Elizabeth Mitchell

Elizabeth Mitchell (born Elizabeth Joanna Robertson; March 27, 1970) is an American actress. She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her lead role as Juliet Burke on the ABC mystery drama series Lost (2006–2010). She also had lead roles on the television series V (2009–2010), Revolution (2012–2014), Dead of Summer, and The Santa Clauses (2022–2023), for which she received a Children's and Family Emmy Award nomination. She had recurring roles on the television series ER (2000–2001), Once Upon a Time (2014), The Expanse (2018, 2021), and Outer Banks (2021–present).

Mitchell has appeared in numerous films, including Gia (1998), Frequency (2000), Nurse Betty (2000), The Santa Clause 2 (2002), The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), Running Scared (2006), Answers to Nothing (2011), The Purge: Election Year (2016), and Queen Bees (2021).

Early life Mitchell was born in Los Angeles, California. Her stepfather, Joseph Day Mitchell, and mother, Josephine Marian Mitchell (née Jenkins), are lawyers based in Dallas.

She attended Stephens College, graduating with a bachelor of fine arts in acting, and then studied at the British American Drama Academy.

Career

Mitchell's theatre work includes six years at Dallas Theater Center and a season at Encore Theater. She co-starred in the 1998 film Gia and the 2000 film Frequency.

In the 2002 film The Santa Clause 2, Mitchell played Carol Newman, who becomes Mrs. Claus. She reprised the role for the sequel, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, which was released in 2006. A limited series based on the film, titled The Santa Clauses, was launched on Disney+ in 2022, with Mitchell reprising her character from the films. For her work on the series, Mitchell received a Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer nomination at the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards held in 2025.

On TV, she played psychiatrist Kim Legaspi, the first woman partner of Kerry Weaver during the 2000–2001 season of TV series ER, in a recurring role. She had a one-episode role in House M.D. as a patient.

In 2006, she played Juliet Burke on Lost, beginning in the third-season premiere "A Tale of Two Cities", a role she played for four seasons, three as a main character and one in a recurring capacity. In that same year, she appeared in the crime thriller Running Scared.

In March 2009, Mitchell was cast in the ABC series V, a remake of the science-fiction television miniseries. Although ABC and Warner Bros. officials said she was only cast as a guest star, the announcement led to speculation and concern that Mitchell's character would be killed off at the end of the fifth season of Lost, which ended on a cliff-hanger that left the fate of her character unknown. Mitchell was later named the lead actress on V and her character was indeed written out in the premiere of the sixth season of Lost, but returned for the two-part series finale. V lasted for one more season, which premiered on January 4, 2011.

Mitchell had a guest-starring role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2011, portraying June Frye. In 2012, she joined the cast of the series Revolution as Rachel Matheson, replacing actress Andrea Roth. The series premiered on September 17, 2012 and ended in May 2014. She then recurred as the Snow Queen on the TV fantasy series Once Upon a Time in late 2014.

In 2016, Mitchell starred as U.S. senator Charlene "Charlie" Roan in the science-fiction horror film The Purge: Election Year. Also that year, it was announced Mitchell would join the main cast of the Freeform supernatural horror series Dead of Summer, portraying Deb Carpenter. The series ended after one season.

In 2018, Mitchell played Anna Volovodov on season three of The Expanse. She made a cameo in the third episode of the final season of the series in 2021.

Also in 2021, she appeared in the film Queen Bees and the second season of the Netflix series Outer Banks.

Personal life While filming The Linda McCartney Story in 2000, Mitchell and co-star Gary Bakewell began dating and later became engaged, but the relationship ended in 2002.

