Elizabeth Stuart-Morris

Elizabeth Stuart-Morris is a theatre-trained Actress and Producer from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. She is best known for her role as "Sara" in "April in Autumn", a Raging Rivers Picture in association with Telefilm represented in Perspectives Canada at the Marche du Film in Cannes. Elizabeth won Best Actress for "Promise" in the Tottering Biped Film Festival. Born in Lahr, Germany on a Canadian military base where her parents taught, Elizabeth moved to Canada at the age of two where she enrolled in dance lessons until the age of eighteen, and piano lessons at the age of seven until sixteen. Elizabeth completed the TDSB Extended French program from middle school at Charles Gordon Senior Public School, through to high school at Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute, where her father was principal. At Cedarbrae CI, Elizabeth graduated with an Entertainment Technology Specialist Certificate for her leadership and dedication to the school's dramatic and media arts. Elizabeth participated in Soulpepper Theatre Company's Youth 54 program, the Paprika Festival, New Waves Festival, Beck Festival, London, Toronto, and Halifax Fringe Festivals, and SummerWorks where she performed, choreographed, directed, stage-managed, and produced numerous theatre productions in her youth. She also worked as a Theatre Producer for companies such as Convergence Theatre and Outside the March. Elizabeth earned a Specialist Bachelors Degree in Theatre & Drama Studies at the University of Toronto, where she minored in English and Political Science, and earned a Diploma in Acting at Sheridan College. Elizabeth trained in Laban, Viewpoints and Suzuki with SITI, Grotowski with the Workcenter, Performance Art with La Pocha Nostra, and Stage Combat with Fight Directors Canada. She also holds a Certificate in Media Business Essentials from Humber College and Women In Film and Television-Toronto. Elizabeth founded esmcreative, a Digital Media and Film Production Company where she independently finances film and media productions. She is the Director for Film Production, Financing, and Distribution at Orion One Management.