Bridey Elliott

After graduating from the National Theater Institute in Waterford, Connecticut, Elliott performed stand-up in New York City and became a regular at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.^[1][2]

Elliott starred in the SXSW Grand Jury Prize–winning Fort Tilden (2015),^[3] and had a role in Steven Soderbergh's film Mosaic (2017).^[4] She also had a part in the HBO comedy Silicon Valley,^[5] and played tennis player Julie Heldman in Battle of the Sexes (2017).^[6]

Elliott's directorial debut, the short comedy Affections, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win the Special Jury Prize at the Independent Film Festival Boston. Her feature-length directorial debut, Clara's Ghost, stars her mother, Paula Nierdert Elliott, and Haley Joel Osment;^[7] it premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Her Saturday Night Live alumni father and sister were also in the movie, which was filmed at their home in Old Lyme, Connecticut.^[8][9][10]

Elliott's mother is a talent coordinator, and her father is actor/comedian Chris Elliott. Her grandfather was radio comedian Bob Elliott.^[11] Her older sister is actress/comedian Abby Elliott; they were both raised in Wilton, Connecticut.^[12]