Elisabeth Röhm

Elisabeth Röhm ( "Rame" "rem"; ; born April 28, 1973) is an American television and film actress and director. She is best known for playing Kate Lockley in the television series Angel from 1999 to 2001 and Serena Southerlyn in the television series Law & Order from 2001 to 2005.

She has also appeared in films such as Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005), American Hustle (2013), Joy (2015), Seduced (2016), Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017), The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017) and Bombshell (2019).

Röhm made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film Girl in the Basement (2021).

Early life Röhm was born on April 28, 1973, in Düsseldorf, West Germany, to Lisa Loverde and Eberhard Röhm. Her father was a German partner at the law firm of Duane Morris LLP New York, and the family moved to New York City before her first birthday. Her mother was an American scriptwriter who once wrote for the TV soap opera Guiding Light. Röhm's parents divorced when she was 8 or 9. Her maternal grandfather was an Italian immigrant.

Röhm attended grades 11–12 at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School, a small private boarding school in Sewanee, Tennessee, and then graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1996 with a B.A. in European history. More recently, Röhm has received critical acclaim for her roles in two David O. Russell films, American Hustle (2013) and Joy (2015).

Between 2016 and 2017, Röhm appeared in three episodes of Hawaii Five-0; a Season 14 episode of NCIS; Netflix's Flaked; the film Once Upon a Time in Venice including Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa, John Goodman and Famke Janssen; and the film The Tribes of Palos Verdes starring Jennifer Garner and Alicia Silverstone. She portrayed Martha MacCallum in the 2019 film Bombshell with Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie. She portrayed the mother of Aiden, a drug-addled teen who gets recruited by police to take down a drug czar, in the 2021 film The Runner.

She made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film Girl in the Basement (2021), based on the Fritzl case.

Personal life Röhm was a longtime avid equestrian, but she gave up professional equestrianism after a 2005 accident that she spoke about in a 2011 episode of the Biography Channel series Celebrity Close Calls. She appeared in several horse-riding scenes with Mark Harmon in an NCIS episode.

Röhm was engaged to director Austin Smithard in 2000. In 2005, Röhm began a relationship with Ron Anthony Wooster. Röhm and Wooster have a daughter born in April 2008. Röhm and Wooster married in October 2008. They divorced in October 2014. In January 2019, Röhm announced her engagement to Judge Jonathan T. Colby. In March 2020, Röhm's publicist revealed that she and Colby were no longer together.

In October 2021, Röhm married Peter Glatzer with her daughter in attendance.

Röhm had a blog on her personal website, where she often wrote about life with her daughter and her then-fiancé. On January 6, 2011, People added Röhm's blog to the "Moms & Babies" section of its website.

Awards and nominations Röhm, as part of the cast of the TV series Law & Order, was nominated for their 2001 performance, and again for their 2003 performance, for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. In 2014, Röhm and the rest of the cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for their roles in American Hustle.

Röhm was selected for Maxim magazine's "Hot 100" list in 2002.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Puppet, Love and Mertz Love Short film 2004 Push Samantha Short film 2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Agent Janet McKaren 2007 Ghost Image Jennifer 2008 The Kreutzer Sonata Abigail San Saba Leigh 2009 The Whole Truth Angela Masters Crimes of the Past Josephine Sparrow 2011 Abduction Lorna Price 2012 Transit Robyn 2013 Officer Down Alexandra Callahan Aftermath Rebecca Fiorini Chlorine Katherine American Hustle Dolly Polito 2014 Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark Rosie Finding Happiness Juliet Palmer 2015 Joy Peggy Mangano 2016 Everlasting Jessie's Mom Seduced Caroline Prati Love Is All You Need? Reverend Rachel Polaris Christine 2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice Anne Phillips Wish Upon Johanna Shannon Scales: Mermaids are Real Tiffany Trafficked Rachel The Tribes of Palos Verdes Kristen 2018 Con Man Lisa Minkow 2019 Sgt. Will Gardner Kimmy Bombshell Martha MacCallum 2021 The Starling Nancy Rothwelder The Runner Miranda Albers Notorious Nick Stacey Newell 2022 A Marriage Made in Heaven Maria Chicopoulos 2026 Starbright Caroline

Television Year Title Role Notes 1997–1998 One Life to Live Dorothy Hayes Unknown episodes 1998 The Invisible Man Television film Fantasy Island Beautiful Cindy Episode: "We're Not Worthy" 1999 The '60s Amanda Stone Television film Turks Marla Episode: "Live, Love, Lose and Learn" Eureka Street Max Mini-series; 4 episodes 1999–2001 Angel Kate Lockley 15 episodes 2000–2001 Bull Alison Jeffers 20 episodes 2001–2005 Law & Order ADA Serena Southerlyn Main role (seasons 12–15)85 Episodes 2005 Briar & Graves Dr. Laurie Graves Television film FBI: Negotiator Laura Martin Television film 2006 Amber's Story Donna Whitson Television film 2007 Masters of Science Fiction Lt. Granger Episode: "The Awakening" Big Shots Alex Mason 3 episodes 2008–2013 The Mentalist Dr. Sophie Miller 2 episodes 2009 90210 Bitsy Epstein Episode: "To New Beginnings!" Brooke Harris Television film 2009–2010 Heroes Lauren Gilmore 8 episodes 2011 A Christmas Kiss Priscilla Hall Television film 2012 CSI: Miami Jill Ferris Episode: "Terminal Velocity" Lake Placid: The Final Chapter Sheriff Theresa Giovi Television film 2012–2013 The Client List Taylor Berkhalter Recurring role, 14 episodes 2013 In the Dark Ali Television film 2014 A Christmas Kiss II Miss Hall Television film Beauty & the Beast FBI Special Agent Dana Landon 4 episodes Forget and Forgive Det. Anne Walker Television film Hell's Kitchen Herself Episode: "16 Chefs Compete" 2014–2015 Stalker Amanda Taylor 11 episodes 2016 Seduced Caroline Television film Revenge Porn Elaine Harris Television film; AKA My Daughter's Disgrace The Last Ship Allison Shaw 13 episodes 2016–2017 Hawaii Five-0 Dr. Madison Gray 3 episodes 2017 Flaked Alex 5 episodes NCIS May Dawson Episode: "Beastmaster" 2017–2019 Jane the Virgin Eileen 6 episodes 2018 Magnum P.I. Brooke Mason Episode: "Sudden Death" 2018–2019 The Oath Aria Price Recurring role (13 episodes) 2019 Family Pictures Maggie Television Tales Mrs. Sinclair Episode: "My Life" 2020 Sleeping with Danger Grace Tanner Lifetime Television film 2021 Girl in the Basement Nurse (uncredited) Television film; director Switched Before Birth - Television film; director 2022 Girl in Room 13 - Television film; director Law & Order - Episode: "Only the Lonely"; director 2024 Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story - Television film; director

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2002 Law & Order: Dead on the Money ADA Serena Southerlyn (voice) Video game 2003 Law & Order: Double or Nothing 2004 Law & Order: Justice Is Served