Elina Madison is an American actress, writer and producer.

Early life

Elina was born on September 27, 1976 in

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and showed a passion for acting at a very young age and knew early on that she was going to be an actress. At the age of 17, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career. Elina graduated the two-year theater training program at the Joanne Baron/DW Brown Acting Studio in Santa Monica, California. She also studied at The Stella Adler Academy and The Groundlings Comedy and later with Susan Strasberg. With her unique looks born from her Mexican/Spanish/Norwegian/Czech heritage, she was signed by the prestigious Elite Model Agency and began a career as an international fashion model. Elina walked the runways for Calvin Klein, Krizia in fashion shows in Paris, Japan as well as New York and Los Angeles.

Career

Elina made her film debut in the

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film That Thing You Do (1996) in the role of Carlita the Go-Go Dancer. Noted director

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( 9 ½ Weeks) saw Elina and cast her as one of the leads in the film "Shame, Shame, Shame" as well as the long-running series The Red Show Diaries. Elina began working associations with noted horror film producers

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and Creep Creepersin, appearing in such films as the remake of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as well as producing and starring in Corporate Cut Throat Massacre and the classic

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. Other notable television credits include guest star roles on the ABC television series Brothers and Sisters and opposite James Caan on the NBC series Las Vegas. Other reoccurring roles on Untold Stories of the ER, Mystery ER, National Geographic,

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and

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with over 100 credits on her resume. Elina next worked with legendary director

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on the Academy Award nominated film "

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" starring Naomi Watts and Justin Theroux. Other notable independent film projects include Small Town Saturday Night opposite Chris Pine (Star Trek) and Academy Award nominee John Hawkes. In the year 2012, M. Madison appeared in the films Barracuda, Huff starring Charlie O'Connell and the comedy Halloween Party. She also stars in Creep Creepersin’s Dracula and the thriller film The Black Tape. Elina continues to model and is now one of the faces for the new clothing line T.I.T.T.L.

Filmography

* 2013 ''Creep Creepersin's Dracula'' as Francine * 2012 ''Huff'' as Lorelei * 2012 ''

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– The Ties That Bind'' (TV Series) as Susan Montemayor * 2012 ''

The Brides of Sodom ''The Brides of Sodom'' is an American horror film that was written and directed by Creep Creepersin. The film starred Domiziano Arcangeli, David Taylor and Rachel Zeskind. ''The Brides of Sodom'' was produced by Empire Films and Sterling Enterta ...

'' as Leda * 2011 ''Night and Day'' (short) as Jessica * 2011 ''Storyteller of Terror'' as Alicia Walker * 2011 ''Chop'' as Tommy * 2011 ''Killer Outbreaks'' (TV series) as Karen Neal, CDC * 2011 ''Halloween Party'' as Cave Girl * 2011 ''Ding Dong Dead'' as Claudia * 2011 ''The Girl with No Number'' as Connie Mallory * 2010 ''Spark Riders'' as Madison Conner * 2010 ''Orgy of Blood'' as The Woman Who Isn't Her Mother * 2010 ''

1000 Ways to Die ''1000 Ways to Die'' is an American anthology television series that aired on Spike from May 14, 2008 to July 15, 2012, and also aired on Comedy Central during its run. The program recreates unusual supposed deaths, true events, and debunked ...

'' (TV series) as Tiffany (2010) * 2010 ''Ripped Memories'' as Elenita * 2010 ''Barracuda'' as Lisa * 2010 '' Small Town Saturday Night'' as Angie Francis * 2009 ''The Corporate Cut Throat Massacre'' as Brandi Babcock * 2009 ''Caged Lesbos A-Go-Go'' as Jessica Franco * 2009 ''Your Kid Ate What?'' (TV series) as Nurse * 2009 ''Minty: The Assassin'' as "Minty" * 2009 ''Someone's Knocking at the Door'' as Wilma Hopper * 2009 ''

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'' as Kitt * 2008 ''Chrysalis'' as Solda * 2008 ''From a Place of Darkness'' as Tall Hooker * 2008 '' Kissing Cousins'' as Stacy, The Meter Maid * 2007 ''Murder by the Book'' (TV series documentary) as Judy * 2007 '' Devil Girl'' as Edie * 2007 ''The Metrosexual'' as Brie, The Dancer * 2007 '' Brothers & Sisters'' (TV series) as Stephanie Jones-Reed * 2007 ''Stand Up'' as Jen * 2006 ''Look @ Me'' as Tina * 2006 ''The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' as Cindy Shivers * 2006 '' The Eden Formula'' (TV movie) as Connie * 2004 '' Black Tie Nights'' (TV series) as Allison * 2004 ''Galaxy Hunter'' as Monica

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madison, Elina Living people 1976 births