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Ellen Karis

Ellen Karis
EMAIL: EllenKarisNYC@gmail.com
WEBSITE: https://www.ellenkaris.com
HAIR COLOR: Brown

VIDEO LINKS (IF ANY): https://youtu.be/erp2x2UBlvo?feature=shared

UNION AFFILIATION (IF ANY): SAG-AFTRA

BIOGRAPHY:
Ellen Karis is the “Greek Goddess of Comedy” and has performed Stand-Up Comedy all over North America. She has three comedy specials, her latest on the Dry Bar Comedy Channel called “Dreams Don’t Come True”. She is the host of a weekly podcast “Sweet and Salty with Ellen Karis” in its 11th season and is an actress having appeared on Amazon Prime’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and the Tina Fey’s movie “Sisters”. She is also an Author and has published a children’s book “Special People: Godparents in the Orthodox Christian Faith”. She is currently working on a one woman show about her Cypriot Great-Grandmother. A Wall Street Analyst with an MBA in Finance, Ellen turned her back on yearly bonus’ and 401K’s for the dream of entertaining people. She only looks back on December 31st of each year when she tallies her Income Statement, other than that she has no regrets.

EDUCATION / TRAINING:
TRAINING ACTING: JoAnna Beckson, Sheila Gray, Penny Templeton, David Shuman IMPROVISATION: Upright Citizens Brigade, Chicago City Limits COMMERCIALS: Joan See, Weist-Barron, TVI, Nadette Stasa, Brooke Thomas & Mary Egan EDUCATION BS in Economics, MBA in Finance

SPECIAL SKILLS:
Speak Greek Fluently, Dialects: Greek, Russian, New York/New Jersey Proficient in: Golfing, Downhill Skiing & Ping Pong, U.S. Passport, Licensed Driver

OTHER SKILLS:
Can eat copious amounts of chocolate.

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