Roberts, Eliza

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ROBERTS, Eliza

(Eliza Garrett, Eliza Simons)

PERSONAL

Original name, Eliza Garrett; married Eric Roberts (an actor), 1992; sisterinlaw of Julia Roberts (an actress); children: Morgan Simons (daughter), Keaton Simons (an actor).

Addresses: Agent Colden, McKuin & Frankel, 141 El Camino Dr., Suite 100, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress. Also works as a casting director, credited as Eliza Simons.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Eliza Garrett) Mindy Binerman, Schlock (also known as The Banana Monster ), Jack H. Harris Enterprises, 1973.

(As Garrett) Beth Loomis, Terraces, NBC, 1977.

(As Garrett) Brunella, Animal House (also known as National Lampoon's Animal House ), MCA/Universal, 1978.

(As Garrett) Boys in Blue director, Car 54, Where Are You?, Orion, 1994.

(As Garrett) Isabel, Love Is a Gun, 1994.

Josselyn, Kicking and Screaming, Trimark Pictures, 1995.

Patsy, Nature of the Beast (also known as Bad Company and The Hatchet Man ), New Line Home Video, 1995.

Babyfever, Rainbow Releasing, 1994.

Maggie Furness, Dead End (also known as False Pretense ), Allegro Films, 1998.

Chief of Staff Donaldson, The Alternate (also known as Agent of Death ), Nu Image/Replacement Productions, 2000.

Maria, The Weekend, Film Experiment, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

The Best Little Girl in the World, ABC, 1981.

(As Eliza Garrett) Obsessed with a Married Woman, ABC, 1985.

(As Garrett) Mrs. McKinney, Diagnosis Murder (also known as Diagnosis of Murder ), CBS, 1992.

Woman motorist, Saved by the Light, Fox, 1995.

Detective, Past Perfect, HBO, 1998.

Bank teller, Luck of the Draw, Cinemax, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Receptionist, "The Unemployment Story: Part 2," All in the Family, CBS, 1976.

(As Eliza Garrett) Nurse Nanette Satis, "Up and Down," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1986.

(As Garrett) Terri, "Planes," Midnight Caller, NBC, 1990.

(As Garrett) Dana, "Up the River," Dream On, HBO, 1990.

Lara, "Foundling," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman ), ABC, 1994.

Guest on The Test, FX Channel.

Television Appearances; Other:

Bare Essence (miniseries), NBC, 1982.

(As Eliza Garrett) Ms. Rudin, Little Miss Perfect (special), CBS, 1987.

Miranda, Doctor Who (pilot; also known as Doctor Who: The Movie ), Fox, 1996.

Mrs. Sanders, Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534, 2001.

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