Everything about Elizabeth Ward totally explained
Elizabeth Ward Gracen is an
American actress known almost as much for her off-screen activities as for her
movie and
television roles. She was born "Elizabeth Ward" but shouldn't be confused with another Elizabeth Ward who worked as a television actress during the first half of the 1980s.
Early life, beauty and acting careers
She was born on
3 April 1960 in
Ozark, Arkansas, and raised in
Booneville, Arkansas,
U.S., the daughter of Jimmy Young Ward and Patricia "Pat" (Murphy) Ward. She later moved to Russellville, Arkansas with her family, where she graduated from Russellville high school in 1979. She won the titles of
Miss Arkansas in 1981 and
Miss America in 1982. She used her Miss America scholarship money to study acting at HB Studios in New York City before moving to Hollywood to pursue a film and television career. She posed nude for
Playboy magazine in the May 1992 issue. She built an acting career, and in 1989, while filming, she met actor
Brendan Hughes and they married soon after. The couple divorced in 1994. Before that she was married to
Jon Birmingham. Gracen gave birth to a daughter, Quinlan Murphy, on
July 28,
2005.
She made her professional feature film debut in
Three For The Road with
Charlie Sheen. Her film credits also include a featured role in
Marked For Death opposite
Steven Seagal,
Pass The Ammo with
Tim Curry, and the CBS feature
83 Hours Till Dawn with
Peter Strauss and
Robert Urich. Gracen also starred in
Lower Level and
Discretion Assured with
Michael York.
On television, Gracen has appeared in
Shelley Duvall's
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Sidney Sheldon's
The Sands of Time and
Death of the Incredible Hulk. She also appeared with a starring role in the series
Extreme for NBC and the syndicated series
Renegade and
Queen of Swords.
Elizabeth Gracen's best-known acting role has been as the character of the Immortal
Amanda in the series, and its spin-off from that character, .
She made her directing debut with a documentary short feature called
The Damn Deal. The film is an intimate portrait of three young drag queens from her home state who compete in female impersonator beauty pageants.
She also has a cooking show in development with Contessa Ippolita Douglas Scotti di Vigoleno. Gracen also hosts tours to
Tuscany and is currently putting together a number of tour offerings to venues as diverse as
Venice,
Napa Valley and a dude ranch in
Wyoming. She also offers classes in the Fan Kata technique showcased on
Highlander: The Raven. Gracen has recently starred in a commercial for match.com and in the film
Interceptor Force 2.
Filmography
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