Bridey Elliott (born July 27, 1990) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and film director.

Bridey Elliott
Born (1990-07-27) July 27, 1990 (age 33)
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Career

After graduating from the National Theater Institute, Elliott performed stand-up in New York and became a regular at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.[1][2]

She starred in the SXSW Grand Jury Prize–winning Fort Tilden (2015),[3] and had a role in Steven Soderbergh's film Mosaic (2017).[4] She also had a part in the HBO comedy Silicon Valley,[5] and played tennis player Julie Heldman in Battle of the Sexes (2017).[6]

Elliott's directorial debut, the short comedy Affections, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win the Special Jury Prize at the Independent Film Festival Boston. Her feature-length directorial debut, Clara's Ghost, stars her mother, Paula Nierdert Elliott, and Haley Joel Osment;[7] it premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Her Saturday Night Live alumni father and sister were also in the movie, which was filmed at their home in Old Lyme, Connecticut.[8][9][10]

Personal life

Elliott's mother is a talent coordinator, and her father is actor/comedian Chris Elliott. Her grandfather was radio comedian Bob Elliott.[11] Her older sister is actress/comedian Abby Elliott; they were both raised in Wilton, Connecticut.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Fort Tilden Harper
2015 Hello, My Name Is Doris Sasha
2016 Director's Cut Wardrobe Girl
2016 Paper Anchor Casey
2017 Battle of the Sexes Julie Heldman
2018 Clara's Ghost Riley Reynolds Also screenwriter
2019 The Petal Pushers Emily
2023 Dogleg Cigarette Girl
TBA Days When the Rains Came

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Empires Francine Television film
2012, 2013 Eagleheart Hostess / Fan Girl 2 episodes
2014 Low Budget Sketch Show — 6 episodes
2015 Ramsey Has a Time Machine Genius Episode: "Trapped"
2015–2017 The Special Without Brett Davis Various roles 3 episodes
2016 Thanksgiving Olive Morgan 6 episodes
2016 Search Party Penelope Episode: "The Mystery of the Golden Charm"
2016, 2017 Silicon Valley Winnie 2 episodes
2017, 2018 Mosaic Tia
2018 Corporate Daphnre Episode: "Weekend"
2018 Ching Chong Blues Cordelia Episode: "C4C"
2019 This Close Nancy Farger Episode: "Three's Company"

References

  1. ^ "Bridey Elliott (Clara's Ghost)". Atlanta Film Festival.
  2. ^ "Bridey Lee Elliott". ucbcomedy.com.
  3. ^ "Sundance 2018 Women Directors: Meet Bridey Elliott — "Clara's Ghost"". womenandhollywood.com.
  4. ^ Wilner, Norman (January 18, 2018). "TV review: Mosaic shows how horrible privileged people inflict their will on others". nowtoronto.com.
  5. ^ Murthi, Vikram. "Relationships fizzle out on a routine Silicon Valley". avclub.com.
  6. ^ "'Battle of the Sexes': A match made in heaven – Davis Enterprise". davisenterprise.com.
  7. ^ "Bridey Elliott on Making Sundance's Clara's Ghost All About Her Mother, Their Famous Comedy Family's Secret Weapon". wmagazine.com.
  8. ^ "Bridey Elliott's Feature Directorial Debut 'Clara's Ghost' Was A True Family Affair – Sundance Studio". Deadline Hollywood. January 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Sundance Review: Clara's Ghost Is a Rough, Revealing Look at a Famous Family". Vanity Fair.
  10. ^ "Chris Elliott, Abby Elliott, Bridey Elliott and Paula Niedert Elliott Talk 'Clara's Ghost' at Sundance". collider.com. January 30, 2018.
  11. ^ Zuckerman, Ed (November 11, 2009). "A Professionally Funny Family". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  12. ^ "Happy Birthday To Wilton's Abigail 'Abby' Elliott". Wilton Daily Voice. June 16, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

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