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Posted on 04/10/2026 8:37:25 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
She was depressed, living with Mom, and thought about giving up on acting when she read the script for Mary Magdalene’s part on The Chosen.
“I had been depressed I think for a number of years without really admitting it,” Elizabeth Tabish told God Reports. “I had chronic back pain and had a hard time getting out of bed emotionally, physically, and slept way too much. And I was barely making ends meet.”
To survive financially, she did commercials, which she felt was “a mockery” of her pitiable state. “I would show up, have this happy, healthy family and kids and a dog and drive a nice car and smile all day and then come home and go back to bed. I was self-medicating, drinking a lot and couldn’t quite find purpose or meaning.
Unbeknownst to Elizabeth, her agent disregarded her instructions and submitted her for the part of Mary Magdalene. “He submitted me for this anyway. And when I read it, I connected to the character in such an intense way. I thought if I don’t book this, it’s a sign I should not be acting.”
Following the audition, she was elated to get a call back and meet Dallas Jenkins, the creator, director and co-writer of The Chosen. “I felt like it was something that was written for me in a way that gave me a new start and a new beginning, which is literally what happens to Mary Magdalene. It’s just this fresh start.
“My life before and after booking The Chosen is like a completely different life…like before and after Jesus.”
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My family watched “The Chosen” on Easter Weekend. My wife heard me sniffing and saw me wiping my eyes. She understood. The movie had some deep emotional moments and I recommend my FRiends to watch it.
Thanks for posting this - I think anyone who's been saved later in life can relate to her character.
("Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2 Cor 5:17)
The Chosen weaves the Old and New Testaments together brilliantly.
I have all five seasons on dvd and am blessed each time I watch them.
Not free unfortunately.
Compare this actress to Rachel Zegler the Snow White actress who dismantled her film and herself.
Good comparison. One’s life was blessed and the others remains . . . cursed.
i’m having reservations about watching season 6...
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