Elisa Donovan (born February 3, 1971) is an American actress.

Biography

Early life

Donovan was born Lisa Adaline Donovan in Poughkeepsie, New York, the daughter of Charlotte and Jack Donovan, who was a business executive.Elisa Donovan Biography (1971-) She later changed her first name to "Elisa" when she had to join the stage union, Actor's Equity, because there was already an actress in that union named Lisa Donovan. She grew up on Long Island where she was an accomplished gymnast, dancer and equestrian. She began studying acting at the age of 12. She attended Eugene Lang College The New School For Liberal Arts in New York City, where she studied writing and literature, acting and dramatic literature. She moved to Los Angeles in 1994 and got her first sitcom role on Blossom.

Career & anorexia

Donovan's breakthrough role was in the film Clueless. Other notable roles included the film A Night at the Roxbury, Beverly Hills, 90210 as Ginger LaMonica and playing Morgan Cavanaugh on the television sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. She has also recently played Sharona on Disney's "Sonny With a Chance," and will be seen in the upcoming films "Complacent" and "The Dog That Saved Christmas". Donovan is currently starring in the web-series The Lake www.thewb.com/thelake on TheWB.com. Additionally, Donavan is playing Gayle, an insurance agent in the small town of Maple Grove, in the popular web series "In Gayle We Trust" on NBC.com www.ingaylewetrust.com. "Gayle" can also be seen on the American Family Insurance website, www.amfam.com.