Alexandra Ordolis (born July 9, 1986) is a Greek-Canadian actress having had roles as Sister Delphine on the 2015 TV series ''

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'', Shelly in '' The Mist'' (2017), Ollie in '' Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments'' (2018) and Caro in ''

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'' 2020.

Early life

Ordolis was born in

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to a Greek father and a British mother. She lived in Athens for her first few years, then moved to

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and spent most of her childhood there. She attended

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, graduating in 2007 with a degree in English and philosophy. She then attended the

National Theatre School of Canada The National Theatre School of Canada (NTS, french: École nationale de théâtre du Canada) is a private institution of professional theatre studies in Montreal, Quebec. Established in 1960, the NTS receives its principal funding from grants aw ...

between 2008-2011, then the CFC Actors Conservatory from 2012-2013. She achieved Level 8 in ballet at the Royal Academy Of Dancing.

Career

Ordolis first appeared on screen in 2009 in the movie ''Recon 2023: The Gauda Prime Conspiracy'' as a cute army girl. In 2010 she played Anna Bell Johnson in ''The Will: Family Secrets Revealed'', then in ''Blue Mountain State'' in 2011. In 2012 Alexandra made an appearance in the documentary ''Flight of the Butterflies'' as a female volunteer. Ordolis secured many brief appearances in short films and TV series episodes during 2014 before landing a reoccurring role as Delphine in ''

'', opposite

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and

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, and Justine in '' 19-2'' in 2015. She became a regular cast member of '' Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments'' in 2017, as well as starring alongside

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in '' The Mist'' as Shelley DeWitt for 7 episodes. In 2020, Ordolis played the lesbian lover Caro in

Personal life

Ordolis does

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, and enjoys sports such as downhill

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, and

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Filmography

Alexandra Ordolis at the CFC Gala 2013- Celebrating A Quarter Century of Creativity

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ordolis, Alexandra 1986 births Living people Actresses from Athens Actresses from Toronto Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Greek descent Canadian television actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses McGill University alumni