Brooke Elliott, an actress, and singer, is best known for portraying the main character Jane Bingum in the comedy-drama “Drop Dead Diva”, which was created by Josh Berman. Kate Levering and Margaret Cho also starred in this series. The story follows a model who dies in a car crash and is sent back to Earth as an obese attorney. The series ran from 2009 to 2014. It won eight awards and was nominated for 12 more.
Family Background
Brooke was born on 16th November 1974 in Fridley, Minnesota, USA. Her zodiac sign was Scorpio, and she is an American citizen. She was raised in Fridley with her brother Adam, sister Jamie Alexander, and Kathleen Elliott, a housewife, and Robert, a former city manager. Brooke’s parents claim that she sang for the first time at the age of three. They also have a recording of her singing “You Light Up My Life”.
Brooke attended Gabriel Richard Catholic High School in Riverview, Michigan and graduated in 1993. She became interested in acting at Gabriel Richard and performed in school plays like “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and “Richard III”.
Brooke was encouraged by her parents to enrol at Western Michigan University. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance in 1998.
Brooke’s Age, Height, And Weight
Brooke’s age is 50 years old. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, her height is 5ft 5ins (1.65m), and she weighs around 185lbs (84kgs).
Brooke’s Movie roles
Brooke worked at various jobs before and after she began her acting career. She was a waitress in a restaurant themed around the ’50s and had to perform on tables for customers.
In 2000, she made her first film appearance as a woman in a city park in “What Women Want”, a romantic fantasy comedy starring Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, and Marisa Tomei. The story follows an advertising executive who gains the ability to listen to what women are thinking. It was a popular movie that won five awards and was nominated in nine other categories, including the Golden Globe.
Brooke’s next role was not until 16 years after her first when she portrayed Amber in “Furst Born”, a comedy that received mixed reviews and garnered little attention. In 2017, Brooke played Kendra in the comedy, “Diary of a Lunatic”, starring Kevin Sizemore and Tracey B. Wilson and following Trew, who records whatever God says.
Brooke played Keri-Ann, a character in the 2018 comedy “Crazy Wonderful”, which followed a family as they learned how to deal with their mentally ill father. Brooke’s most recent film role was in the drama “More Beautiful For Having Been Broken”, written and directed in 2019 by Nicole Conn. The movie starred Zoe Ventoura and Kayla Radomski. The story follows an FBI agent who begins a relationship with a single mother. It won three awards.
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Brooke’s TV Series Roles
Brooke’s first TV appearance was in 2005’s “Vigilante” of the mystery crime series “Law & Order: Trial by Jury”. Her next role, following “Drop Dead Diva”, was in 2019’s “If I Had Wings”, the musical comedy “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings”.
Brooke has only played one other TV role, in which she appeared in all 11 episodes of the romantic drama “Sweet Magnolias”, in which she starred alongside JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Heather Headley and three women who were childhood friends and lived in South Carolina.
Other Works
She loves theatre and has performed in a number of plays. She was a member of Babes With Blades in 1999 and played in both “Robin Hood Prince of Thieves” as well as “Heathers”.
She has also appeared in “The Miracle Worker” and “Beauty and the Beast”. Brooke was in her first Broadway musical, “Taboo”, and she appeared as Majella in “The Pirate Queen”.
Brooke wrote the short comedy film “Say Hello” in 2016, which stars Lyndsi laRose and Rachel Reyes and is based on two childhood friends who reunited as adults.
She has made guest appearances on various talk shows, including “The Wendy Williams Show”, Good Day New York”, and “Home & Family”.
Nominations and Awards
Brooke won two of the five awards for which she was nominated for her performance in “Drop Dead Diva”. She won a 2010 Gracie Award as Outstanding Female Rising Star for a Comedy Series.
She was nominated in 2009 for a Satellite Award for Best Actress of a Series Comedy or Musical. In 2011 and 2014, she won a Prism Award for her performance in a comedy series.
Brookes Net Worth
As of May 2024, her net worth has been estimated at over $200,000.
Brookes Personal Life
Brooke has always been a very secretive actress. She prefers to keep all her private matters to herself, and she has not spoken publicly about the men that she has dated.
Rumours are circulating on the Internet that she has married. Fans claim they have seen her in public with her husband. This has not been confirmed because no evidence was provided.
Others believe Brooke dates a mysterious guy and that she is trying to hide him from the media. However, this hasn’t yet been confirmed. Some believe Brooke’s a lesbian, while others think she is not.
Brooke, who hasn’t said anything about dating anyone today, is unmarried and has no children.
Brookes Hobbies, interests and other activities
Brooke supports Black Lives Matter and the LGBT movement, as she fights for all human rights.
She enjoys travelling and has been to many American states and European nations. Her dream travel destination is Miami, Florida.
Brooke’s favourite actors are George Clooney (of course), Matt Damon, and Meryl Streep. Her favourite movies include “Up in the Air”, The Descendants”, and “The Ides of March”.
