Eliza Taylor

Eliza Taylor

Taylor at the 2016 WonderCon
Born Eliza Jane Taylor-Cotter
(1989-10-24) 24 October 1989
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other names Eliza Taylor-Cotter,
Eliza Taylor
Occupation Actress
Years active 2002–present
Notable work The 100
Neighbours
Awards E! Online Best. Ever. TV. Awards for Best Kiss (shared with Alycia Debnam-Carey)

Eliza Jane Taylor-Cotter[1] (born 24 October 1989), often credited as Eliza Taylor, is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Janae Timmins in the Australian soap opera Neighbours (2005–08), and for her lead role as Clarke Griffin in The CW series The 100 (2014–present).

Early life

Taylor was born in Melbourne. Her mother is an author and a graphic designer and her step father was a stand up comedian. Her biological father used to own cafés around Melbourne. Taylor attended Calder High School and while growing up, she wanted to be a marine biologist.[2]

Career

2003–13: Career beginnings and Neighbours

After a lead role in Pirate Islands, she starred as Rosie Cartwright in The Sleepover Club in 2003. She transitioned to mature audience programs with a guest role on Blue Heelers in 2003.

Taylor, as many Australian actors, got her big breakthrough in the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2005. She secured the role of Janae Timmins after previously appearing in a guest role in 2003. Taylor had originally auditioned for the role of Lana Crawford, however, it was actress Bridget Neval who was eventually cast.[3] In 2007 Nell Feeney and Sianoa Smit-McPhee, who play Taylor's onscreen mother Janelle Timmins and sister Bree Timmins, were axed by executive producer Ric Pellizzeri, but it was confirmed that they wanted Taylor-Cotter to remain in the serial as Janae.[4] Later that year, Taylor-Cotter decided to quit the serial to pursue other projects such as pantomime and a further career in America.[5] One of the contributing factors that helped Taylor-Cotter reach this decision was because all her on-screen family had been written out and new cast members gave the serial the feel of a different place. She also added: "It just didn’t feel like the family that I joined when I started three years ago.[6] Taylor-Cotter was one of many cast members that quit the serial at the same time. Taylor-Cotter finished filming her final studio scenes in 2007 and her final episode was screened on 8 February 2008. In 2007 Taylor was nominated for Best Female in Inside Soap Awards.

Taylor travelled to the United Kingdom in late November 2007, and on 1 December 2007 she turned on the Weymouth Christmas lights. On 19 December, Taylor starred as Snow White in a Christmas pantomime, again in Weymouth.[1][7] In 2009, she was in an episode of All Saints and filmed a short drama/comedy movie called The Laundromat.[8] Taylor filmed a role in the horror movie 6plots.[9] She later filmed a pilot Winners and Losers.[10]

2014–present: The 100

Taylor at the San Diego Comic-Con International in the press-conference of The 100, July 2013.

On 1 March 2013, it was announced that Taylor was cast as lead character of Clarke in the new CW post-apocalyptic drama series The 100.[11][12] "I didn’t actually audition. I’d been living in LA for about a month and my credit card was stolen and all my money was taken – spent at Home Depot, which was great – and I was ready to pack my bags and go back to Australia because I didn’t know how I was going to survive in LA any longer and then I got a call from my manager to say that an audition I’d done months ago for a film had been looked at by the producers of this TV show called The 100 and they wanted me to go in for a reading the next day. So I read the script that night and loved it and went in for the meeting the next day and got the role. Before I knew it I was on a plane to Vancouver to shoot the pilot and my whole life changed." - Taylor explained how she got the part.[13] The series premiered on Wednesday, 19 March 2014.[14]

For the role in The 100 Taylor is nominated for Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy in Teen Choice Awards.

