Elena has always been one for drama and after a year of asking, finally took her first acting class in January of 2012. After she began training with Lana Young at Hollywood Theatre Lab in Charlottesville, it became apparent that Elena loved the art of acting and she began auditioning. She received the Best Actor award at the 2012 Virginia Film Festival for her performance in Foiled, an Adrenaline Project film. Elena played the role of young Ava in her first feature film The Odyssey of Destiny and has since held roles in the feature films Dinner with the Alchemist and The Matchbreaker starring singer Christina Grimmie. Elena's experience also includes roles in several short films, including Black Eyes an award winning film by Rick Spears. Elena loves being on set and never wants to stop acting. In her spare time she also enjoys writing and illustrating stories, dancing and fencing. Show less «