Eliza Schneider, Liza

As published by Sony

Eliza Schneider stars on "Beakman's World" as Liza, Beakman's bright, young laboratory assistant who helps the humorous, always inquisitive and outlandish scientist stay on track when answering viewers' questions about science and the world around them.

In her early 20's, Eliza is already an accomplished young woman. The daughter of an Indian Law attorney, she spent her formative years on a Chippewa Reservation with her two older brothers. Her father is a math and drama teacher at the School of Arts high school in Rochester, New York, where she graduated as salutatorian (look it up). She also participated in an intense theater program at Northwestern University's National High School Institute and recently graduated from UCLA as a world arts and cultures major. She also participated in a semi-intense relationship with the captain of the fencing team.

In addition to playing the title roles in community theatre productions such as "Agnes of God" and "Antigone," she has starred in several musicals such as "West Side Story" (as Maria) and "Grease" (as Rizzo). Her other theater credits include "Lysistrata," "Brighton Beach Memoirs," "A Christmas Carol," "Inherit the Wind" and "The Boyfriend." She is also a member of the improvisational troupe "Awareness Theatre." She was last seen on stage as Gretel in "Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates" at several Civic Light Operas, but no one has heard from her since....

She made her television debut as Sheila Brentwood in the CBS Saturday morning comedy "The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys" with Howie Mandel. She also held a feature role on the NBC comedy series "A Black Tie Affair" with Kate Capshaw.

She is accomplished in voice, violin, guitar and piano, and fluent in French and Russian. Her sporting activities include motorcycling, downhill skiing and horseback riding. She was also the lead vocalist in the rock bands "It's My Party!" and "Jazzbabies." When not working or studying, Eliza devotes her time to causes such as Greenpeace and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals...except men-in-rat-suits.

She recently completed a cross-country road tour in a former ambulance studying regional dialects for her senior thesis. Based on her research, she developed and is performing an original one woman show entitled "`I'm Not Weird' -- American Perspectives." Not weird? And drives a "former ambulance"...?

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