Meredith Eaton is well known for her breakout recurring role as feisty
attorney Bethany Horowitz, on the ABC hit series
Boston Legal (2004). Meredith
has also guest starred on several critically acclaimed prime time
shows, such as Dr. House (2004),
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999),
and Without a Trace - Spurlos verschwunden (2002).
Prior to her role on
Boston Legal (2004), Meredith
was best known for her role of Emily Resnick, the spitfire attorney on
the CBS prime time drama,
Frauenpower (1999). Other memorable
roles have been on New York Cops: NYPD Blue (1993)
and Dharma & Greg (1997).
Meredith Hope Eaton was born and raised on the south shore of Long
Island, New York. Her mother is a clinical psychoanalyst and her
father, a retired governor appointed administrative law judge. After
graduating from Hofstra University with a degree in Psychology and a
minor in Theater, Meredith completed her Master's Degree in Clinical
Psychology with a 4.0 grade point average from the prestigious Derner
Institute Of Psychoanalysis at Adelphi University.
Meredith's breakthrough acting opportunity came when she learned that
there was an open casting call for a feature film that was looking for
a short-stature actress to star in a leading role alongside
Kathy Bates and
Rupert Everett. Meredith landed the role
over 500 women who auditioned from the United States, Canada, and the
United Kingdom. The movie,
Wer tötete Victor Fox? (2002) has
become a cult classic.
Her performance as Emily Resnick on
Frauenpower (1999) has earned her
much public recognition, including a MAC award nomination for Best
Supporting Actress in a drama, as well as winner of "Best New Cast
Addition For A Television Series" from Pop Matters. Meredith has also
garnered accolades for her role on
Boston Legal (2004), including
being named one of the Fall, 2006 top "Dramatic Debuts" by Yahoo! TV,
and earning "Must Watch" pick by the influential magazine,
Entertainment Weekly.
