Elisabeth Hasselbeck

About Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Elisabeth Hasselbeck (née Filarski; born May 28, 1977) is an American former reality show contestant of Survivor: The Australian Outback and current co-host on the United States daytime talk show The View. She has received an Emmy nomination.

Elisabeth DelPadre Filarski was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. She is the daughter of Catholic school teacher/lawyer Elizabeth DelPadre, and architect Kenneth Filarski. She has one brother, Kenneth Jr. As a child, she lived in Providence and Cranston, Rhode Island.

Hasselbeck was raised Catholic and attended St. Mary School in Cranston, followed by St. Mary Academy - Bay View in Riverside, Rhode Island where she graduated in 1995. She then attended Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, where she served as an Orientation Leader (1997 and 1998), and also captained the Women's Softball team for two seasons. With a concentration on large paintings and industrial design, Hasselbeck graduated with a Fine Arts degree from Boston College in 1999.