Elle Peterson

Acting

1999-04-07

Discovered by the late casting director Mali Finn, (Titanic/The Matrix), who found Anna Paquin and Keisha Castle-Hughes, Elle Peterson starred in the acclaimed Warner Bros. drama " North Country", alongside Academy Award winners Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sissy Spacek, Woody Harrelson, Academy Award nominee Richard Jenkins and Sean Bean, directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider). Elle played Charlize's young daughter, Karen Aimes. Ms. Theron and Ms. McDormand received Academy Award nominations for their roles in the movie. Elle was also cast as "Young Hildy" in one of the popular Hallmark Channel "Jane Doe" movies of the week - "Eye of The Beholder", starring and directed by Lea Thompson, (Back to the Future). As well as auditioning for future movie, television, voice-over and theatrical roles, Elle enjoys ballet, tap, & jazz dance, horse jumping and playing the piano and clarinet.