What is Brooke Elliott doing now? Wiki, Weight Loss, Husband

• Brooke Kathleen Elliott is an actress and has an estimated net worth of over $5 million.
• She attended Gabriel Richard Catholic High School and graduated from Western Michigan University with a BFA degree in Musical Theatre Performance.
• She made her debut appearance on the big screen in 2000 and came to prominence when she was chosen to portray the main role of Jane Bingum in the legal comedy-drama fantasy series “Drop Dead Diva”.
• Her personal life is kept low profile and she is 44 years old with long dark brown hair, dark brown eyes and a height of 5ft 5ins (1.65m).
• She is active on social media, with 28,000 followers on Twitter and over 6,000 followers on Instagram.

Known for movies

Drop Dead Diva (2009-2014)
as Jane Bingum

What Women Want (2000)
as Woman in Park

Trew Calling (2016)
as Kendra

Trew Calling (2016)
as Kendra

Who is Brooke Elliott?

Brooke Kathleen Elliott was born under the birth sign of Scorpio, on 16 November 1974, in Fridley, Minnesota USA, and is an actress, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Jane Bingum in the Lifetime legal comedy-drama fantasy series “Drop Dead Diva”.

Would you like to know more about Brooke Elliott’s professional career and personal life? How rich is she, as of 2024?  If you are interested, stay tuned and find out all the details about her.

How rich is she? Brooke Elliott Net Worth and Assets

Her professional career started in 2000, and she’s been an active member in the entertainment industry ever since. So, if you ever wondered how rich Brooke Elliott is, it has been estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of her net worth is over $5 million, accumulated through her successful career. If she continues to expand her career further, there is no doubt that her net worth will increase in the coming years.

Early Life, Parents, Siblings

Concerning her early life, Brooke Elliott was raised alongside her two siblings by her father, Robert Elliott, who worked as a city manager, and her mother, Kathleen Elliott, a homemaker.

She has a brother, Adam Elliott, and a sister named Jamie Alexander Elliott. She holds American nationality and is of white ethnicity. Her family moved frequently, so she has lived  also in Oklahoma and Illinois, until they settled down in Riverview, Michigan, when she was a junior in high school.

Education

Regarding her educational background, Brooke attended Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, where she developed her love for acting, so she performed in various school productions, including “Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”, and “Richard III”.

Upon matriculation in 1993, she enrolled into Western Michigan University, from which she graduated with a BFA degree in Musical Theatre Performance in 1998.

Theater Acting Career

Prior to becoming an actress, Brooke Elliott worked as a waitress, while pursuing a professional acting career by joining the stage combat theatre company Babes With Blades in 1999, located in Chicago. During that time, she performed in various plays, such as “The Miracle Worker”, “Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves”, and “Heaters”, while her first significant theater role came when she portrayed the Sugar Bowl in the musical “Beauty And The Beast”, which was followed by another major role in the First National Tour of the musical “Wicked”, next to Adam Lambert.

Brooke then made her debut Broadway appearance as Big Sue in the 2003 stage musical “Taboo”, along with Boy George, after which in 2007, she played Majella in another Broadway musical, entitled “The Pirate Queen”. All of these appearances increased her popularity in the world of acting, and marked the establishment of her net worth.

Moving to the Big Screen

Parallel with performing on the stage, Brooke Elliott took a step further and moved her career to the next level, making her debut appearance on the big screen in 2000, when she had a small part in the romantic fantasy comedy “What Women Want”, starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, while her debut television role came five years later, when she guest-starred as Denise Bell in an episode of the NBC legal drama series “Law & Order: Trial By Jury”.

Rise to Prominence: “Drop Dead Diva”

Brooke came to prominence when she was chosen to portray the main role of Jane Bingum in the legal comedy-drama fantasy series “Drop Dead Diva”.

The series is about a plus-sized girl who works as a lawyer but has the soul of a fashion model, and aired on the Lifetime network for six seasons from 2009 to 2014, adding a considerable amount to Brooke’s net worth, and increasing enormously her popularity, as she also sang the soundtrack.

Other Projects and Recent Years

When the filming of “Drop Dead Diva” was ended, Brooke continued to line up successes by starring in the role of Amber in the 2016 made-for-television comedy film “Furst Born”, after which in the same year she tried herself as a screenwriter and director for the television film “Say Hello”.

I’m so excited to be a part of this show!! And to work with these incredibly talented people!!! Here we go! @monicapotter @heatherheadley @sheryljanderson #sweetmagnolias https://t.co/PkXcQkSMei

— Brooke Elliott (@real_brooke) May 30, 2019

This was followed by her portrayal of Kendra in the comedy film “Trew Calling” (2017), directed by Greg Robbins. To speak further of her acting career, she featured as Keri-Ann in the made-for-television comedy film “Crazy Wonderful” in 2018, and was then cast as Kat in the drama “More Beautiful For Having Been Broken” (2019). She is currently filming the Netflix drama series “Sweet Magnolias”, in which she features in the main role of Dana Sue Sullivan; the fourth season premiered in 2024, so her net worth will certainly continue to increase.

Personal Life: Is she single or not?

If to talk about the personal life of the famous actress, Brooke Elliott has managed to keep it very low profile. So, there is no any information which can link her currently with a dating affair and boyfriend. She might be married, but no details are found that can prove it.

How old is she? Normal-Size Actress, Appearance, Vital Statistics

Speaking about Brooke Elliott’s appearance and physical attributes, she’s apparently a beautiful woman with long dark brown hair and dark brown colored eyes.

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Although she is considered as a plus-size actress, Brooke says for her body shape that is normal sized. She stands at a height of 5ft 5ins (1.65m), weighs approximately 180lbs (84kgs), with  vital statistics of 41-36-39.

Social Media Presence

In addition to her involvement in the entertainment industry, Brooke Elliott is also active as a member across one of the most popular social media sites, but which she uses not only to promote her upcoming projects but also to post photos from her private life and share various other content with her fans – so, she runs her official Twitter account, on which she has almost 28,000 followers.