On April 2016, it was announced that Taylor will star in the independent police drama "Thumper" alongside Daniel Webber, Lena Headey, Jazzy De Lisser, Brett Rice and Ben Feldman. Taylor's character is described as an undercover police officer out to bust a drug ring at a local high school by pretending to be a tough new girl. She becomes emotionally involved with the underprivileged students she’s investigating.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Laundromat Amy Short film
2012 6 Plots Amy Challis
2013 Patrick Nurse Panicale
Natural Woman Short film
Planes Maria Short film
2014 The November Man Sarah

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Pirate Islands Sarah Redding Series regular, 26 episodes[16]
Neighbours Jacinta Martin 2 episodes[16]
The Sleepover Club Rosie Cartwright Main Cast, 26 episodes[16]
2004 Blue Heelers Tatum O'Hara Episode: "Cast the First Stone"[16]
2005–08 Neighbours Janae Timmins Series regular, 307 episodes
Nominated – Inside Soap Award for Best Actress (2007)[16]
2008 Rush Madison Episode: "1.8"[16]
2009 After Effects Ella Pilot Storyshare International[16]
All Saints Carly Spalding Episode: "The Two of Us"[16]
2010 City Homicide Melissa Standish Episode: "Last Seen"[16]
Winners & Losers Bridget Gross Pilot[16]
2011 Bruce Daisy Pilot - Web Series[16][17]
2012 Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Rhonda TV Miniseries[16]
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Sarah Episode: "Little Boxes"[16]
2014–present The 100 Clarke Griffin Lead role, 30 episodes
Nominated – Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy (2015)[16]

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Adults React Herself Episode: "Adults React To Hoverboard"
2015 Try to Watch This Without Laughing or Grinning Herself Episode: "10"

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2007–08 Snow White Snow White Weymouth Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth, England

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Source(s)
2007 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Neighbours Nominated [18]
All About Soap Awards Wedding Shock (shared with Kyal Marsh) Nominated
2008 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Female Nominated [19]
2015 MTV Fandom Awards Ship of the Year (shared with Alycia Debnam-Carey) The 100 Nominated [20]
E! Online Best. Ever. TV. Awards Best Kiss (shared with Alycia Debnam-Carey) Won [21]
Best Fight (shared with Dichen Lachman) Runner-up
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Nominated [22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview With Eliza Taylor-Cotter". Neighbours - The Perfect Blend. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Eliza Taylor Fans * Your first source dedicated to and for Eliza Taylor » Facts". Eliza Taylor Fans * Your first source dedicated to and for Eliza Taylor.
  3. ↑ Rigden, Clare (2–8 April 2005). "Girl next door". TV Week (ACP Magazines) (14): 8.
  4. ↑ "'Neighbours' star unhappy with axings". Digital Spy.
  5. ↑ "Four more 'Neighbours' departures announced". Digital Spy.
  6. ↑ "Neighbours: The Perfect Blend - Interview: Eliza Taylor-Cotter". perfectblend.net.
  7. ↑ "Best panto ever at the Pavilion (From Dorset Echo)". Dorsetecho.co.uk. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Melbourne Film Festival | Made In Melbourne". Mim.org.au. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Film: 6 Plots". Uk.castingcallpro.com. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  10. ↑ http://au.hadnews.com/winners-losers-drama-testing-for-feedback.htm[]
  11. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (28 February 2013). "Australian Actress Eliza Taylor Tapped As The Lead Of CW Pilot 'The Hundred'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "'Neighbours' star Eliza Taylor lands lead in US TV drama 'The Hundred' - US TV News". Digital Spy. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  13. ↑ http://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interviews/9081-interview-eliza-taylor-the-100- Eliza Taylor | THE 100
  14. ↑ Bibel, Sara (12 December 2013). "The CW Sets Midseason Schedule & New Series Premiere Dates; 'The Tomorrow People' Moving to Monday" (Press release). Retrieved 21 December 2013 – via TV by the Numbers.
  15. ↑ Bibel, Sara (19 April 2016). "The CW Sets Midseason Schedule & New Series Premiere Dates; 'The Tomorrow People' Moving to Monday" (Press release). Retrieved 14 April 2016 – via yahoo.com.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Showcast Login". showcast.com.au.
  17. ↑ "Bruce - Television series - Tony Rogers". tonyrogers.com.au.
  18. ↑ "Inside Soap Awards 2007: The Nominations". Digital Spy.
  19. ↑ Inside Soap Awards 2008 – Nominations
  20. ↑ "mtv". tumblr.com.
  21. ↑ "And the Winners Are... from Best. Ever. TV. Awards 2015: And the Winners Are!". E! Online.
  22. ↑ Variety Staff. "2015 Teen Choice Award Winners – Full List - Variety". Variety.

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