Elizabeth Chomko


Elizabeth Erin Chomko is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter and actress.

Early life

Chomko grew up in Chicago, Minnesota and rural Wisconsin. She attended Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California, acting in the Broken Box Theatre Company and graduating in 1999. She attended American University, earning degrees in theater and philosophy and a specialty in gender studies.

Career

Chomko made her first screen appearance in 2008, and has appeared in and The Mentalist, and had a recurring role in Common Law.
She came to prominence in 2018 after writing and directing the drama film What They Had; this screenplay had earned her the Nicholl Fellowship in 2015.

Personal life

Chomko married actor Jay Montepare in 2011; the couple live in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.