Elisse Nielson was born in Denver, CO. but was raised in Lafayette, La. She was involved in Theater and Film in Louisiana, but knew Los Angeles would be her future home. She had her film debut in "Broken Promise" shot in Baton Rouge,La, but her first lead came in the film " Tainted Rose" She came into casting two weeks before filming began and the rest is history. Telling the story of Ariana Rose, you follow her down a path of discovery and perseverance to never settle and never give up.Her breakthrough performance was with her character "Mara" in the well received web series, "TeleviSean." She was voted top 5 favorite Indie actress for episodes 13 and 14 by Welovesoaps.com She plays the ex- girlfriend of "Brady" who has her own agenda to take over his life, and his show. Playing the "antagonist" and "love to hate villain" of the show. With season two in the works, there is more to be seen of Mara just you wait. Elisse was heavily involved in sports in school and is a huge fan of the amazing out-door activities Los Angeles has to offer. She also is a first degree Black Belt in Tae Kwan Doe. She is very close with her family in the south, and visits as ofter as she can. Show less «