Elisa Donovan

Elisa Donovan

Infobox actress
name = Elisa Donovan



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caption = Elisa Donovan, 2007
birthname = Lisa Adaline Donovan
birthdate = birth date and age|1971|02|3
birthplace = Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
flagicon|New York flagicon|USA
deathdate =
deathplace =
occupation = Actress
spouse =

Elisa Donovan (born Lisa Adaline Donovan; February 3, 1971) is an American actress.

Biography

Early life

Donovan was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, the daughter of Charlotte and Jack Donovan, who was a business executive. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/17/Elisa-Donovan.html Elisa Donovan Biography (1971-) ] ] She grew up on Long Island where she was an accomplished gymnast, dancer and equestrian. She began studying acting at the age of 12. She attended Eugene Lang College The New School For Liberal Arts in New York City, where she studied writing and literature, acting and dramatic literature.

Career & anorexia

Donovan's breakthrough role was in the film "Clueless". Other notable roles included the film "A Night at the Roxbury" and playing Morgan Cavanaugh on the television sitcom "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch".

She admitted to being a "hard-core anorexic" between 1993 and 1995 and her weight dropped to 90 pounds. She contributed a story to the book "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul" regarding her battles with anorexia. She began to turn her life around when her eating disorder caused her to have a mild heart attack.

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0232975
* [http://www.elisadonovan.net Official website]


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