Elizabeth Berridge (actress)

Elizabeth Berridge
Born (1962-05-02) May 2, 1962
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1979–present
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
Children1
Websiteelizabethberridge.net

Elizabeth Berridge (born May 2, 1962) is an American film and theatre actress.[1] She is best known for playing Constanze Mozart in the Miloš Forman period drama film Amadeus (1984)[2], Melanie in Five Corners (1987), and for her comedic roles as Charlotte on the Norman Lear sitcom The Powers that Be (1992–1993), and Officer Eve Eggers on The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996).

Personal life

Berridge was born in New Rochelle, New York, the daughter of George Berridge, a lawyer, and Mary L. Berridge (née Robinson), a social worker.[3] The family settled in Larchmont, New York, where she attended Chatsworth Elementary School. There she began to perform and sing. At 15, she began studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and with renowned acting teacher Warren Robertson[4]. Due to her acting commitments, she earned her diploma through an independent-study program at Mamaroneck High School.[5]

She met actor Kevin Corrigan when they worked together on the film Broke Even (2000). They married in 2001 and have a daughter, Sadie, a writer and director.[6]

Career

Berridge was called to audition for the part of Mozart's wife Constanze after filming had already commenced in Prague on Amadeus. Meg Tilly, who was originally cast, injured her leg in a soccer game, forcing her to withdraw from the film. Two actresses were flown to Prague, and after a week's auditions Berridge was given the part (she recalled that Milos Forman declared, in jest, that the other actress, Diane Franklin, was "too pretty" to play the part of a landlady's daughter).[7] Berridge and the other cast members remained in Prague for six months to complete filming.[8]

Her other film roles include co-starring as glue-sniffing Melanie alongside Jodie Foster, John Turturro, and Tim Robbins in Five Corners, directed by Tony Bill and written by John Patrick Shanley, and as Laura Dern's sister June in Smooth Talk (1985), directed by Joyce Chopra and based on a short story by Joyce Carol Oates.[9]

Berridge has also had a prolific career on stage. She won the 1989 Dramalogue Award and was nominated for a San Diego Critics Circle Award[10] for playing the title role in Frank Wedekind's Lulu at the La Jolla Playhouse opposite Harris Yulin.[11] Off-Broadway, she was nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Best Featured Actress for her roles in Kevin Wade’s Cruse Control[12], directed by Norman Rene, and Bill C. Davis's Wrestlers[13], directed by the late Geraldine Fitzgerald. In London, she starred in Butterfly Kiss at the Almeida Theatre[14]. She is a member of the Actors Studio and the Ensemble Studio Theatre.

On TV, in addition to her series regular roles on Norman Lear's The Powers that Be (1992–1993) and The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996), Berridge guest-starred on several primetime series including Miami Vice, The Equalizer, and in a recurring role on Grounded For Life In made-for-TV movies, she had major supporting roles in Larry McMurtry's Montana (1990), Silence of the Heart (1984) with Charlie Sheen, and Home Fires Burning (1989), with Bill Pullman and Neil Patrick Harris.[15]

Berridge was the executive producer on her daughter Sadie Bones' first feature film, If That Mockingbird Don't Sing (2024), which won numerous awards internationally on the film festival circuit and was picked up for distribution by Tribeca Films/Giant Pictures.[16]

Filmography

Film

Elizabeth Berridge film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1979 Natural Enemies Sheila Steward
1981 The Funhouse Amy Harper
1984 Amadeus Constanze Mozart
1985 Smooth Talk June
1987 Five Corners Melanie
1993 When the Party's Over Frankie
1999 Payback Hooker uncredited
2000 Broke Even Leslie
2004 Hidalgo Annie Oakley
2010 Please Give Elyse
2015 Results Christine
2022 The Vanishing Point Lori Short film

Television

Elizabeth Berridge television credits
Year Title Role Notes
1981 Guiding Light Morgan Richards Soap opera, episode: "Surprise Witness"
1981–82 Texas Allison Linden Soap opera, recurring role
1984 Silence of the Heart Penny TV movie
1987 Leg Work Peaches Episode: "Peaches"
1989 Home Fires Burning Francine Tibbetts TV movie
1989 Miami Vice Julia Scianti Episode: "The Lost Madonna"
1989 The Equalizer Susan Wilhite Episode: "Endgame"
1990 Montana Lavetta TV movie
1992–93 The Powers That Be Charlotte Main cast
1993–96 The John Larroquette Show Officer Eve Eggers Main cast
1998 Touched by an Angel Holly Episode: "The Trigger"
2001 When Billie Beat Bobby Rosie Casals TV movie
2001–05 Grounded for Life Amy 3 episodes
2003 Still Standing Sandy Hartwick Episode: "Still Changing"

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Elizabeth Berridge". The Daily Voice. New Rochelle. May 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ Farber, Stephen (September 20, 1984). "CASTING THE COVETED 'AMADEUS' ROLES". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Elizabeth Berridge Biography (1962–)". Film Reference.
  4. ↑ "Warren Robertson: An Adna Man's Remarkable Life". The Daily Chronicle. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Larchmont Actress To Open in Play". The New York Times. December 9, 1984. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bio: Kevin Corrigan". Empire. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ as told by Berridge in Bonus Features – The Making of Amadeus, disc 2 Amadeus DVD, Director's Cut edition
  8. ↑ The Making of Amadeus, disc 2 of Amadeus DVD, Director's Cut edition.
  9. ↑ "Smooth Talk: Girl Power". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  10. ↑ "SAN DIEGO DRAMA CRITICS : Old Globe Dominates Critics' Nominations". Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1988. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  11. ↑ "A Real 'Lulu' of a Learning Experience". Los Angeles Times. July 20, 1988. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  12. ↑ Rich, Frank (November 27, 1985). "STAGE: 'CRUISE CONTROL,' COMEDY BY KEVIN WADE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  13. ↑ Rich, Frank (April 15, 1986). "STAGE: BILL C. DAVIS'S 'WRESTLERS,' ON SIBLING STRIFE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Production of Butterfly Kiss | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Home Fires Burning | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  16. ↑ Tribeca (September 17, 2025). If That Mockingbird Don't Sing | Official Trailer | Tribeca Films. Retrieved July 14, 2026 – via YouTube.
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