Sapphire Elia
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| Sapphire Elia | |
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| Born | 15 April 1987 London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
Sapphire Elia (born 15 April 1987), is an English actress and singer best known for her roles in musical drama Britannia High and the soap opera Emmerdale.
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[edit] Early and personal life
Sapphire Chrystalla Elia was born on 15 April 1987 in London. Elia is of Greek-Cypriot heritage.
[edit] Career
Elia modeled for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Selfridges and Debenhams from the age of three. She later went on to appear in a number of adverts. In 1996, Elia began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She was cast in the role of a young Cosette in Trevor Nunn's theatre production of Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre.
In 1998, Elia became an entertainer on ITV's Fun Song Factory for one series. Two years later she become a presenter on Discovery Kids, which led to a two hour reality show called Blast Off, where she attended the NASA Astronaut Training Camp for children. In 2002, Elia played Isabelle in the educational series, Energy for Pearson Education. The following year, she graduated from Sylvia Young.
In 2006, the actress was cast as Gemma Craig in the television drama series Dream Team. Elia played two Polly Delwar and Kerry in two separate stints in The Bill.
In 2008, Elia successfully auditioned for the musical drama series Britannia High. She was cast as Claudine Cameron. During her time on the show, she recorded a song 'Do It All Over Again' and it was released as a single. A year later, Elia played Snow White in a Christmas pantomime at the Richmond Theatre. In 2010, the actress played the role of Amber in the movie Black Forest for the Syfy channel. In September of that year, Elia joined the cast of Emmerdale as Mia Macey.[1] In May 2011, Elia confirmed her departure from Emmerdale.[2]
After leaving Emmerdale, Elia performed the role of Princess Jasmine in Maidstone's Christmas pantomime of Aladdin in 2011.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Fun Song Factory | Herself/Entertainer | One series |
| 2000 | Discovery Kids | Herself/Presenter | |
| 2000 | Blast Off | Herself | 2-hour Reality Show |
| 2002 | Energy | Isabelle | Educational Program |
| 2006 | Dream Team | Gemma Craig | Television Drama Series |
| 2010 | The Bill | Polly Delwar / Kerry | 2 separate stints, tv series. |
| 2008 | Britannia High | Claudine Cameron | 9 episodes, series regular. |
| 2010 | Black Forest | Amber | Television movie. |
| 2010-2011 | Emmerdale | Mia Macey | November 2010 - August 2011 |
| 2013 | Invasion of the Not Quite Dead | Alison | British feature movie in pre-production |
[edit] References
- ^ Love, Ryan (30 September 2010). "'Emmerdale' reveals new Home Farm dynasty". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a279434/emmerdale-reveals-new-home-farm-dynasty.html. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ Ayres, Tom (15 May 2011). "Sapphire Elia confirms 'Emmerdale' exit". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a319620/sapphire-elia-confirms-emmerdale-exit.html. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
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