Mitchell married improvisation actor Chris Soldevilla in 2004. The two lived together on Bainbridge Island, Washington, with their son, who was born in 2005. They divorced in 2013.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Gia Linda 1999 Molly Beverly Trehare 2000 Frequency Jules Sullivan Nurse Betty Chloe Jensen2001 Double Bang Karen Winterman Hollywood Palms Blair 2002 The Santa Clause 2 Carol Newman / Mrs. Claus 2006 Running Scared Edele Hansel The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Mrs. Claus / Carol Newman-Calvin 2011 Answers to Nothing Kate 2016 The Purge: Election Year Charlie Roan 2020 What We Found Captain Hilman 2021 Queen Bees Laura Wilson Witch Hunt Martha Goode Also executive producer 2022 When Time Got Louder Tish Peterson 2023 Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out Vera 2024 Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot Susan Ramsey

Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Dangerous Curves Bethanny Haines Episode: "Rainbow Serpent" 1994–1995 Loving Dinah Lee Mayberry Alden McKenzie #2 Main role 1996 L.A. Firefighters Laura Malloy Main role The Sentinel Wendy Hawthorne Episode: "True Crime"1997 Comfort, Texas Trudy Unsold TV pilot JAG Sandra Gilbert Episode: "The Court-Martial of Sandra Gilbert" 1998 Gia Linda Mitchell Television film Significant Others Jane Chasen Main role 1999–2000 Time of Your Life Ashley Holloway Recurring role 2000 The Linda McCartney Story Linda McCartney Television film 2000–2001 ER Kim Legaspi Recurring role (season 7) 2001 The Beast Alice Allenby Main role Spin City Nancy Wheeler Episode: "Fight Club" 2002 Man and Boy Cyd Mason Television film2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Melissa Winters Episode: "One Hit Wonder" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Andrea Brown Episode: "Mercy" The Lyon's Den Ariel Saxon Main role2004 Boston Legal Christine Pauley Guest role; 2 episodes Everwood Sara Beck Episode: "Staking Claim" Grammercy Park Taylor Elliot Quinn Unsold TV pilot House Mary Augustine Episode: "Damned If You Do" 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story Teresa Earnhardt Television film 2006 Haskett's Chance Ann Haskett Unsold TV pilot 2006–2010 Lost Juliet Burke Main role 2009–2011 V Erica Evans Main role 2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit June Frye Episode: "Totem" 2012–2014 Revolution Rachel Matheson Main role 2013 Kristin's Christmas Past Barbara Cartwell Television film Prosecuting Casey Anthony Linda Drane Burdick Television film 2014 Once Upon a Time Ingrid / Snow Queen / Sarah Fisher Recurring role (season 4) 2015 Crossing Lines Carine Strand Main role Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street Future Mel Fuller Episode: "Mel vs. the Future" 2016 Dead of Summer Deb Carpenter Main role 2018, 2021 The Expanse Anna Volovodov Recurring role (season 3); guest role (season 6) 2019 Blindspot Scarlett Myers Episode: "Everybody Hates Kathy" The Christmas Club Olivia Bennett Television film 2021 The Good Doctor Dannie Miller Episode: "We're All Crazy Sometimes" 2021–2023 Outer Banks Carla Limbrey Recurring role (season 2–3) 2022 FBI: International Angela Cassidy Guest role; 3 episodes First Kill Margot Fairmont Main role 2022–2023 The Santa Clauses Carol Calvin / Mrs. Claus Main role

Stage Year Title Role Notes 1992 Amateurs Jennifer 1994 Red Channels Shelia Harcourt 1995 Three Tall Women C 1999 Absolution Gordon's wife 2008 A Midsummer Night's Dream Helena

Awards and nominations Mitchell has won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2008, among other nominations. For her appearance as Juliet Burke on the series finale of Lost, Mitchell was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2010.

Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2006 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television Lost 2007 Monte-Carlo Television Festival Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Lost Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television Lost 2008 Monte-Carlo Television Festival Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Lost Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television Lost 2009 Monte-Carlo Television Festival Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Lost Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television Lost 2010 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Lost 2011 Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television V 2014 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television Revolution 2025Children's and Family Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen ProgramThe Santa Clauses