Elena Satine

Date of Birth 24 November 1987, Tbilisi, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]
Birth Name Elena Marié Satine
Nickname Elle
Height 5' 7" (1.7 m)

Elena Satine was born in Tbilisi, Georgia (former USSR), and raised on the Black Sea coast of the "Russian Riviera" (Sochi). She began her professional career at the tender age of 6 when she appeared on the popular children's variety show "Utrennaya Zvezda" ("Morning Star"). At age 9, already a winner of numerous international awards, Elena became the youngest performer to headline at "Kinotavr"-International Film Festival. On a spontaneous trip to New York City, the young actress attended an open call for at the Professional Performing Arts School, and got accepted on the spot. After graduating with honors, Elena continued her dramatic studies at the legendary Moscow Art Theater School, founded by Konstantin Stanislavski.

Graduated from New York's "Professional Performing Arts School".
Is a singer/songwriter, and a classically trained pianist.
Learned French and Hungarian for her role as Countess Elena Andrenyi in Agatha Christie: Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express (2010).
Was personally invited by director Julie Taymor and U2 front-man Bono to take part in a workshop for the Broadway rock musical "Spiderman, Turn Off The Dark" in which she played Mary-Jane Watson. Evan Rachel Wood performed in the role in an earlier workshop.
Is close friends with her Magic City (2012) co-star Olga Kurylenko.
(December 31, 2013) Married her boyfriend of a year Tyson Ritter following an 8-month-long engagement.
She is a descendant of Georgian Nobility, "House of Orbeliani".