Elisa Donovan

Her memoir, Wake Me When You Leave, was released in June 2021.

• Name — Elisa Donovan • Born — 3 February 1971 • Birthplace — Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1994–present • Children — 1

Donovan was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, the daughter of Charlotte and Jack Donovan, who was a business executive. She also has two siblings, Marc and Pam Donovan.

Donovan's breakthrough role was in the 1995 film Clueless as Amber, Cher's nemesis. Donovan also reprised her role in the television series of the same name. Other notable roles included the film A Night at the Roxbury, Beverly Hills, 90210 as Ginger LaMonica and playing Morgan Cavanaugh on the television sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. She also played Sharona on Disney Channel's Sonny with a Chance, and has appeared in the films Complacent, The Dog Who Saved Christmas, and its sequel The Dog Who Saved the Holidays. Donovan starred in the web series, The Lake on TheWB.com. She also played Gayle in the web series In Gayle We Trust on NBC.com. Donovan had a role in the film A Golden Christmas, where she played Anna. In 2006, she played a guest role in the NCIS episode "Dead and Unburied". She was featured in 'N Sync's 1999 music video for "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)" as the love interest for Joey Fatone. She competed on the twenty-fourth season of Worst Cooks in America, the show's seventh celebrity edition titled Thats So 90s, which aired in April/May 2022.

Donovan has been married to her husband Charlie Bigelow since October 13, 2012. They have a daughter, Scarlett Avery Bigelow.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1994 — Blossom — Tanya — Recurring Cast: Season 5 • 1995 — Renegade — Tina Douglas — Episode: "The Ballad of D.B. Cooper" • Simon — Holly — Episode: "Simon Gets Carl a Job" • 1995–1996 — Beverly Hills, 90210 — Ginger LaMonica — Recurring Cast: Season 6 • 1996–1999 — Clueless — Amber Mariens — Main Cast • 1999 — Oh Baby — Jennifer Xavier — Episode: "Sitting on Babies" • Just Shoot Me! — Amber — Episode: "Jack Gets Tough" • 2000 — Jack & Jill — Annie — Recurring Cast: Season 1 • 2000–2003 — Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — Morgan Cavanaugh — Main Cast: Season 5-7 • 2001 — The Test — Herself/Panelist — Episode: "The Trust Test" • E! True Hollywood Story — Herself — Episode: "Clueless" • Spyder Games — Gail Sanders — Episode: "Episode #1.43" • 2001–2002 — Hollywood Squares — Herself/Panelist — Recurring Panelist • 2004 — Crossballs: The Debate Show — Herself — Episode: "Voting Electible Dysfunction" • Judging Amy — Shelby Crawford — Recurring Cast: Season 5 • 2006 — NCIS — Rebecca Kemps — Episode: "Dead and Unburied" • 2008 — Janice & Abbey — Herself — Episode: "California Dreaming" • Turbo Dates — Herself — Episode: "3:10 to Puma" • 2009 — Sonny with a Chance — Sharona — Episode: "Poll'd Apart" • The — Leslie — Main Cast • 2009–2011 — In Gayle We Trust — Gayle Evans — Main Cast • 2012 — Whole Day Down — Nadine — Recurring Cast: Season 1 • 2014 — Melissa & Joey — Darcey — Episode: "Catch & Release" • 2015 — HOARS (Home Owner Association Regency Supreme) — Julia Roberts — Episode: "No Mold, Parasites and Cocaine 244(b-1)" • 2022 — Worst Cooks in America — Herself/Contestant — Contestant: Season 24 • 2024 — NCIS — Carol — Episode: "Prime Cut"

• Year — Artist — Song — Role • 1999 — NSYNC — "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)" — Joey's Girlfriend • 2014 — Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX — "Fancy" — Amber