Ellen Muth

Ellen Anna Muth[1] (born March 6, 1981) is an American actress, known for her role as George Lass in Showtime's series Dead Like Me. She is a member of Intertel and Mensa.[2]


Biography

Muth was born in Milford, Connecticut, the daughter of Rachel and optician Dr. Erich Muth.[3] After a brief stint as a model with Ford Models and Rascal's Agency, Muth chose to pursue a career in acting, studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City, and getting her first professional experience doing commercials in 1993. She was chosen as best supporting actress at the Japanese Film Festival for her 1995 screen debut in Dolores Claiborne. Her work on Dead Like Me earned her "Best Actress" nominations at the Saturn Awards and the Golden Satellite Awards.[1] Muth has finished filming Jack 'n' Jill, Jeff Warden's MFA thesis film.[4][5] She voiced the character of Addie Vost in the first animated short of Tofu the Vegan Zombie[6] and a character in the audio dramatization "Anne Manx in the Empress Blair Project".[7]Biography

Muth was born in Milford, Connecticut, the daughter of Rachel and optician Dr. Erich Muth.[3] After a brief stint as a model with Ford Models and Rascal's Agency, Muth chose to pursue a career in acting, studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City, and getting her first professional experience doing commercials in 1993. She was chosen as best supporting actress at the Japanese Film Festival for her 1995 screen debut in Dolores Claiborne. Her work on Dead Like Me earned her "Best Actress" nominations at the Saturn Awards and the Golden Satellite Awards.[1] Muth has finished filming Jack 'n' Jill, Jeff Warden's MFA thesis film.[4][5] She voiced the character of Addie Vost in the first animated short of Tofu the Vegan Zombie[6] and a character in the audio dramatization "Anne Manx in the Empress Blair Project".[7]

Awards and nominations

In 1995, Muth won the Best Supporting Actress award for Dolores Claiborne at the Tokyo International Film Festival. In 1999 she won the American Film Institute (AFI) Best Actress Award for The Young Girl and the Monsoon.

In 2004, Muth was nominated twice for Dead Like Me. This included a Saturn Award nomination in the Best Actress in a Television Series category. She was nominated for a Satellite Awards in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama series.

Born Ellen Anna Muth
March 6, 1981 (1981-03-06) (age 28)
Milford, Connecticut, U.S.A.