Elle McLemore

Elle McLemore is an American actress. She originated the roles of Eva in the Tony-nominated Broadway musical production Bring It On and Heather McNamara in Heathers: The Musical. She also starred in the final season of the television series Army Wives. In 2016, she played Patty Simcox in the TV special Grease: Live.

Elle McLemore
Elle McLemore in 2013
Born	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present

Early life

McLemore was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Gail Van Dervoort, a dancer, and Todd Vandervoort, a pyrotechnician. She grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[1] She has Irish and Japanese roots.^[2] At age four, she toured for 18 months with her family for the Melinda: First Lady of Magic show. Her mother danced on the show and was the magician's assistant while her father did pyrotechnics.^[3][4] She attended Palo Verde High School, where she performed in the school productions Grease and Peter Pan and in the benefit concert God Lives in Glass.^[1] She graduated in 2009 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.^[3]

Stage credits

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Notes
2011–2012	Bring It On	Eva	Various	Pre-Broadway National Tour[3][5]
2012			St. James Theatre	Broadway Debut
2013	Heathers	Heather McNamara	Hudson Backstage Theatre	LA Premiere[6]
2014			New World Stages	Off-Broadway[7]

Personal life

McLemore married Josh Levinson in 2021^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Suite Life on Deck	Gina	Episode "My Oh Maya"
2010	The Middle	Denise	Episode "Halloween"
2011	Los Americans	Courtney	Episodes "Happy Birthday", "The Legacy"
2013	Army Wives	Holly Truman	Series regular (Season 7)
2014	At the Top of the Pyramid	Jamie Parker
2016	Grease: Live	Patty Simcox	Television musical