Elizabeth Mathis

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Elizabeth Mathis is an American former actress from Detroit. Mostly appearing in minor or supporting roles, she may be best known for her role as Pushy, in the 2011 direct-to-video Blue Crush 2. Her last screen appearance was the 2015 short film The Break.

Early life

Southfield, Michigan, native{{cite magazine |title=Initiation: 'Tron'{{'}}s Elizabeth Mathis Is Our Wonder Woman |date=2010-12-16 |magazine=Vibe |url=https://www.vibe.com/2010/12/initiation-trons-elizabeth-mathis-our-wonder-woman-2 |access-date=2020-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003190638/https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/initiation-trons-elizabeth-mathis-our-wonder-woman-2-56028/ |archive-date=2022-10-03 |url-status=live}} Mathis briefly participated in beauty pageants, winning Miss Teen Michigan in 1998, though she did not place in the follow-up national pageant.{{Cite web |title=Elizabeth Mathis riding wave stardom |first=Tracy |last=Scott |website=s2smagazine.com |date=2011-06-08 |url=http://s2smagazine.com/8511/elizabeth-mathis-riding-wave-stardom/ |access-date=2013-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130714005513/http://s2smagazine.com/8511/elizabeth-mathis-riding-wave-stardom/ |archive-date=2013-07-14}}

Career

After a number of years in background roles ('Irresistible Fantasy Woman #2', 'Hot Girl 2', 'Siren #4'), as well as minor roles in two feature films (Tess in 2007's Enchanted and Nicole in 2010's Unstoppable), Mathis had a major role in the 2011 direct-to-video film Blue Crush 2. After Blue Crush 2, Mathis appeared in only three more, direct-to-video, releases; two in 2012 and one in 2015.

Mathis went through tough training for her role as Pushy in Blue Crush 2, including learning how to surf, despite having an on-screen surf-double. Mathis worked with her dialect coach for two hours every day in preparation for her role as a native South African.