Elizabeth Ann Townsend is a professional actress and teacher. She is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City where she lived, worked, and studied as an actress for 22 years. She has performed in nearly all of the major venues in Cleveland. Most recently, she was seen as the mother in The Cleveland Play House's production of A Christmas Story. She was a featured player in HBO's hit series "The Sopranos" and NBC's "Law & Order." She has also been featured in numerous independent films and has been a principle player in many national network commercials.

Elizabeth's training in New York includes: 3 years with The American Stanislavski Theatre, 3 years of Meisner training and advanced scene study with Wynn Handman of The American Place Theatre and 3 years of advanced training with Alice Spivak, a protégé of Uta Hagan.

As a teacher, Elizabeth began coaching actors in New York City. In Cleveland, she has taught commercial acting for The Cleveland Play House and Shaker High School, Film Acting for the Cleveland School of the Arts. She is one of the
Conservatory teachers at The Beck School of the Arts. She will be working with teenagers this winter/spring in the Curtain Pullers series at The Cleveland Play House.

In all the work that Elizabeth does, she has one goal: to help people live the lives they dream of.