Elisa Donovan

Elisa Donovan
Donovan at the "Remember to Give" Holiday Party on December 13, 2007
Born	Lisa Adaline Donovan (1971-02-03) February 3, 1971 Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, writer, producer
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Charlie Bigelow (m. 2012)
Children	Scarlett Bigelow
Website	www.elisadonovan.net

Elisa Donovan (born Lisa Adaline Donovan; February 3, 1971) is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is most recognized as the character Amber from the 1995 film Clueless, in which she starred opposite Alicia Silverstone. She would reprise the role for the 1996-99 TV series of the same name, with Rachel Blanchard taking over Silverstone's role.

Early life

Elisa was born Lisa Adaline Donovan in Poughkeepsie, New York, the daughter of Charlotte and Jack Donovan, who was a business executive. She later changed her first name to "Elisa" when she had to join the stage union, Actor's Equity, because there was already an actress in that union named Lisa Donovan. She grew up on Long Island where she was an accomplished gymnast, dancer and equestrian. She began studying acting at age 12. She attended The New School, in New York City, where she studied writing, literature and acting. She moved to Los Angeles in 1994 and got her first sitcom role as Tanya on Blossom.

Career

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. Additionally, Donovan played Gayle, an insurance agent in the small town of Maple Grove, 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, the sister of the main character and she played the lead role in "The 12 Wishes of Christmas."

In 2006 she played a guest role in the NCIS episode "Dead and Unburied".

She was also featured in 'N Sync's 1999 music video for "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)" as the love interest for Joey Fatone.

Personal life

Donovan has been married to her husband Charlie Bigelow since October 20, 2012. They have a daughter named Scarlett Avery Bigelow (born May 8, 2012).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Café Babel	Lover (she)	Short film
1995	Clueless	Amber Mariens
1998	A Night at the Roxbury	Cambi
1999	15 Minutes	E.D.	Short film
1999	Loving Jezebel	Salli
1999	Pop	Nora
2001	Rebound Guy	Alexandra	Short film
2001	Liars Club	Mae
2002	Wolves of Wall Street	Annabella Morris
2004	A Girl's Guide to Depravity		Short film
2006	National Lampoon's TV: The Movie	Suzy Gottlieb
2006	Kiss Me Again	Malika
2006	Rocker	Martina
2008	15 Minutes of Fame	Red
2009	A Golden Christmas	Anna
2011	Your Love Never Fails	Laura Connors	Video
2011	Spooky Buddies	Janice	Video
2012	Chasing Happiness	Jen
2012	Complacent	Jennifer Pulchek
2012	MoniKa	Andrea
2014	The Dog Who Saved Easter	Belinda Bannister
2015	The Dog Who Saved Summer	Belinda Bannister
2015	Cardinal X	Mary	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Blossom	Tanya	"Puppy Love", "Dirty Rotten Scoundrel"
1995	Renegade	Tina Douglas	"The Ballad of D.B. Cooper"
1995	Simon	Holly	"Simon Gets Carl a Job"
1995-1996	Beverly Hills, 90210	Ginger LaMonica	Recurring role
1996	Encino Woman	Ivana	TV film
1996-1999	Clueless	Amber Mariens	Main role
1997	Justice League of America	Cheryl	TV film
1999	Oh Baby	Jennifer Xavier	"Sitting on Babies"
1999	Just Shoot Me!	Amber	"Jack Gets Tough"
2000	Jack & Jill	Annie	"A Key Exchange", "Starstruck"
2000	Best Actress	Lori Seefer	TV film
2000-2003	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Morgan Cavanaugh	Main role
2001	Spyder Games	Gail Sanders	"1.43"
2004	Judging Amy	Shelby Crawford	"Sins of the Father", "Roadhouse Blues"
2004	Eve's Christmas	Eve Simon	TV film
2006	NCIS	Rebecca Kemps	"Dead and Unburied"
2007	Framed for Murder	June Baldwin	TV film
2007	It Was One of Us	Carson O'Connor	TV film
2008	Shark Swarm	Brenda	TV film
2008	Turbo Dates		"3:10 to Puma"
2009	Sonny with a Chance	Sharona	"Poll'd Apart"
2009	The Lake	Leslie	Main role
2009	The Dog Who Saved Christmas	Belinda Bannister	TV film
2009-2011	In Gayle We Trust	Gayle Evans	Lead role
2010	The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation	Belinda Bannister	TV film
2011	The Dog Who Saved Halloween	Belinda Bannister	TV film
2011	12 Wishes of Christmas	Laura Lindsey	TV film
2012	Whole Day Down	Nadine	Recurring role
2012	The Dog Who Saved the Holidays	Belinda Bannister	TV film
2014	Melissa & Joey	Darcey	"Catch & Release"
2014	HOARS (Home Owner Association Regency Supreme)	Julia Roberts	"No Mold, Parasites and Cocaine 244(b-1)"

External links

• http://celebritybabies.people.com/category/elisa-donovan-blog/
• Elisa Donovan on Twitter
• Elisa Donovan on Facebook
• Elisa Donovan at the Internet Movie Database