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About me

I am a NYC based actor and singer and my homeland is Greece. The cedar, the thyme, the olive tree, the stone, the sea and the sun; I always carry them along.

I grew up in two islands, Crete and Rhodes. This and being a Sagittarius is why my friends call me an “aeriko”, a pixie; with a mind often being somewhere up in the skies. I grew up with Max, a dog, a collie. He was the reason that I know what unconditional love is. Books, dreams, music and coffee are inseparable parts of my everyday life.

 

From an early age I have had the need to tell a story one way or another. I either wrote stories myself, or I visualized them from the books that I read and chose to perform the roles in them. I also remember spending endless hours with my father, singing together and listening to Deep Purple, Eric Clapton, Manos Hatzidakis, Dimitris Papadimitriou, Elton John, Mikis Theodorakis, Jules Dassin, Bob Dylan and many more. I love them all.


Theater and Music for me is the same thing. All I have to think about is the story I want to tell, whether it is accompanied by notes or not.

If I had to pick a reason and at the same time a purpose for performing, this would be to understand and connect with each other, way deeper than the surface that everyone easily sees.

Thanks for visiting!

"Let's be free like the birds"
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Projects

SOFIA VEMBO 
I REMEMBER YOU

Eleanna has taken on the lead role of Sofia Vembo, in the Off-Broadway musical theater production SOFIA VEMBO I REMEMBER YOU, for which she has received rave reviews. SOFIA VEMBO I REMEMBER YOU, directed by George Stamou, premiered on April 12 2024, at THESPIS theater of the Hellenic Cultural Center NYC, as part of the GRis Festival, a celebratory cultural festival with artistic events supporting the town-twinning between New York and Greece. 

Read the review, by E. Sakellis on The National Herald.
Read the review, by D. Tsakas on Anamniseis.

Read Eleanna's interview, by E. Sakellis on The National Herald.



 

Photographs by V. Skentzos

Goodbye New York,
A New Musical

Eleanna performed in Goodbye New York, A New Musical, next to a dream Broadway team of actors (Arielle Jacobs: Disney’s Aladdin, Wicked, In the Heights - Ben Jeffrey: Disney’s Aladdin, Disney’s The Lion King) and producers (Brian Spector - Keaka Productions: Tony Award winning Broadway producer - "The Inheritance", “Leopoldstadt” - Andrew Paradis: “Funny Girl”, “Macbeth”). Goodbye New York, A New Musical, composed by Andrew Beall, was presented at Feinstein's/54 Below and Theater 555 and it is scheduled to run On-Broadway in 2025.

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One August Night

Eleanna starred, as Fotini, in One August Night, a Greek TV series, directed by Zoie Sgourou and based on the best-selling novel of the same name, by Victoria Hislop.

Anne Frank,
A Musical

Eleanna made her Off-Broadway debut as Edith Frank in Anne Frank, A Musical at Actors Temple Theatre.

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An Evening with Onassis

Eleanna performed as a cameo, as Maria Callas, in An Evening with Onassis.

Mozart Requiem @Carnegie

Eleanna performed in Mozart Requiem with the New York City Chamber Orchestra as part of the Masterwork Festival Chorus at Carnegie Hall.

LUX @Carnegie

Eleanna was cast in LUX: The Dawn From On High, by Dan Forrest, with the New York City Chamber Orchestra as part of the Masterwork Festival Chorus at Carnegie Hall.

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The Miracle of Christmas

Eleanna performed in The Miracle of Christmas at Queens Theatre.

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Undiscovered NY 

Eleanna participated in the Undiscovered NY Fashion Show.

Faces from Other Places

Eleanna represented Greece in the Faces from Other Places project, by D. Charles.

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Moroccanoil

Eleanna was a model for Moroccanoil products.

Lexel - Paris Cosmetics

Eleanna was featured on a commercial for Lexel - Paris Cosmetics.

Live Concerts

Eleanna performed, among others, in live concerts at DROM and AYZA BAR and continues with her live concert schedule on the east coast of the US.

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