Meet Elizabeth Goldmane | Actress, Comic & Writer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Elizabeth Goldmane and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Elizabeth, can you tell us more about your background and the role it’s played in shaping who you are today?
I was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to two immigrant parents from Latvia. They are the biggest dreamers I know, and the biggest supporters of dreaming big. As a child, I never knew when we were struggling financially or if there were major challenges my parents were tackling. There’s never been a challenge my parents haven’t or wouldn’t overcome. They built their lives from the ground up in Canada in a mere three years before my birth and continued to progress after I was born. They were able to give me the best childhood possible, filled with as much opportunity as they could provide me with. I think this stemmed from them being raised in the Soviet Union, where their dreams were merely dreams, and not something to work towards or accomplish. They’ve always encouraged me to pursue acting and any other creative avenue I desire, and that they’d do everything in their power to help every step of the way.
I grew up with Russian being my first language, and French and English being incorporated simultaneously. The Russian language and the Eastern European culture is a huge part of my life. It’s how I connect with my parents and my culture. I’ve spent my entire life as a translator for my parents, managing their anxieties and barriers surrounding language.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I am an actress, a comic and a writer. Acting is a passion I’ve had from the ripe age of 5, and with the world’s most supportive parents, I was pushed to follow my dreams and desires. I spent my childhood as a competitive ballroom dancer by night and a child actor by day. Booking small gigs here and there. It wasn’t until I moved to California that I felt pressure and fear surrounding my career.
I was around 14 or 15 when I was immersed in the LA industry and a lot of conversations came up surrounding my body. Saying I didn’t quite fit in with a standard and that I needed to change my body to be castable and desired by industry professionals. This wrecked me as a young, impressionable girl. I had already previously struggled with body image as a dancer, and it didn’t stop once I moved to the states. I then spent the rest of my teenage years trying my absolute hardest to shrink my body to meet a standard, and throughout this process, I found myself loosing love for acting. It wasn’t until I decided to get my BFA in Acting at the California Institute of the Arts, that it wasn’t about my body at all and it was purely a place to fall back in love with the art, and better my skills and artistic capabilities.
I feel as though now I can confidently describe myself as an artist and a performer, because I love the craft at hand. I am at the very tail end of my time at Calarts and as I’m about to step back into the industry, I feel as though I am stepping back into it with a new found confidence in who I am and what I am capable of. I am beyond my body, which I’m learning to love more and more everyday. At the end of the day I am a multifaceted artist with plenty of fascinating and unique experiences to account for.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
If I could truly pick everything we did, I’d start our day of early, very early. I’d be my annoying early morning self and drag us to a heated spin class or exercise class of sorts. Then we’d grab coffee, perhaps a Matcha from La La Land Kind Cafe and head over to Zuma Beach or Point Dume to sunbathe, swim and giggle. Then we’d grab smoothies or smoothie bowls at Sunlife. We’d definitely have to go out one night, perhaps somewhere more laid back like El Prado in Silverlake or perhaps some dancing at Good Time at Davey Waynes in Hollywood. I would definitely take my friend to see a UCB improv show, and perhaps even drag them out to an open mic at Lyric Hyperion where I may or may not perform. I’m a sucker for a lookout, so inevitably we’d end up at a beautiful lookout in the Malibu mountains, perhaps Stunt rd. Sushi, movie nights, some shopping and thrifting and many coffees would all be present on this itinerary of mine.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My mother. I think the role of a mother is a transformative one. She’s not only my mom, but also my friend and my mentor. Sometimes my therapist too! I am utterly grateful to have such an incredible, resilient and loving woman as my mother. She is someone who continues the practice of bettering herself everyday, which inevitably pushes me to do the same.
I first began my acting career at the ripe age of 5, and my mother has taken to me to every single audition, casting call, acting class, photo shoot, dance class, competition, the list goes on and on. Mothers in general are superheroes, and I believe my mother is that times a thousand.
It is evident that I have some of the most supportive parents in the world. Without a doubt in their minds, they packed up our life in Toronto and moved to Los Angeles to help me pursue my career. As I’ve grown up, I’ve realised how grateful I am for not only their support, but also their value in being present for my successes and remaining close.

Website: https://elizabethgoldmane.com

Instagram: @elizabethgoldmane

Other: IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4650018/

Image Credits
Dana Patrick Photography