Elisa Donovan
American actress
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Sep 21, 2026
Elisa Donovan "Clueless"
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48:19Elisa DonovanGUEST
So it is about losing my dad to cancer and how it changed my life and my career and everything.
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48:28Elisa DonovanGUEST
I essentially had, you know, went from- ... totally understanding what my life was, being on a TV show, have a great boyfriend that I'm gonna marry, everybody's happy, I've got this great life, to systematically everything just got stripped away, and I had this whole spiritual awakening that I did not expect nor want to have.
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48:58Elisa DonovanGUEST
It was very fast, and it was pretty bad, you know? He was not kind, and he died at home.
Elisa Donovan on Grief, Saying No, and Rebuilding After Losing it All
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19:37speaker_4ADVERTISER
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Elisa DonovanGUEST
But if you've ever stood in front of a wall of makeup wondering, "Is this me?" you already know it's not.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
And, I mean, who hasn't been there? One shade is too warm, another is too cool, and somehow the one that looked perfect in the store looks completely different once you get home.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
They've got all your favorite brands in one place with an incredible range of shades, finishes, and coverage options so you can find the one that actually looks like your skin.
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OMG: Confessions of a Former Guest Star
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Elisa DonovanGUEST
Brandon knows that Beverly Beat is broke, but he'd rather quit than promote cigarette smoke.
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Legally Brunette: Nancy Guthrie Updates, Taylor Frankie Paul & Corn Hole Murderer
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6:03EmilyHOST
So why don't you tell us a little bit about what's your passion with true crime? How did you start this? What
Elisa DonovanGUEST
And to me, it's really, I'm so fascinated by the human condition and human behavior and how we get to these extreme places.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
Like, is it absolutely unimaginable or, oh, can you see how a person could get to X, Y, and Z? So I've always looked at it from that perspective.
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26:00EmilyHOST
Without a doubt.
Legally Brunette: Nancy Guthrie Updates, Taylor Frankie Paul & Corn Hole Murderer
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Emily SimpsonHOST
So why don't you tell us a little bit about like, what's your passion with true crime? How did you start this? What are some of your favorite, your favorite cases?
Elisa DonovanGUEST
So I am, you know, mildly, if not extremely, fiercely obsessed with true crime.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
And to me, it's really, I'm so fascinated by the human condition and human behavior and how we get to these extreme places.
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Legally Brunette: Nancy Guthrie Updates, Taylor Frankie Paul & Corn Hole Murderer
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30:39speaker_14SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Not a lot of people smile around here."
Elisa DonovanGUEST
It's when you're alone that you're most receptive to the world as it is and not the lies you're sold about it.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
It can be a time where you push your limits, change your mind, or wake up to a new version of yourself.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
So whether you're a solo travel veteran or you're too nervous to book your first trip, I hope you listen to Solita on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
I survived, and I've spent my life exploring how other people survive what should have destroyed them.
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31:40speaker_18SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I started feeling that there was someone at the end of my bed, and I just started screaming.
Tori + Elisa Donovan: ‘90s Baddies Are Back. Behave? As If.
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Elisa DonovanGUEST
love this, you know, because I do feel like this is the first time in my life where I'm utilizing all the parts of myself.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
I'm this the killer thriller allows me to use my intelligence, my interest in the human condition and the emotional lives of people like all these things that I care about that.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
you don't always get an opportunity to use all the parts of yourself as an actress.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
You just don't when you're Meryl Streep, when you're streeping around, you get to, you know, but most of us don't get that luxury.
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Introducing Killer Thriller
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Elisa DonovanGUEST
And like we human beings are, are like, just, we can't explain so much about how we behave.
Introducing Killer Thriller
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Amy RobachHOST
All right, so Elisa, tell us your fascination, what your connection is to true crime.
Introducing Killer Thriller
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Amy RobachHOST
All right, so Elisa, tell us your fascination, what your connection is to true crime.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
So I think we have such a... a desire to, to understand human behavior and like we human beings are, are like just, we can't explain so much about how we behave.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
And I think we find it absolutely impossible to believe sometimes that someone could commit some of these truly heinous crimes and, And then when you kind of put all the pieces together and you walk down the path, you say, oh, oh, wow.
Introducing Killer Thriller
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Amy RobachHOST
All right, so Elisa, tell us your fascination, what your connection is to true crime.
Elisa DonovanGUEST
And like we human beings are, are like, just, we can't explain so much about how we behave.
Introducing Killer Thriller
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Amy RobachHOST
All right, so Elisa, tell us your fascination, what your connection is to true crime.
Introducing Killer Thriller
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Elisa DonovanGUEST
And like we human beings are, are like, just, we can't explain so much about how we behave.
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