Ella Jay Basco (born September 17, 2006) is an American actress, singer and songwriter best known for her work in ''
Birds of Prey
Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predators ...
'' (2020). In 2020, she released her EP, Middle School. In February 2022, she released her single Eye to Eye for her upcoming album.
Early life
Basco was born in
Los Angeles
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and is of Filipino and Korean ancestry. She is the second of four children.
She is the niece of actors
Dion and
Dante Basco
Dante R. Basco (born August 29, 1975) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's ''Hook'', and Julian Lee in '' Fakin' da Funk'', and for his many vo ...
.
Career
Basco started her career when she was six months old with a print advertisement for Old Navy. After making numerous commercials and television appearances, Ella Jay Basco landed her first film role in the 2020 film ''
Birds of Prey
Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predators ...
'' as
Cassandra Cain
Cassandra Cain (also known as Cassandra Wayne and Cassandra Wu-San) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Kelley Puckett and Damion Scott, Cassan ...
. Basco released her first
EP named
Middle School
A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...
, it includes the song The Ballad of Cassandra Cain. In 2022, she released songs such as Eye to Eye and Bubble Tea
[‘Birds of Prey’ Actor Ella Jay Basco on Reinventing Herself as a Teen Pop Star With New Single ‘Bubble Tea]
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Filmography
Film
Television
Discography
Accolades
References
External links
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2006 births
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Los Angeles
American actresses of Filipino descent
American actresses of Korean descent
American child actresses
Living people