Home
search
more | tips
SHOP ELLEN MUTH
IMDb > Ellen Muth > Biography
Ellen Muth
Add/change photo
[Add IMDb Resume]
Quicklinks
Top Links
biographyby votesawardsnews articlesmessage board
Filmographies
categorizedby typeby yearby ratingsby votesby TV series awards titles for saleby genre by keyword power search credited with tv schedule
Biographical
biography other works publicity contact photo gallery resume news articles message board
External Links
official sites miscellaneous photographs sound clips video clips

Biography for
Ellen Muth

advertisement
Date of Birth
6 March 1981, Milford, Connecticut, USA

Birth Name
Ellen Anna Muth

Height
5' 3½" (1.61 m)

Mini Biography

Not only is Ellen an actress but she is a member of Mensa, a student at the Lee Strasberg School, drives and races a six speed SS and collects Burmese cats. Her awards include Best Actress at the AFI for The Young Girl and the Monsoon (1999) and best supporting actress at the Japanese Film Festival for Dolores Claiborne (1995).

Her father, Dr. Erich Muth, was national optician of the year, has an entire museum named after him, has written numerous books on optics from which he donates the profits to The Erich Muth Scholarship; there is a section in the Smithsonian Museum donated by him. Her mother, Rachel Muth, helped make it possible for Ellen to be an actress, by taking her to all her auditions until she was 18.

IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous

Mini Biography

Muth became interested in acting as a child and started studying to be an actor at age 10. At 14, she received acclaim starring as the young Selena in the Stephen King-based film, Dolores Claiborne (1995) starring Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh. After "Dolores Claiborne", Muth appeared on stage in the off-Broadway production "Nine Armenians", before taking time off from acting to finish school. Since then she has been seen in such features as Rain (2001/IV) written and directed by Katherine Lindberg, and A Gentleman's Game (2001), directed by J. Mills Goodloe. She got her first starring role as Constance in The Young Girl and the Monsoon (1999), which earned her the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1999. On TV she has credits which include two episodes of "Law & Order" (1990), the television movies Two Against Time (2002) (TV) and The Truth About Jane (2000) (TV). She also appeared in the miniseries Superfire (2002) (TV) and Only Love (1998) (TV).

IMDb Mini Biography By: Anjel21

Trivia

First ABC TV appearence 1994 as Laura on the Soap Opera "All My Children" (1970)

Last name pronounced "Myooth" (like youth).


You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.

With our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb.
Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb.


Browse biographies section by name

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z