Elizabeth Mitchell was born on March 27, 1970, in Los Angeles, CA, but shortly after her birth, her family relocated to Dallas, TX.

She earned a BFA degree in acting from Stephens College and also studied at the British American Drama Academy. Additionally she spent six years at the respected Dallas Theatre Center and one year with the theatre's Encore Company. Her theatrical stage credits include productions of As You Like It, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Measure for Measure, Baby and Chicago.

Elizabeth Mitchell made her breakthrough performance when she starred opposite Angelina Jolie in the acclaimed HBO telefilm Gia, endearing her to audiences and critics alike. She followed that up with a co-starring role in the film Frequency, opposite Dennis Quaid. She also appeared in Nurse Betty, opposite Renée Zellweger and Greg Kinnear as well as The Santa Clause 2 with Tim Allen

Most recently she appeared in the film Running Scared, directed by Wayne Kramer. Also she can now be seen in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause or every weeks as Juliet on ABC's Lost.

On television Mitchell starred in series like The Lyon's Den, opposite Rob Lowe The Beast, with Naveen Andrews and recurred on ER as Dr. Legaspi. She also starred in the telefilm 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story, and has guest starred on Boston Legal, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, among others.