Elisabeth Röhm

Röhm made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film Girl in the Basement (2021).

• Name — Elisabeth Röhm • Born — 28 April 1973 • Birthplace — Düsseldorf, West Germany • Other Names — Elisabeth Rohm • Education — Sarah Lawrence College • Occupation — Actress, director • Years Active — 1997–present • Children — 1

Röhm was born on April 28, 1973, in Düsseldorf, West Germany, 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 scriptwriter who once wrote for the TV soap opera Guiding Light. Röhm's parents divorced when she was 8 or 9. Her maternal grandfather was an Italian immigrant. Röhm attended grades 11–12 at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, a small private boarding school in Sewanee, Tennessee, and then graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1996 with a B.A. in European history.

• Illustration — During the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike Röhm received her first TV acting role in 1997, as Dorothy Hayes in the American soap opera One Life to Live. She had a starring role in the 1999 BBC Northern Ireland miniseries Eureka Street, and she then portrayed recurring character Detective Kate Lockley in the first two seasons (1999–2001) of the TV series Angel. While appearing in Angel, Röhm also had a regular role in the only season (2000-01) of the Turner Network Television drama series Bull. Röhm portrayed regular character Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn through four seasons (2001-05) of the television series Law & Order. She also portrayed deputy DA Amanda Taylor on Stalker. More recently, Röhm has received critical acclaim for her roles in two David O. Russell films, American Hustle (2013) and Joy (2015). Between 2016 and 2017, Röhm appeared in three episodes of Hawaii Five-0; a Season 14 episode of NCIS; Netflix's Flaked; the film Once Upon a Time in Venice including Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, John Goodman and Famke Janssen; and the film The Tribes of Palos Verdes starring Jennifer Garner and Alicia Silverstone. She portrayed Martha MacCallum in the 2019 film Bombshell with Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie. She portrayed the mother of Aiden, a drug-addled teen who gets recruited by police to take down a drug czar, in the 2021 film The Runner. She made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film Girl in the Basement (2021), based on the Fritzl case.

Röhm was a longtime avid equestrian, but she gave up professional equestrianism after a 2005 accident that she spoke about in a 2011 episode of the Biography Channel series Celebrity Close Calls. She appeared in several horse-riding scenes with Mark Harmon 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 April 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 were no longer together. In October 2021, Röhm married Peter Glatzer with her daughter in attendance. Röhm had a blog on her personal website, where she often wrote about life with her daughter and her then-fiancé. On January 6, 2011, People added Röhm's blog to the "Moms & Babies" section of its website.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1997–1998 — One Life to Live — Dorothy Hayes — Unknown episodes • 1998 — The Invisible Man — Television film • Fantasy Island — Beautiful Cindy — Episode: "We're Not Worthy" • 1999 — The '60s — Amanda Stone — Television film • Turks — Marla — Episode: "Live, Love, Lose and Learn" • Eureka Street — Max — Mini-series; 4 episodes • 1999–2001 — Angel — Kate Lockley — 15 episodes • 2000–2001 — Bull — Alison Jeffers — 20 episodes • 2001–2005 — Law & Order — ADA Serena Southerlyn — Main role (seasons 12–15) 85 Episodes • 2005 — Briar & Graves — Dr. Laurie Graves — Television film • FBI: Negotiator — Laura Martin — Television film • 2006 — Amber's Story — Donna Whitson — Television film • 2007 — Masters of Science Fiction — Lt. Granger — Episode: "The Awakening" • Big Shots — Alex Mason — 3 episodes • 2008–2013 — The Mentalist — Dr. Sophie Miller — 2 episodes • 2009 — 90210 — Bitsy Epstein — Episode: "To New Beginnings!" • Brooke Harris — Television film • 2009–2010 — Heroes — Lauren Gilmore — 8 episodes • 2011 — A Christmas Kiss — Priscilla Hall — Television film • 2012 — CSI: Miami — Jill Ferris — Episode: "Terminal Velocity" • Lake Placid: The Final Chapter — Sheriff Theresa Giovi — Television film • 2012–2013 — The Client List — Taylor Berkhalter — Recurring role, 14 episodes • 2013 — In the Dark — Ali — Television film • 2014 — A Christmas Kiss II — Miss Hall — Television film • Beauty & the Beast — FBI Special Agent Dana Landon — 4 episodes • Forget and Forgive — Det. Anne Walker — Television film • Hell's Kitchen — Herself — Episode: "16 Chefs Compete" • 2014–2015 — Stalker — Amanda Taylor — 11 episodes • 2016 — Seduced — Caroline — Television film • Revenge Porn — Elaine Harris — Television film; AKA My Daughter's Disgrace • The Last Ship — Allison Shaw — 13 episodes • 2016–2017 — Hawaii Five-0 — Dr. Madison Gray — 3 episodes • 2017 — Flaked — Alex — 5 episodes • NCIS — May Dawson — Episode: "Beastmaster" • 2017–2019 — Jane the Virgin — Eileen — 6 episodes • 2018 — Magnum P.I. — Brooke Mason — Episode: "Sudden Death" • 2018–2019 — The Oath — Aria Price — Recurring role (13 episodes) • 2019 — Family Pictures — Maggie — Television • Tales — Mrs. Sinclair — Episode: "My Life" • 2020 — Sleeping with Danger — Grace Tanner — Lifetime Television film • 2021 — Girl in the Basement — Nurse (uncredited) — Television film; director • Switched Before Birth — - — Television film; director • 2022 — Girl in Room 13 — - — Television film; director • Law & Order — - — Episode: "Only the Lonely"; director • 2024 — Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story — - — Television film; director

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — Law & Order: Dead on the Money — ADA Serena Southerlyn (voice) — Video game • 2003 — Law & Order: Double or Nothing • 2004 — Law & Order: Justice Is Served