Ellen Marie Bernabe

Ellen Lopez (formerly,) now, Ellen Marie Bernabe was born Ellen Marie Hensen to John and Angela Hensen in Virginia in 1973. She graduated from Green Run High School in 1991. From her early 20's on, she worked as an entrepreneur, establishing a number of trade businesses, including Points Construction & Custom Carpentry, Inner Chi Massage Therapy, Wolfe Contracting LLC (HVAC) & MESZ Investments LLC (Real Estate Investments.) During her time at Wolfe Contracting, she attended Zarro Acting Academy in Norfolk, VA. After her experience at the academy, she acquired representation with Atlantic Talent/Karen Spencer, Evie Mansfield, Talent Link/Marsha Wulf, Hutson Talent/Sylvia Hutson & Uptown Talent/Liz Marks & soon began acting in local/regional theatrical, industrial, & commercial productions, most notably, as Marela in the Virginia Premiere Theatre's production of Nilo Cruz's "Anna in the Tropics." Though the production itself was panned, her individual performance received critical acclaim from WHRO-FM's Edgar Loessin and Portfolio Magazine's author/poet/arts critic, Robert P. Arthur. She lives in Virginia with her family.