Elysia Rotaru | |
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![]() Rotaru in 2018 | |
Born | Crystal Elysia Lorraine Rotaru November 9, 1984 |
Occupation(s) | Actress, voice artist |
Years active | 2006–present |
Children | 1 [1] |
Elysia Rotaru (born November 9, 1984) is a Canadian actress known for playing Taiana Venediktov in Arrow .
Rotaru was born in Vancouver to Romanian parents and is fluently bilingual in English and Romanian. [2] From a young age, she took dance classes and was involved in school plays as well as piano recitals. She enrolled at Simon Fraser University for a career in psychology, but in the middle of the program she changed to theatre, earning a degree in Fine Arts with a specialty in theatre. [3] She also studied traditional Chinese medicine. [4]
Rotaru debuted in 2008 as a guest star on an episode of the USA Network series, Psych , this was followed by appearances in television series such as Eureka of SyFy and Smallville and Supernatural on The CW. In 2010, Rotaru was given a recurring role in Hellcats , where she played Betsy. She also starred in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules where she played Ingrid, a main character in the fictional horror film The Foot. [5]
In 2015, she appeared as a guest star on Motive , a television series broadcast on ABC and on the CW's iZombie . She temporarily voiced Sabine Wren on Disney XD's Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales . [6] On August 10, 2015, Rotaru was cast in the TV show Arrow as Taiana Venediktov, a love interest to Oliver Queen. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Annoying Orange: Turducken | Assassin / Sexy Chick #1 | Short |
2009 | Deadweight | Kim | Short |
Stan Helsing | Hot Girl #1 | ||
2010 | Crooked | Pamela | Short |
2011 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Ingrid | |
2013 | Amp | Zoey | Short |
2014 | Girl House | Heather | |
Earthlickers | Goddess O | Short | |
2015 | The Wall | Brittany | Short |
Run | Sophie | Short | |
Broken Masters | Lara Croft | Short | |
2016 | Countdown | A.D.A. | |
2017 | Dead Again in Tombstone | Alicia | |
2019 | Cold Pursuit | Diner Waitress | |
Killbird | Taylor | ||
2021 | Justice Society: World War II [8] [9] | Black Canary | Voice, direct-to-video [10] |
2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths [11] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Psych | Lantern Lady | Episode: "Ghosts" |
2008 | Eureka | Teri Wallace | Episode: "What About Bob?" |
2008-2010 | Smallville | Female Inn Guest / Elizabeth Bishop | 2 episodes |
2010-2011 | Hellcats | Betsy | 3 episodes |
2011 | Sanctuary | French Woman | Episode: "Carentan" |
2012 | Fringe | Paige Randall | Episode: "Everything in Its Right Place" |
2012-2014 | Supernatural | Shaylene Johnson / Victoria Dodd | 2 episodes |
2012 | Finding Mrs. Claus | Emily | Television film |
2013 | Mr. Young | Reporter | Episode: "Mr. Sasquawk" |
2013 | King & Maxwell | Kelly | Episode: "Second Chances" |
2014 | Rush | Tina | Episode: "Learning to Fly" |
2015 | Backstrom | Melinda Norburg | Episode: "Bella" |
2015 | iZombie | Tess | Episode: "Pilot" |
2015-2016 | Arrow | Taiana Venediktov | Recurring; season 4-5, 19 episodes |
2015 | Motive | Pam Hexton | Episode: "Reversal of Fortune" |
2015 | Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales | Sabine Wren | Voice, episode: "Mission to Mos Eisley" [10] |
2016 | Reapers | Morana | Miniseries |
2016 | Travelers | Irene Ingram | Episode: "Ave Machina" |
2017 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Sable Spirit | Voice, episode: "Campfire Tales" [10] |
2018 | Nina's World | Ms. Bianco | Voice, episode: "Sky High Mystery" [10] |
Corner Gas Animated | 60's Girl, Hipster | Voice, episode: "A Scary Cat Graffiti" [10] | |
2019 | Marvel Super Hero Adventures | She-Hulk | Voice, episode: "From Hulk to Eternity" [10] |
2021 | Turner & Hooch | Krista St. Jean | 1 episode |
A Snowy Christmas | Kelly Mitchum | Television film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2017 | Mass Effect: Andromeda | Various | Performance Capture Actor | |
2017 | Lone Echo | Hera | Voice acting | |
2017 | Madden NFL 18: Longshot | Various | Motion capture actor | |
2017 | FIFA 18 | Beatriz Villanova | Voice acting | |
2017 | Puzzle Fighter | Additional Voices | ||
2017 | Need for Speed Payback | Curator | ||
2018 | Dragalia Lost | Corsaint Phoenix / Kristy | Voice acting | [10] |
2018 | FIFA 19 | Beatriz Villanova | Voice acting | |
2019 | Crackdown 3 | Agents | [10] | |
2019 | Anthem | Princess Zhim | Voice acting | [10] |
2019 | FIFA 20 | Beatriz Villanova | Voice acting | |
2020 | Legends of Runeterra | Lunari Priestess / Arrel the Tracker / Various | Voice acting | |
2020 | Avengers | Alisande Morales, Helen Gable, AIM Security | Voice acting | [10] |
2021 | Cookie Run: Kingdom | Beet Cookie | Voice acting | [10] |
2022 | Elder Scrolls Online | Ember | Voice acting | |
2024 | Homeworld 3 | Imogen S'jet | Voice acting | |
2025 | Avowed | Chandler Weadan / The Watcher | Voice acting |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Production Assistant | Episode: "Johnny Cage" |
2012 | Choose Your Victim | Harper Hill | 7 episodes |