and final season of The 100. However, Taylor was unable to direct her episode due to suffering from a miscarriage.{{cite web|last=Coley|first=Samantha|date=2020-02-05|title=Everything We Learned at Unity Days 2020, Including Teasers for 'The 100' Season 7|url=https://telltaletv.com/2020/02/everything-we-learned-at-unity-days-2020-including-teasers-for-the-100-season-7/|access-date=2020-10-04|website=Tell-Tale TV|archive-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929030200/https://telltaletv.com/2020/02/everything-we-learned-at-unity-days-2020-including-teasers-for-the-100-season-7/|url-status=live}}
On 20 March 2022, they announced the birth of their son.{{cite web |last=Bjornson |first=Greta |date=8 February 2022 |title=The 100 Stars Bob Morley and Eliza Taylor Expecting Baby: 'We Cannot Wait!' |url=https://people.com/parents/the-100-stars-bob-morley-eliza-taylor-expecting-first-child/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208160436/https://people.com/parents/the-100-stars-bob-morley-eliza-taylor-expecting-first-child/ |archive-date=8 February 2022 |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=People}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/parenting/celebrity-families/bob-morley-baby-eliza-taylor-71484|title=Home and Away alum Bob Morley and Neighbours star Eliza Taylor welcome their first child|last=Powers|first=Catie|date=21 March 2022|work=TV Week|access-date=23 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225214014/https://www.nowtolove.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/bob-morley-baby-eliza-taylor-71484/|archive-date=25 February 2024}}
In a 2024 interview with Tommy DiDario on his I’ve Never Said This Before podcast, Taylor discussed her year-long struggle with postpartum depression.{{cite web |last=Etienne |first=Vanessa |date=8 July 2024 |title='Bob Morley Reveals 'Brutal' Body Dysmorphia, Past Eating Disorder: 'It's Unrelenting' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/bob-morley-reveals-brutal-body-dysmorphia-exclusive-8674599 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719023044/https://people.com/bob-morley-reveals-brutal-body-dysmorphia-exclusive-8674599 |archive-date=19 July 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024 |website=People Magazine}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2010
| The Laundromat | Amy |
| 2012
| 6 Plots | Amy Challis | |
| 2013
| Nurse Panicale | |
| 2014
| Sarah | |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| Thumper | Kat Carter/Meredith | |
| Christmas Inheritance
| Ellen Langford | |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Julie Alexander | Executive producer |
| It Only Takes a Night
| Ruby Allen | Executive producer |
| 2025
| Status: Active | Kaitlyn | Short film, Co-producer |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
| rowspan="3" | 2003
| Sarah Redding | Main role |
| Neighbours
| 2 episodes |
| The Sleepover Club
| Rosie Cartwright | Main role, season 1 |
| 2004
| Tatum O'Hara | Episode: "Cast the First Stone" |
| 2005–2008
| Main role |
| 2006
| Heidi Lee (uncredited) {{citation needed|date=July 2022}} | Episode 35 |
| 2008
| Rush | Madison Taylor Hume | Episode: "Get Lucky" |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| Kerry | Episode: "Losing the Touch" |
| All Saints
| Carly Spalding | Episode: "The Two of Us" |
| 2010
| Melissa Standish | Episode: "Last Seen" |
| 2011
| Bridget Gross | Pilot episode |
| 2012
| Rhonda | 1 episode |
| 2013
| Sarah | Episode: "Little Boxes" |
| 2014–2020
| rowspan="2" | The 100 | Main role, 98 episodes |
| 2019
| Josephine Lightbourne VIII | Main role, 7 episodes |
| 2022
| Doctor Villka | Episode: "From Unknown Graves" |
| 2023–2024
| Hannah Carson | Main role, 6 episodes |
=Director=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Artist ! Notes ! Ref. |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Vices | Sarah & the Sundays | Music video |
| Bad Posture
| Music video |
Theatre
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes !Ref. |
|---|
| 2007
| Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs Pantomime | Snow White | Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs in Weymouth Pavilion, England |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
{{commons category|Eliza Taylor}}
- {{IMDb name|id=1343638|name=Eliza Taylor}}
- {{Instagram | id= elizajaneface | name= Eliza Taylor }}
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Category:Actresses from Melbourne
Category:21st-century Australian actresses
Category:Australian expatriate actresses in the United States