Elizabeth Blackmore
{{short description|Australian actress (born {{birth year based on age as of date|26|2013|08|21|slash=y|noage=1}})}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|26|2013|08|21|slash=y}}
| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia
| alma_mater = Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2008–present
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Elizabeth Blackmore (born {{birth year based on age as of date|26|2013|08|21|slash=y|noage=1}}) is an Australian actress.
Early life
Blackmore was born {{birth year based on age as of date|26|2013|08|21|slash=y|noage=1}} in Perth, Western Australia.{{cite magazine |first=Jake |last=Millar |title=Australia's Best New Talent |magazine=GQ Australia |department=Entertainment{{\}}Film & TV |date=21 August 2013 |url=https://www.gq.com.au/entertainment/film-tv/australias-best-new-talent/news-story/9a7b3d5c8a9a771933f96296bb1846ba |access-date=2025-07-07 |quote=Elizabeth Blackmore Actor, 26, Perth}} She is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.{{cite news |first=Victoria |last=Laurie |title=Magic and mayhem in A Midsummer Night's Dream fairy realm |work=The Australian |department=Arts |date=13 May 2011 |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/magic-and-mayhem-in-a-midsummer-nights-dream-fairy-realm/story-e6frg8n6-1226054902055 |access-date=2015-10-26}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025|fix-attempted=y}}
Career
Blackmore first gained attention in 2010 with a recurring role in Legend of the Seeker, filmed in New Zealand. Her first major film role was in the 2013 American production Evil Dead.{{cite magazine |first=Borys |last=Kit |title='Melrose Place' Actress Joining 'Evil Dead' Remake |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=7 March 2012 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/evil-dead-remake-jessica-lucas-melrose-place-297440/ |access-date=2025-07-07}}{{cite magazine |first=Joe |last=Leydon |title=Review: 'Evil Dead' |magazine=Variety |department=Film |date=9 March 2013 |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/sxsw-film-review-evil-dead-1200006349/ |access-date=2015-10-26}} She predominantly appears in guest roles of single episodes of television series, but has had recurring roles in The Vampire Diaries{{cite magazine |first=Marisa |last=Roffman |title='The Vampire Diaries' Adds Three Villains for Season 7 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=15 July 2015 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/vampire-diaries-lilys-family-heretics-808965/ |access-date=2025-07-07}} and Supernatural.{{Cite web |first=Merrill |last=Barr |title=The Vampire Diaries' Elizabeth Blackmore Joins Supernatural in Recurring Mystery Role |website=TV Guide |department=News |date=2016-04-08 |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-vampire-diaries-elizabeth-blackmore-joins-supernatural-in-recurring-mystery-role/ |access-date=2025-07-07}}
Personal life
In 2013, Blackmore was a finalist for the Heath Ledger Scholarship, which is intended to give emerging Australian talent a chance at success in Hollywood.{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Idato |title=Aussies' LA invasion continues thanks to Ledger's legacy |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |department=Entertainment |date=13 June 2013 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/aussies-la-invasion-continues-thanks-to-ledgers-legacy-20130613-2o63g.html |access-date=2025-07-07 |url-access=registration}}
{{As of|2024|August}}, Blackmore was married and had a 3-year-old child.{{cite interview |subject-first=Elizabeth |subject-last=Blackmore |interviewer= |title=On the Couch with Elizabeth Blackmore |website=artsreview.com.au |date=30 August 2024 |url=https://artsreview.com.au/on-the-couch-with-elizabeth-blackmore/ |access-date=2025-07-07 |quote=Lazy days with my kid and husband and with my beautiful community of friends.}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
| 2008 | Pip's First Time | Short film | |
| 2011 | Burning Man | Oncology Receptionist | |
| 2013 | The Road Home | Dede | Short film |
| 2013 | Evil Dead | Natalie | |
| 2013 | Nascondino | Short film | |
| 2015 | Skin Deep | Isabel | |
| 2015 | Shadow/Self | Shadow | Short film |
| 2015 | Killers and Thieves | Thief | Short film |
| 2020 | The Bus to Birra Birra | Arielle | Short film |
| 2024 | Sleeping Dogs | Dana Finn |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2010
| Sister Marianna | Recurring role (Season 2) |
| 2011
| Real Shandi Palmer | 2 episodes |
| 2012
| Victoria Hansen | Episode: "Proceed with Caution" |
| 2015–2016
| Valerie Tulle | Recurring role (Season 7) |
| 2016
| Mary Lydgate | Episode: "Strange Case" |
| 2016–2017
| Lady Toni Bevell | Recurring role (Seasons 11–12) |
| 2016
| Sarah Livingston | 2 episodes |
| 2017
| August Creek (aka Back to Love) | April |
| 2018
| Shooter | Katherine Mansfield | 2 episodes |
| 2018
| Gayle | Episode: "Mo White!" |
| 2020
| Lurleen Wilson | Episode: "Advent" |
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
| 2009 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Helena | Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney with B Sharp |
| 2009; 2011 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Helena | Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company |
| 2018 | In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) | Catherine Givings | Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company{{cite web |first=Holly |last=Payne |title=In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play: Jeffrey Jay Fowler's Good Vibrations |website=scenestr.com.au |date=5 October 2018 |url=https://scenestr.com.au/arts/in-the-next-room-or-the-vibrator-play-jeffrey-jay-fowler-s-good-vibrations-20181005 |access-date=2025-07-07}} |
| 2024 | Death of a Salesman | Miss Forsythe | Theatre Royal Sydney |
| 2024 | The Queen's Nanny | Marion Crawford | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney |
References
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Category:21st-century Australian actresses
Category:Actresses from Perth, Western Australia
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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