‘ELEVATOR GIRL’ CAST BIOS LACEY CHABERT (Liberty Taylor) – Lacey Chabert is best known for her role as Claudia on the Golden Globe Award-winning Fox television series “Party of Five.” Chabert was most recently seen in Warner Brother’s “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” opposite Jennifer Garner and Matthew McConaughey. She received outstanding reviews and an MTV Movie Award for her role in the box office hit “Mean Girls,” for director Mark Waters. She also starred as Anjelica Huston’s daughter in “Daddy Day Care,” as Brooke Ellison in Christopher Reeve’s final directorial project, “The Brooke Ellison Story” and recently starred opposite Gena Rowlands in “What If God Were The Sun” for Lifetime. Originally from Purvis, Mississippi, Chabert got her big break on the Broadway stage playing young Cosette in Les Misérables . In 1998, she made her feature film debut as Penny Robinson in “Lost in Space.” On television, Chabert has appeared in “All My Children” as well as several made-for-TV movies, including “Gypsy,” starring Bette Midler, and “A Little Piece Of Heaven” with Cloris Leachman. Chabert has also voiced numerous animated films and TV shows, including “The Wild Thornberrys.” # # # RYAN MERRIMAN (Jonathan MacIntyre) – At 26, actor Ryan Merriman has already accomplished an extraordinary amount in his 15 year career. Merriman began doing acting in commercials, modeling, singing, and participating in local theater in his hometown of Choctaw, Oklahoma, and eventually came to Los Angeles in 1994, when he landed a lead role on the NBC comedy series, “The Mommies.” Among his latest work is the drama "The 5th quarter" and the independent romantic comedy "Wild Cherry.” Merriman also recently starred in "Comanche Moon" a six-hour mini-series, with an all-star cast including Val Kilmer, "Backwoods," a psychological thriller co-starring with Haylie Duff, and "Home of the Giants," an independent drama/thriller which co-stars Haley Joel Osment and Danielle Panabaker. Among his feature film credits, Merriman can count "Final Destination 3,” "The Ring 2," "Deep End of the Ocean" with Michelle Pfeiffer, "Halloween: Resurrection" and "Just Looking," directed by Jason Alexander. He has also starred in numerous made-for-TV movies, including "Rocket's Red Glare," "Luck of the Irish," "Smart House," "Ring of Endless Light," Hallmark Channel’s "The Colt," "Lansky," "Everything That Rises" and "Taken,” produced by Steven Spielberg. (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL IN HD/ ‘ELEVATOR GIRL’ – Cast Bios – Page 2 Merriman was awarded a "One to Watch" award at Movieline's Hollywood Life 7th Annual Young Hollywood Awards in 2005. He is also a winner of six Young Artist Awards of Hollywood and has been nominated five times for a Hollywood Reporter YoungStar Award. Merriman is active in numerous state and local charity organizations and supports state efforts to bring film production to Oklahoma. He was recently honored during a session at the capitol for being an Ambassador to Oklahoma in his travels. In his free time, Merriman enjoys playing outdoor sports and being home in Oklahoma with his family, including wife of five years, Micol. ### HEDY BURRESS (Tessa) – While studying stage directing at Millikin University in her native Illinois, Hedy Burress landed a starring role in the independent feature film “Foxfire” opposite Angelina Jolie, and her professional acting career began. She went on to star as a series regular in several television shows including the NBC comedy “Boston Common,” along with “The Closer” and “First Monday,” both for CBS. Other television credits include HBO’s “If These Walls Could Talk” opposite Sissy Spacek, “House,” and a recurring arc in the final season of “E.R.”. Burress’ diversity has also shone in her theatre work, with credits including the musical The Philosophy of The World at the John Anson Ford Theatre in Los Angeles and the Looking Glass Theatre in Chicago, The Crucible and ACT Theatre Seattle, Daddy and Me at The Groundling Theatre, and most recently Setup & Bunch at the Blank Theatre. Recently, Burress has been seen opposite Jennifer Aniston in the New Line comedy “He’s Just Not That Into You,” and in a recurring role in the critically acclaimed John Well’s NBC series “Southland.” She currently resides in Los Angeles. -- HALLMARK CHANNEL -- .