Elisabeth Röhm (, ; born April 28, 1973) is a

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television and film actress. She is best known for playing

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in the television series ''

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'' from 1999 to 2001 and

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in the television series ''

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'' from 2001 to 2005. She has also appeared in films such as '' Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2005), '' American Hustle'' (2013), ''

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'' (2015), ''

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'' (2017), ''

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'' (2017) and '' Bombshell'' (2019).

Early life

Röhm was born in

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, to Lisa Loverde and Eberhard Röhm. 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

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who once wrote for the TV soap opera ''

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''. Röhm's parents divorced when she was 8 or 9. Her maternal grandfather was an Italian immigrant. Röhm attended grades 11–12 at

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, a small private

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, and then graduated from

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, where she studied writing and European History.

Career

Röhm received her first TV acting role in 1997, as Dorothy Hayes in the American soap opera ''

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''. She had a starring role in the 1999

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'' Eureka Street'', and she then portrayed recurring character Detective

in the first two seasons (1999–2001) of the TV series ''

''. While appearing in ''Angel'', Röhm also had a regular role in the only season (2000–2001) of the

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drama series ''

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''. Röhm portrayed regular character Assistant District Attorney

through four seasons (2001–2005) of the television series ''

''. She also portrayed deputy DA Amanda Taylor on '' Stalker''. More recently, Röhm has received critical acclaim for her roles in two

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films, '' American Hustle'' (2013) and ''

'' (2015). Between 2016 and 2017, Röhm appeared in a Season-14 episode of '' NCIS'', Netflix's ''

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'', the film ''

'' including

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and

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and the film ''

'' starring

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and

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. She portrayed

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in the 2019 film '' Bombshell'' with

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and

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Personal life

Röhm was a longtime avid equestrienne, but she gave up professional

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after a 2005 accident that she spoke about in a 2011 episode of the

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series ''

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''. She appeared in a horse-riding scene with

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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 2008. Röhm and Wooster married in October 2008. They divorced in October 2014. In January 2019, Röhm announced her engagement to Judge Jonathan T. Colby. In March 2020, Röhm's publicist revealed that she and Colby are no longer together. In October 2021, Röhm married Peter Glatzer with her daughter in attendance. Röhm had a

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on her personal website, where she often wrote about life with her daughter and her then-fiancé. On January 6, 2011, ''

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'' added Röhm's blog to the "Moms & Babies" section of its website.

Awards and nominations

Röhm, as part of the cast of the TV series ''

'', was nominated for their

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performance, and again for their

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performance, for the

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. In 2014, Röhm and the rest of the cast won the

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for their roles in '' American Hustle''. Röhm was selected for ''

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'' magazine's "Hot 100" list in 2002.

Filmography

Movies

Television

Video Games

References

External links

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