Eloise Mumford (born September 24, 1986)[1] is an American actress known for her roles on the television series Lone Star, The River, The Right Stuff and the Fifty Shades of Grey film series.
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| Born | September 24, 1986 Olympia, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Early life and education
editMumford, the middle child of parents Tom Mumford and Nancy Smith, was born and raised in Olympia, Washington, where she was home-schooled through fifth grade. After homeschooling, she attended Nova Middle School. She later attended Annie Wright Schools in Tacoma, Washington and Capital High School in Olympia.[1] She has an older sister, Anna, and a younger brother, Kai. Inspired at age seven by a local production of South Pacific, Mumford performed in high school plays and at Olympia's Capital Playhouse.[1]
She graduated in 2009 from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[1] She also is an alumna of the Atlantic Acting School.[2] While in college, she starred with Jesse Eisenberg in director Maggie Kiley's well-received short film "Some Boys Don't Leave".[1] She understudied Elisabeth Moss in the Broadway production of Speed the Plow.[3]
Career
editMumford starred as Lena Landry on the ABC paranormal series The River in 2012[4] and on the Fox series Lone Star in 2010, in which she was cast during her first pilot season after college.[5][6] She was the female lead in the Blumhouse Productions feature Not Safe For Work for Universal Pictures,[7] and the female lead in the indy Drones alongside Matt O'Leary, directed by Rick Rosenthal.[8]
In February 2012, she was cast as the female lead in an ABC drama pilot titled Reckless.[9] She played Anastasia Steele's roommate, Kate Kavanagh, in the Fifty Shades of Grey film (2015), and reprised the role in the sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed.[10]
She starred alongside Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz in the indy Standing Up, Falling Down (2019).[11] In 2020 she played Trudy Cooper, the female lead in the Disney+ streaming TV series The Right Stuff.[12] In 2024 she appeared in eight episodes of Amazon Prime’s Cross as Shannon Whitmer, a woman abducted by a serial killer.[13]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Crash | Megan Emory | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Vanessa | Episode: "Sugar" |
| Mercy | Hannah | Episode: "Some of Us Have Been to the Desert" | |
| 2010 | Lone Star | Lindsay Holloway | Main cast |
| 2012 | The River | Lena Landry | Main cast |
| Christmas with Holly[14] | Maggie | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Just in Time for Christmas | Lindsay | TV movie |
| 2017, 2019 | Chicago Fire | Hope Jacquinot | Recurring role (seasons 6, 8) |
| 2018 | A Veteran's Christmas | Captain Grace Garland | TV movie |
| 2020 | The Right Stuff | Trudy Cooper | |
| 2021 | The Baker's Son | Annie McBride | TV movie |
| One December Night | Quinn Allan | TV movie | |
| 2022 | The Presence of Love | Joss | TV movie |
| 2023 | Sweeter Than Chocolate | Lucy Sweet | TV Movie |
| 2024 | Cross | Shannon Whitmer | Main cast |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Some Boys Don't Leave | The Girl | Short film |
| 2012 | So Undercover | Sasha Stolezinsky/ Suzy Walters | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Drones | Sue Lawson | |
| 2014 | Not Safe for Work | Anna | |
| In the Blood | Sandy Grant | ||
| 2015 | The Night Is Young | Sid | |
| Fifty Shades of Grey | Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh | ||
| 2017 | Fifty Shades Darker | Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh | |
| 2018 | Fifty Shades Freed | Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh | |
| 2019 | Standing Up, Falling Down | Becky |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Sailor, Craig (September 19, 2010). "Eloise Mumford: Olympia native leaps from local stages to Fox show". The Olympian. Olympia, Washington. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
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- ^ "Featured Alumni". Atlantic Acting School. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ "Eloise Mumford – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB".
- ^ "The River: Cancelled; No Season Two on ABC". Tvseriesfinale.com. May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ "Eloise Mumford - the River - ABC.com". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ^ "Meet 'Lone Star's' Midland Maiden, Eloise Mumford". YouTube. September 16, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ Trumbore, Dave (February 14, 2012). "NOT SAFE FOR WORK Hires Max Minghella and Eloise Mumford; Rafe Spall in I GIVE IT A YEAR". Collider. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ "Matt O'Leary, Eloise Mumford Set For 'Drones'". Killermovies.com. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 19, 2013). "Mandy Moore To Co-Star In ABC Pilot 'Pulling', Eloise Mumford In 'Reckless'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (November 22, 2013). "'Fifty Shades': Eloise Mumford Tapped to Play Anastasia Steele's Roommate". Variety. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ Farber, Stephen (January 13, 2020). "'Standing Up, Falling Down': Film Review | Palm Springs 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ "Eloise Mumford Talks Female Empowerment In Disney+ Original Show 'The Right Stuff'". Celebrity Page. October 13, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
- ^ "Eloise Mumford | Actress, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ "Christmas With Holly Cast / Bios > Eloise Mumford". Hallmark Channel. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.