Eloise Mumford

Eloise Mumford (born ) is an American actress known for her roles on the television series Lone Star, The River, The Right Stuff, and Cross. She appeared as Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh in the Fifty Shades of Grey film series.

Early life and education Mumford, the middle child of parents Tom Mumford and Nancy Smith, was born and raised in Olympia, Washington, where she was home-schooled through fifth grade. After homeschooling, she attended Nova Middle School. She later attended Annie Wright Schools in Tacoma, Washington and Capital High School in Olympia. While in college, she starred with Jesse Eisenberg in director Maggie Kiley's well-received short film "Some Boys Don't Leave".

Career Mumford starred as Lena Landry on the ABC paranormal series The River in 2012 and on the Fox series Lone Star in 2010, in which she was cast during her first pilot season after college. She was the female lead in the Blumhouse Productions feature Not Safe For Work for Universal Pictures, and the female lead in the indy Drones alongside Matt O'Leary, directed by Rick Rosenthal.

In February 2012, she was cast as the female lead in an ABC drama pilot titled Reckless. She played Anastasia Steele's roommate, Kate Kavanagh, in the Fifty Shades of Grey film (2015), and reprised the role in the sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed.

She starred alongside Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz in the indy Standing Up, Falling Down (2019). In 2020 she played Trudy Cooper, the female lead in the Disney+ streaming TV series The Right Stuff. In 2024 she appeared in eight episodes of Amazon Prime’s Cross as Shannon Whitmer, a woman abducted by a serial killer.

Filmography

Television

Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Some Boys Don't Leave The Girl Short film 2012 So Undercover Sasha Stolezinsky/ Suzy Walters Direct-to-video 2013 Drones Sue Lawson2014 Not Safe for Work Anna Newton In the Blood Sandy Grant 2015 The Night Is Young Sid Fifty Shades of GreyKatherine "Kate" Kavanagh 2017 Fifty Shades Darker 2018 Fifty Shades Freed 2019 Standing Up, Falling Down Becky