Elle Sunkara
- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Born in Decatur, Georgia, Elle grew up in the suburbs playing sports, wandering through the woods, attending her father's musical theater performances, and creating home movies with her sisters. In undergrad, she majored in Economics, Photography, and Italian, and graduated from the University of Georgia with honors. She went on to train theatrically in Los Angeles for two and a half years under the wing of late Eden Bernardy as well as industry staples Lesly Kahn, Margie Haber, and the three major improv schools- UCB, Groundlings, and iOWest.
Past billing includes a recurring role as Deborah on the YouTube sensation, 'Chicken Girls' series, that's generated nearly 100 million views, Disney's 'Midnight Moms' series for Babble, 'Nina Saiza' (Winner of over 9 awards in the festival circuit), 'The Cabining,' (Winner of 4 awards in the festival circuit); 'Household Weapons,' (Winner of Best Short Film in Los Angeles Thriller Film Festival), 'Redemption of the Commons,' (Winner of Award of Excellence at The Indiefest Film Awards) and more. Network roles include appearances on The Vampire Diaries, Being Mary Jane, and Coma.
Behind the screen, she's studied the business of producing in the Producer's Program at UCLA STFT and acted as CD and/or Producer for short films such as 'Community,' indie comedy 'About Pie,' the upcoming series 'Invisible Wounds,' and music videos for artists such as Wnt-Al-In and Kelly Ray.
In her free time, Elle can be found in and around Santa Monica coaching kids in the art of acting and content creation, blending boxing and Bikram, and hanging out with her two children and their dog, Sarge.
Past billing includes a recurring role as Deborah on the YouTube sensation, 'Chicken Girls' series, that's generated nearly 100 million views, Disney's 'Midnight Moms' series for Babble, 'Nina Saiza' (Winner of over 9 awards in the festival circuit), 'The Cabining,' (Winner of 4 awards in the festival circuit); 'Household Weapons,' (Winner of Best Short Film in Los Angeles Thriller Film Festival), 'Redemption of the Commons,' (Winner of Award of Excellence at The Indiefest Film Awards) and more. Network roles include appearances on The Vampire Diaries, Being Mary Jane, and Coma.
Behind the screen, she's studied the business of producing in the Producer's Program at UCLA STFT and acted as CD and/or Producer for short films such as 'Community,' indie comedy 'About Pie,' the upcoming series 'Invisible Wounds,' and music videos for artists such as Wnt-Al-In and Kelly Ray.
In her free time, Elle can be found in and around Santa Monica coaching kids in the art of acting and content creation, blending boxing and Bikram, and hanging out with her two children and their dog, Sarge.
