Profile
Ethnicity
European, Māori
Iwi
Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kaipoho
Location
Wellington, New Zealand
Height
165 cm
Age Range
24–34
Career Highlights
Ella graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School with a Bachelor of Performing Arts in 2016, and has gone on to work in film, television and theatre. She has appeared in feature film In Passing, along with television series Black Hands and web series Burbs. Ella travelled to Tehran, Iran to work with an underground theatre company presenting and developing her solo show Gaggle, which she also performed in New Zealand and Singapore. Her other theatre credits include a lead role in Toi Whaakari’s Mother Courage, Auckland Theatre Company’s Peter Gynt Recycled and most recently, Massive Crushers.
Awards.
| 2022 | Won: BEST ACTOR / OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR - Skin Type | ||
| 2019 | Nominated: Most Promising Emerging Artist for "Cartoonaroony"- Wellington Theatre Awards | ||
| 2019 | Nominated: Most Promising Emerging Artist for "Soft Tissue"- Wellington Theatre Awards | ||
| 2019 | Nominated: Most Promising Newcomer for "Soft Tissue"- Wellington Theatre Awards | ||
| 2019 | Nominated: Outstanding Performer for "Cartoonaroony"- Wellington Theatre Awards | ||
| 2019 | Nominated: Outstanding Performer for "Soft Tissue"- Wellington Theatre Awards | ||
| 2018 | Winner: Grand Prize Monster Valley Super8X8 Film Award - Woo, woo | ||
| 2017 | Winner: Monster Valley Best Art house Film Award - Landsick | ||
Short Film.
| 2019 | All Blood Is Not Lost | Sarah | Dir. Irya Ajith |
| 2017 | Cleaver | Sister | NZFC - Show Me Shorts Film Festival Dir. Alex McKenna |
| 2017 | Drop Down Globe | Henry V | Someday Series (featured on Maori Television) Dir. Stella Reid |
| 2017 | Landsick | Sand Siren | Super8X8 Film Competition (Stone Fruit Films) |
| 2017 | Soft Tissue - Solo | Little Blindy | Basement Theatre Dir. Jade Eriksen |
| 2016 | Tell Me You Love Me | Delwyn (Lead) | Toi Whakaari Dir. James Ashcroft |
| 2015 | Biggest Weta in the World | Ella (Lead) | Toi Whakaari Dir. Cathy McRae |
| 2015 | Too Late | Abby (Lead) | Toi Whakaari Dir. Paul Murphy |
| 2015 | Turtle Bank Hustler | Cashier (Featured Extra) | Show Me Shorts Festival Dir. Steve McGillen |
| 2015 | Vapid | Vapid Girl (Lead) | Toi Whakaari Dir. Olivia Edwards |
| 2013 | Circadian | Teenage Witch | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Stella Reid |
Feature Film.
| 2019 | In Passing | Eve | Dir. Josh Prendeville |
| 2015 | The Mavens | Snowflake (Featured Extra) | Toi Whakaari Dir. James Ashcroft |
Short Film.
| 2018 | No Vacancy | Beach Warrior | Stone Fruit Films |
Film Film.
| 2018 | Woo, Woo | Lover (Lead) | Dir. Don't Shoot Films |
Television.
| 2022 | The Gone | Valerie Armstrong (Major Supporting ) | Kotare Productions Dir. Peter Berger |
| 2020 | Black Hands | Charlotte (Guest) | Warner Brothers Dir. David Stubbs |
| 2015 | Burbs - Web Series | The Whore of Babylon | Dir. Sevrin Noakes |
| 2014 | Agenda - Web Series | Becca (Lead) | Toi Whakaari Dir. Stella Reid |
Theatre.
| 2022 | Skin Tight | Elizabeth (Lead) | Circa Theatre Dir. Kathy McCrae |
| 2020 | Massive Crushers | Teri | Dir. Freya Finch |
| 2020 | Waharoa - Tempo Dance Festival | Performer/Creator | Dir. Ella Gilbert |
| 2019 | Cartoonaroony | Devisor, Performer | Theatre NZ Fringe Festival Dir. Chris Jannides |
| 2019 | Second Unit: What We Do In The Shadows | Ness | TĀWHIRI Festivals and Experiences / New Zealand International Arts Festival Dir. Stella Reid, Benjamin Henson, Andrew Foster |
| 2018 | Hansel & Gretel | Gretel | Auckland Live Dir. Ben Henson |
| 2018 | Rushes | Gabriella | New Zealand International Arts Festival Dir. Malia Johnston |
| 2018 | Soft Tissue - Solo | Devisor / Performer | NZ Fringe Festival Dir. Jade Eriksen |
| 2017 | Peer Gynt Recycled | Troll Princess, Bride | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2016 | Hotel Europa | Circe, Melissa Shields, Daughter | Toi Whakaari Dir. Anna Marbrook |
| 2016 | Mother of Courage | Mother Courage (Lead) | Toi Whakaari Dir. Annie Ruth |
| 2015 | Architectura De Feria Antigua I Barbuda | Performer | Spain New Zealand International Arts Festival |
| 2015 | Mau Toi Whakaari Second Year Sight Specific Project | Researcher | Toi Whakaari Dir. Aaron Cortesi |
| 2015 | Run For Your Life | Teenage Girl | Toi Whakaari Dir. Uta Plate |
| 2014 | Gaggle Solo Show | TODD Charitable Dir. Jade Erikson | |
| 2014 | Yo Future | The Housewife | Barbarian Productions Dir. Jo Randerson |
| 2013 | Oneirounaught | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Stella Reid | |
| 2013 | Perfectly Wasted | Penny | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Leo Gene Peters |
| 2013 | The Bacchae 2.0 | Agave (Lead) | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Stella Reid |
| 2012 | Assisted Living | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Aaron Cortesi | |
| 2012 | Tom Keeper Passes | Tom Keeper (Lead) | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Aaron Cortesi |
| 2011 | Scene Bites - Spring Awakening | Wendla | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Willem Wassenaar |
| 2011 | The Laramie Project | Reggie Fluty (Lead) | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Willem Wassenaar |
Web Series.
| 2023 | Deadbeat | Ellie (Supporting) | Dir. Oscar Keys |
| 2022 | Self Help | Lil (Supporting ) | Wrestler Ltd. Dir. Rawiri Jobe & Michelle Ang |
Training.
| Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock Advanced Screen Acting course - 2020 | |||
| Brita McVeigh Acting for Humans Workshop - 2018 | |||
| Acting Coach Miranda Harcourt - 2017, Miranda Rivers | |||
| Self-tape Master class with Tandi Wright - 2017 | |||
| Self-tape Master Class with Tandi Wright - 2017 | |||
| Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School - Bachelor of Performing Arts - 2014 |