Elizabeth Reaser 1975. j�nius 15-�n sz�letett a Michigani Bloomfieldban. H�rom l�nytestv�re k�z�l, õ a k�z�psõ. A michigani Milfordban nõttek fel. Az �desanyja, Karen Davidson, h�ztart�sbeli, az �desapja, John Reaser, �gyv�d (elv�ltak). K�z�piskola alatt t�bb alkalmi munk�t is v�llalt. Az Oakland University fõiskol�ra j�rt Rochester Hills-be, Michigan-be, majd v�g�l a Juilliard School-ban diplom�zott dr�ma szakon.

Legismertebb szerepei k�z� tartoznak a 2005-ban forgatott "Maradj!"-ban, a "Kõkem�ny csal�d"-ban, �s a "Saved"-ben. 2008-ban fõszerepet kapott a CBS Fantasy/Dramedy-sorozat�ban a "The Ex-List"-ben, amiben a sorozat fõszereplõj�t, Bella Bloomot j�tszotta, amely egy (csonka) �vad ut�n v�gett �rt.

She earned the "Jury Award" at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2006 for her work in the film Sweet Land, and in 2007 was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as "Best Female Lead" for the same part.[4] Reaser also earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her recurring guest appearance throughout 2007 on the television series Grey's Anatomy[4] as an unidentified pregnant woman suffering from amnesia.

Reaser currently has two film projects in production, scheduled to be released in 2008.[5] She played the role of Esme Cullen in the movie Twilight, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer.[

2006-ban Jury Award-ra jel�lt�k a Newport Beach Film Fesztiv�lon a "Behaj�ztam az �let�be... " c�mû filmben ny�jtott alak�t�s��rt, amelyet meg is nyert. 2007-ben ugyanaz�rt a szerep�rt jel�lt�k aIndependent Spirit Award-ra a Legjobb Fõszereplõnõ kateg�ri�ban. Primetime Emmy Award-ra jel�lt�k Visszat�rõ vend�gszereplõ dr�ma sorozatban kateg�ri�ban, a Grace Klinik�ban alak�tott azonos�thatatlan terhes �s amn�zi�ban szenvedõ nõ szerep��rt.

2008-ban k�sz�tett�k el, Stephenie Meyer bestseller�nek a Twilight-nak a filmes adapt�ci�j�t, amelyben Esme Cullen-t alak�tja