Background
Elizabeth Dean Lail was born in Williamson County, Texas, to her parents, Dean Franklin Lail and wife Kay Lurene Surratt, a distant cousin of John Surratt.
Elizabeth Dean Lail was born in Williamson County, Texas, to her parents, Dean Franklin Lail and wife Kay Lurene Surratt, a distant cousin of John Surratt.
She is known for her role as Anna in the American Broadcasting Company adventure fantasy television series Once Upon a Time. She has one older sister, Kathryn Dean Lail. They moved to Asheboro, North Carolina, from where her ancestors hailed.
After graduating from Asheboro High School, Elizabeth began studying acting at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2010, and finished school in May 2014.
She has worked in mostly student film productions such as Model Airplane and Without since graduating from university, Lail moved to New York to pursue stage work when she landed an audition for Once Upon a Time and was cast as Anna.
