Ellyse Deanna
- Actress
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.