‏Elizabeth Jackson‏

From a young age in Houston area theatrical circles, Elizabeth held title roles in "Thumbelina" and "Aladdin," along with lead roles in "Annie" and "The Wizard of Oz" at the Stafford Centre for Performing Arts. High school performances included "The Insanity of Mary Girard" (Mary Girard), "The Apple Tree" (Passionella), "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (Muzzy), and "The Empty Nest" (Louise). Elizabeth was named UIL All Star Cast for her lead roles in "I Hate Hamlet" (Deidre) and "The Women of Lockerbie" (Madeline). She won Top 6 in Texas in Duet Musical Theatre at the 2010 state thespian competition. In 2012, Elizabeth and her cohorts were the National Champions in Group Musical Theatre as well as Main Stage Showcase performers at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska.Named "Best Actress" at Fort Bend Theatre as a child and "Best Actress" as a teen at Kempner High School, Elizabeth branched into television by dancing and singing in "Star Disney's Lighting Ceremony" at TUTS on KTRK-TV. She performed alongside Miss Texas and Miss USA in the "Wild West Show" at the Stafford Performing Arts Centre. Her 2009 feature film debut as Rachael Gene (lead girl) opposite John Goodman,Clint Howard, and Jimmy Bennett in Tim McCanlies feature film, Alabama Moon (2009), began her career as a screen actress. She was then a Prom Girl in a short film, Those Who Can (2011) and in the feature film, Apart (2011). She has been the lead in industrial films for M.D. Anderson Hospital and The Houston Methodist Hospital. Elizabeth shot a lead role as identical twins (both parts) in the feature film, The Ghost of Grimes County (2013) and composed with her dad,"Lead Me Away," for the film. A talented musician and singer-songwriter, Elizabeth has written or co-written a half dozen original songs and she plays ukulele, piano, guitar, flute, and piccolo. She also loves swimming and swam on a recreational team, in high school, and competitively with a U.S.A. team. Her first national commercial was as a competitive swimmer for AARP, directed by Janusz Kaminski in 2013.Elizabeth was nominated for Best Actress in 2013 for her short film role as Rebekah, a teen who courageously faces terminal cancer. It's Not About Me (2013) made the top cut of short films screened at the international 2013 "168 Film Festival" in Los Angeles. Elizabeth also won "Best Performer" for her Main Character role in thriller feature Killing Mr. Right (2014), directed by Kerry Beyer. She subsequently held a supporting role for the comedy horror feature, Clinger (2015), opposite Vincent Martella, Debbie Rochon, and Lisa Wilcox. Most recently, Elizabeth stars as Kate in On the Wing (2015) with Corbin Bernsen and Shirley Jones.Born and raised in the Houston area with her twin brother, Elizabeth's father is a neurologist/musician and her mother is a psychologist/writer. Elizabeth studies Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin (Class of 2016) and is a member of Delta Kappa Alpha National Professional Cinema Fraternity. She was Intern/Production Assistant for My All American (2015), Lost in the Sun (2015) SXSW Spotify (2013), Defiance (2013) video game trailer, and "Secret Princes" TV series while interning/working with Producer Dominic Cancilla. She has worked as Beth Sepko Casting Assistant and Stand-In for Robert Rodriguez From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014) TV series, and as a Casting Intern for Vicky Boone. A competitive ballroom dancer at UT, Elizabeth was awarded the Creative Endeavors Scholarship from the Jerrel Elliott Foundation and the Jim Cooper Memorial Scholarship for her undergraduate studies.