Elizabeth Ann Reaser was born on June 15, 1975. She is an American film, television, and stage actress. She was born in Bloomfield, Michigan, which is a posh suburb in Detroit, to Karen Davidson and John Reaser. Later on her mother married the billionaire businessman William Davidson and became the owner of owner of the Detroit Pistons upon the death of her stepfather. Reaser has graduated from the Juilliard School and the Birmingham Seaholm High School graduating from Avondale High School.

Once, Reaser appeared for a stage production of London meant for just two audience members but till while preparing for the role, he ventured into an emergency room in a hospital to notice the behavioral trait of the medical staff over there. In lieu of this act of Reaser the Interview magazine hailed her to be one of the “14 To Be” emerging creative women. Reaser was also awarded the “Jury Award” at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2006 for her performance in the film Sweet Land. She was also been nominated for an independent Spirit Award as “Best Female Lead” for the same role in the year 2007. Reaser also bagged he 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, where she played the role of an unidentified pregnant woman suffering from amnesia. One of the notable parts played by Reaser was that of Esme Cullen in Twilight, a movie based on the bestseller of the same name by Stephanie Meyer. She will also be reprising her role in New Moon and Eclipse, the sequels of Twilight.