Elise Mayfield Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned her M․A․ in Interdisciplinary Arts at Columbia College Chicago
• Graduated from the University of Mississippi with honors and a BFA in Musical Theater
• Studied at I․O․ Chicago, The Second City Conservatory and The Artistic Home
• Her theater credits include "The Life and Death of Madam Barker" and "Zombie Project: The Sad World․"
• Moved from Alabama to Chicago, where she pursued dual careers as an actor and a baker
• An e-learning administrator, she joined the season five cast of "MasterChef․"
• Became a member of The Ruckus and the Brain Surgeon Theater companies
• Her special skills include jumping rope and hula hooping
• Started cooking as a hobby after moving to Chicago and realizing she couldn't find her favorite comfort foods from home there without making them herself
• When she was a child, she based her decision on whether to attend theater camp or summer camp on which one had air conditioning