Ellyse Deanna

Ellyse was raised on Mercer Island in Washington State, attending Christian Kings Schools. At 16, though never acting before - nor even taking a drama class - she thought that acting could be a fun hobby. She landed roles in local productions of Oklahoma and Les Miserables then auditioned for four independent films in Seattle. (By then, she had decided that she would rather be a "serious actor who could sing, rather than a singer who could act"). She was offered lead roles in two and a supporting role in a third. After filming was finished, she headed for Los Angeles with her mom for the summer, and was signed theatrically within a week. They ended up staying in LA and since then has done numerous commercials and independent films. Ellyse has also performed leads onstage in Los Angeles productions of "Asleep on the Wind" and "Outshined", however her first love continues to be film.