Elisabeth Rohm

Elisabeth Rohm was born on April 28, 1973, in Düsseldorf, West Germany. Her family later relocated to New York City. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1996 with a B.A. in European history. Rohm began her acting career in television, securing her first role in 1997 as Dorothy Hayes in the American soap opera “One Life to Live.” She then had a starring role in the 1999 BBC Northern Ireland miniseries “Eureka Street.” From 1999 to 2001, she portrayed Detective Kate Lockley in the first two seasons of the TV series “Angel.” During this period, she also held a regular role in the series “Bull” from 2000 to 2001.

Rohm gained significant recognition for her role as Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn on “Law & Order,” appearing in 85 episodes across four seasons from 2001 to 2005. Her film career also expanded with roles in “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous” (2005) and critical acclaim for her performances in David O. Russell’s films, “American Hustle” (2013) and “Joy” (2015). For “American Hustle,” she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Her television work continued with appearances in “Stalker” for CBS, “The Last Ship” for TNT, Netflix’s “Flaked,” and “Jane the Virgin.” In 2019, she portrayed Martha MacCallum in the film “Bombshell.”

In addition to her acting roles, Rohm has transitioned into directing and producing. She made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film “Girl in the Basement” (2021) and has since directed several other television films, including “Switched Before Birth” (2021) and an episode of “Law & Order” in 2022. She is also credited as an executive producer on projects like “Wife Stalker” (2025) and “Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story” (2024), further diversifying her contributions to the entertainment industry. In 2023, she co-founded Rohm Feifer Entertainment.