Elise Jackson is an American

United States

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 actress.

Career

Jackson is a longtime theater actress who made the transition into film while attending the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

 when she landed her first big role playing Sherry in the World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 feature film Beautiful Dreamer (2006 film)

Beautiful Dreamer (2006 film)

-Plot:Bomber pilot Joe Kelly crashes his plane, and is captured by enemy troops and loses his memory from a strike on his head after the crash. Joe is given a fallen comrade’s identity tags and assumes another identity. When Joe is not found in the wreckage, he is assumed missing in action. After...

. Jackson has since been seen in the films Burlesque (film)

Burlesque (film)

Burlesque is a 2010 musical film directed and written by Steven Antin and starring Christina Aguilera and Cher. The film was released on November 24, 2010 in North America....

, Lions for Lambs

Lions for Lambs

Lions for Lambs is a 2007 American drama film about the connection between a platoon of United States soldiers in Afghanistan, a U.S. senator, a reporter, and a California college professor. It stars Tom Cruise, Robert Redford and Meryl Streep...

, and Losing Control

Losing Control

Losing Control is a 2011 romantic comedy film directed by Valerie Weiss about a female scientist who wants proof that her boyfriend is "the one".- Cast :* Miranda Kent as Samantha* Reid Scott as Ben* Kathleen Robertson as Leslie...

 as well as on the TV show CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....

.

Jackson is a co-founder of the Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater

Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater

The Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company is a nonprofit theater organization for children and teenagers. The organization, based in Yorba Linda, California, provides education and performance opportunities to the youth of Orange County. produces full-scale musical productions, with professional...

 and currently serves on the Board of Directors

Board of directors

A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...

 as Financial Director and Costumer.

External links

• elisejackson.com
• Yorba Linda Spotlight: ylspotlight.org