Ella Balinska | |
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 Balinska in 2019 | |
| Born | 4 October 1996 London, England |
| Alma mater | Guildford School of Acting |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Mother | Lorraine Pascale |
Ella Balinska (born 4 October 1996) is an English actress who starred in the action-comedy film Charlie's Angels (2019) and the Netflix original series Resident Evil (2022).
Balinska was born on 4 October 1996 in London to Polish musician [1] and entrepreneur Count [2] Kaz Balinski-Jundzill and chef Lorraine Pascale. [3] [4] [5] She has described her background as being a mix of "British, Polish and Caribbean". [6] Her parents divorced in 2000. [4] Her father is married to model Sophie Anderton. [7]
Balinska played county-level netball and competed in track and field at a national level, [8] having been the javelin thrower for Team London. [9] She went to James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich and left in 2015 to attend Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in Chiswick for Sixth Form. [10] She then went on to train at the Guildford School of Acting. [11] She left during her final semester in 2018 for work and returned in 2020 to complete her degree, officially graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2021. [12] The Ella Balinska Scholarship was established in her name. [13]
In 2017, Balinska obtained the lead role in the Sky Kids series The Athena (2019) as Nyela Malik. [14] She starred alongside Kristen Stewart and Naomi Scott in the action comedy Charlie's Angels , a continuation of the 1976 television series of the same name and two previous theatrical films. [15] It was released in November 2019, garnering mixed critical reviews. [16] [17]
Balinska starred in the thriller film Run Sweetheart Run , which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. [18] She also starred in Resident Evil , a Netflix live-action television series based on the video game series of the same name. It was released in July 2022. [19] Balinska portrayed and voiced Frey Holland, the protagonist of the action role-playing video game Forspoken . [20] She is set to appear in The Occupant, a science fiction thriller film. [21]
In 2022, Balinska began DJing and producing techno music. [22] [23]
Balinska is a supporter of the nonprofit organisation the British Fashion Council. [24]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Junction 9 | Tanya Mason | |
| 2015 | Thanatos | Clarice Spinoza | Short film |
| 2016 | Hunted | Agent A. Fox | Short film |
| 2017 | Tiers of the Tropics | Orla | Short film |
| 2017 | Clover | Maya | Short film |
| 2017 | Room | Meghan | Short film |
| 2017 | 10 Men & Gwen | Cristina | Short film |
| 2019 | Charlie's Angels | Jane Kano | |
| 2019 | Ru's Angels | Jane Kano | Short film; cameo [25] |
| 2020 | Run Sweetheart Run | Cherie | |
| TBA | The Occupant | Abby | |
| 2024 | Skincare | Jessica |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | Casualty | Susie Barbour | Season 32, episode 33 [26] |
| 2018 | Midsomer Murders | Grace Briggs | Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part" |
| 2019 | The Athena | Nyela Malik | Main role; 26 episodes |
| 2022 | Resident Evil | Jade Wesker | 8 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2023 | Forspoken | Frey Holland | Likeness, Voice, and Motion capture [27] |
| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Screen Nation Film and Television Awards | Rising Star | The Athena | Nominated | [20] |
| National Film Awards UK | Best Actress | Charlie's Angels | Nominated | [28] |
Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress. Born in New York City to Chinese immigrant parents, she has starred in the television series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), in two Charlie's Angels films, and in the crime-drama series Elementary (2012–2019), as well as in films Payback (1999), Shanghai Noon (2000), Chicago (2002), Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Watching the Detectives (2007), The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), and Set It Up (2018).
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She'll be joined by English actresses Naomi Scott (known for appearing in 2017's Power Rangers and playing Jasmine in the forthcoming Aladdin live action film) and Ella Balinska, who is the daughter of Lorraine Pascale and is best known for playing Grace Briggs in Midsomer Murders and the titular role in Sky series Nyela's Dream.
The last edition of the film series - 2003 sequel Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, which also starred Diaz, Liu and Barrymore, received similarly mixed reviews and failed to hit the heights of its predecessor at the box office.
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