Brooke Elliott is an American actress and Broadway singer known for her versatile performances on stage and screen. She was born in Fridley, Minnesota, and later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University, graduating in 1998.
After college, Elliott briefly worked as a waitress before launching her professional career in theater. She gained early experience touring with the Chicago-based theater company Babes With Blades, known for its all-female combat-centric productions. Her Broadway debut included performing in notable productions such as Beauty and the Beast and The Pirate Queen. She also starred alongside Boy George in the Broadway musical Taboo.
Elliott made her film debut in 2000 with a small role in What Women Want. She later appeared on television with a guest role in the legal drama Law & Order: Trial by Jury. However, she is most widely recognized for her lead role as Jane Bingum, a plus-size lawyer inhabited by the soul of a fashion model, in the Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva, which aired from 2009 to 2014.
| Birth Date: | 16 Nov, 1974 |
| Age: | 45 yrs |
| Occupations: | Actor Television actor Stage actor Film actor |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Fridley |
| Education: | Western Michigan University |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American actress and singer |
| Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |
