Biography

Ellina was born in Ukraine, near Dnepropetrovsk. At the age of 9 she got the dream to become an actress. After graduating High School, Ellina moved with her mom to Moscow to study acting. Unfortunately, because of her Ukrainian accent, she didn't pass the entrance audition.

Unphased, Ellina decided to work on her accent, and meanwhile took a position at "Mosfilm" cinema studio. While there, she worked with famous directors Vladimir Menshov and Alexander Mitta, among others, in their respective filming and production crews. Simultaneously, she successfully auditioned for several acting roles, including: A. Surin's film "My vesely, schastlivy, talantlivy!" (We are Cheerful, Happy, Talented!), G. Bezhanov's film "Gde nakhoditsya novelette?" (Where is Enohp located?), and as "Girlfriend" in E. Tsiplakova's movie short "Grazhdanin Ubegayuschiy."

Soon thereafter, Ellina was invited by V. Mazhurin to work as a play actor in Moscow 's "Musical Theater for Kids," organized by "Moscontsert." Ellina's work at the theater continued for two years. From 1990 to 1994 Ellina studied at the Russian Academy of Theater Arts (formerly GITIS). While studying there, she also played a role in E. Ginzburg's movie "Prostodushniy" and a main role in R. Liblik's film "A Silhouette in the Window across the Street".

Additionally, she performed as an entertainer in A. Mironov's "Festival of Actor's Song", and performed as a singer in popular television programs "Before 16 and Older" and "Morning Star." After graduating from the academy, Ellina accepted an invitation from Melbourne Entertainment ( Australia ) and worked there for several months. Returning to Moscow in 1995, she acted in V. Vinokur's "Moscow Theater of Parody" and acted as the "Red Hat" character in the TV mini series "V Gostyah u Scazki." In 1995, Ellina had the privilege of working with one of her favorite directors, T. Keosayan, as an actress in a music video for singing artist I. Allegrova.

The mid 1990s were difficult, empty years for Russian cinematography; big movies were dead and TV soap operas hadn't shown up yet. Despite the downturn, Ellina was fortunate to earn a role in the 1996 television season of the program "Hidden Camera" (Skritaya Kamera). The following year, American impresario G. Belenky offered her a role in a US tour called "New Show." The show took Ellina to the US in January of 1998.

As prospects of Russian Cinema were slim, Ellina remained in America after the tour and continued working in the entertainment industry. Two years later, she again became a student and studied Cinema Arts at LAVC (Los Angeles Valley College). Four years of the study led to her A. A. Diploma in Cinema Arts. Since then Ellina has acted in many commercials and industrial/educational films. Her movie/television roles include "Born into Mafia" by V. Versace, "The Secret of the Ruby Scorpion" by M. Wike, "A Playhouse of Blood" by S. Oakley, "Russian Redneck" (TV Series) by Peter Zhmutski. Since 2007 Ellina Adel works as an actress and producer in joint projects between the US and Europe. These projects bring short live events, plays, films and entertainment to different countries around the World. Ellina is married and has one child.

- IMDb mini biography by: Erin Chambers