Biography
Elizabeth Ashley, born Elizabeth Ann Cole, is an American actress of theatre, film and television. She trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and made her Broadway debut in the late 1950s. In 1962 she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role in Take Her, She's Mine.
Ashley appeared in films including The Carpetbaggers (1964) and Ocean's Eight (2018). On television she has had recurring or guest roles in series such as Evening Shade, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Hey Arnold!. She played Ruth Brenner in the Netflix series Russian Doll (2019–2022).
