Elizabeth Gracen

{{Short description|American actress (born 1961)}}

{{Short description|American actress (born 1961)}}

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'''Elizabeth Ward Gracen''' (born '''Elizabeth Grace Ward''', April 3, 1961) is an American actress, film producer and director. She was a beauty pageant contestant, winning [[Miss America 1982]] title.

'''Elizabeth Ward Gracen''' (née '''Ward'''; born April 3, 1961) is an American actress, producer, director, writer, and former beauty pageant titleholder. She won [[Miss Arkansas]] in 1981 and was crowned [[Miss America 1982]], after which she studied acting in New York and began a career in film and television.

Gracen appeared in films including ''[[Three for the Road (1987 film)|Three for the Road]]'', ''[[Marked for Death]]'', and ''[[Coherence (film)|Coherence]]'', and in television productions such as ''[[The Death of the Incredible Hulk]]'', ''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]'', and ''[[Queen of Swords (TV series)|Queen of Swords]]''. She is best known for playing [[Amanda (Highlander)|Amanda]] in ''[[Highlander: The Series]]'' and its spin-off ''[[Highlander: The Raven]]''. After stepping back from on-screen acting in the early 2000s, she later worked in voice acting and founded the production company Flapper Films and the publishing imprint Flapper Press.

Gracen's personal life drew wider public attention in the 1990s after she acknowledged that she had a one-night encounter with future U.S. president [[Bill Clinton]] in 1983, when he was [[Governor of Arkansas]]. The disclosure led to media attention and efforts by lawyers connected to the [[Clinton v. Jones|Paula Jones lawsuit]] to secure her testimony.

== Early life and education ==

== Early life and education ==