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Elva Josephson

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Elva Josephson was born on 17 April 1973 in Beach Haven, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for The Blue Lagoon (1980), Author! Author! (1982) and A Little Sex (1982). She has been married to Dimitry Grossman since 1998. They have two children.
BornApril 17, 1973
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    Known for

    Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins in The Blue Lagoon (1980)
    The Blue Lagoon
    5.8
    • Young Emmeline
    • 1980
    Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld, Bob Dishy, and Alan King in Author! Author! (1982)
    Author! Author!
    6.2
    • Bonnie(as Elva Leff)
    • 1982
    A Little Sex (1982)
    A Little Sex
    4.9
    • Sue Bradley
    • 1982
    George Washington (1984)
    George Washington
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Patsy Custis(as Elva Leff)
    • 1984

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    Actress



    • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
      CBS Schoolbreak Special
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Nancy Banks (as Elva Leff)
      • 1985
    • George Washington (1984)
      George Washington
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Patsy Custis (as Elva Leff)
      • 1984
    • Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld, Bob Dishy, and Alan King in Author! Author! (1982)
      Author! Author!
      6.2
      • Bonnie (as Elva Leff)
      • 1982
    • A Little Sex (1982)
      A Little Sex
      4.9
      • Sue Bradley
      • 1982
    • Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins in The Blue Lagoon (1980)
      The Blue Lagoon
      5.8
      • Young Emmeline
      • 1980
    • Hardhat and Legs (1980)
      Hardhat and Legs
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Deedee Botsford
      • 1980

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    • Alternative name
      • Elva Leff
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • April 17, 1973
      • Beach Haven, New Jersey, USA
    • Spouse
      • Dimitry Grossman1998 - present (2 children)
    • Parents
        Herbert Josephson
    • Other works
      Appeared in a now-classic 1980 Hallmark television commercial as a young piano student who secretly plants an affectionate greeting card within the sheet music of her elderly and somewhat starchy male music teacher.

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      After graduating from college in 2012, she got a job as a teacher at Greenburgh Academy in New York. In 2022, was working as a Math teacher at the Newburgh Enlarged City School District.
    • Nickname
      • Elva Lynn Grosman

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