Elisabeth Röhm


Elisabeth Röhm is an American-German television and film actress. She is best known for playing Kate Lockley in the television series Angel from 1999 to 2001 and Serena Southerlyn in the television series Law & Order from 2001 to 2005. She has also appeared in films such as American Hustle, Joy and Bombshell.

Early life

Röhm was born 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, where she studied writing and European History.

Career

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, then portrayed recurring character Detective Kate Lockley in the first two seasons of the TV series Angel. While appearing in Angel, Röhm also had a regular role in the only season of the Turner Network Television drama series Bull.
Röhm portrayed regular character Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn through four seasons in 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 and Joy.
Röhm recently completed a role on NCIS’s 14th season, Netflix's Flaked, and the film Once Upon a Time in Venice. In 2019, she starred in the film Bombshell with Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie.

Personal life

Röhm was a longtime avid equestrienne, but 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 did have a horse-riding scene with Mark Harmon in a 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 2008. Röhm and Wooster married in October 2008. They later divorced in October 2014. In January 2019, Rohm announced her engagement to judge Jonathan T. Colby. As of March 2020, Röhm's publicist revealed that she and Colby are no longer together.
Röhm has included 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.

Awards and nominations

Röhm, as part of the cast of the TV series Law & Order, was nominated for their 2001 performance, and again for their 2003 performance, for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. In 2014, Röhm and the rest of the cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for their roles in American Hustle.
Röhm was selected for Maxim magazine's "Hot 100" list in 2002.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997–1998One Life to LiveDorothy HayesUnknown episodes
1998The Invisible ManTV movie
1998Fantasy IslandBeautiful CindyEpisode: "We're Not Worthy"
1999Puppet, Love and MertzLoveShort film
1999The '60sAmanda StoneTV movie
1999TurksMarlaEpisode: "Live, Love, Lose and Learn"
1999Eureka StreetMaxTV mini-series; 4 episodes
1999–2001AngelKate Lockley15 episodes
2000–2001BullAlison Jeffers20 episodes
2001–2005Law & OrderADA Serena Southerlyn85 episodes
2005Briar & GravesDr. Laurie GravesTV movie
2005FBI: NegotiatorLaura MartinTV movie
2006Amber's StoryDonna WhitsonTV movie
2007Masters of Science FictionLt. GrangerEpisode: "The Awakening"
2007Big ShotsAlex Mason3 episodes
2008–2013The MentalistDr. Sophie Miller2 episodes
200990210Bitsy EpsteinEpisode: "To New Beginnings!"
2009–2010HeroesLauren Gilmore8 episodes
2009Desperate EscapeBrooke HarrisTV movie
2011A Christmas KissPriscilla HallTV movie
2012'Jill FerrisEpisode: "Terminal Velocity"
2012–2013The Client ListTaylor BerkhalterRecurring role, 14 episodes
2012'Sheriff Theresa GioviTV movie
2013In the DarkAliTV movie
2014A Christmas Kiss IIMiss HallTV movie
2014Beauty & the BeastFBI Special Agent Dana Landon4 episodes
2014Forget and ForgiveDet. Anne WalkerTV movie
2014–2015StalkerAmanda Taylor11 episodes
2014Hell's KitchenHerselfEpisode: "16 Chefs Compete"
2016SeducedCarolineTV movie
2016Revenge PornElaine HarrisTV movie; AKA My Daughter's Disgrace
2016The Last ShipAllison Shaw13 episodes
2016–2017Hawaii Five-0Dr. Madison Gray3 episodes
2017FlakedAlex5 episodes
2017NCISMay DawsonEpisode: "Beastmaster"
2017–2019Jane the VirginEileen6 episodes
2018–2019The OathAria PriceRecurring role
2018Magnum P.I.Brooke MasonEpisode: "Sudden Death"
2019Family PicturesMaggieTV movie
2019TalesMrs. SinclairEpisode: "My Life"

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002'ADA Serena Southerlyn Video game
2003'ADA Serena Southerlyn Video game
2004ADA Serena Southerlyn Video game