Friday, May 20, 2011

Elisabeth Rose Harnois

Elisabeth Rose Harnois (last name pronounced Harn-WAH) (born May 26, 1979) is an American television and film actress. Harnois was born in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, and raised in Los Angeles.[2][4] She attended St. Mel's School in Woodland Hills, Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, California, and graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in film studies in 2001.[2][3]

Harnois appeared in two films at the age of 5 - Where are the Children? and One Magic Christmas.[2][3] She did commercials until landing the role of Emily in Timeless Tales from Hallmark and the role of Alice in the 1991 Disney Channel series Adventures in Wonderland.[2][3] She starred in Point Pleasant, a short-lived 2005 series on FOX, and also landed a role in Pretty Persuasion, portraying Evan Rachel Wood's best friend.

Harnois was nominated in 1987 for the Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a Feature Film in Comedy or Drama for One Magic Christmas (1985), and again in 1988 for Best Young Actress as Guest Starring in a Television Drama for Highway to Heaven (1984) for episode Man's Best Friend, and she finally won the same award in 1993 for Outstanding Performers in a Children's Program for Adventures in Wonderland (1991)

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