Melia Kreiling

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Melia Kreiling
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Kreiling in 2016
Born
Geneva, Switzerland
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Melia Kreiling (born 1990) is an actress. She is known for her roles on television series such as Tyrant and The Last Tycoon , and for her starring role as Alycia in the second season of the CBS summer series Salvation . She also has a brief appearance in the film Guardians of the Galaxy . She also starred as Sofia in the third and fourth seasons of Emily in Paris .

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Early life

Kreiling was born in Geneva, Switzerland [1] as the daughter of an American father, "internationally renowned commodities trader" Randall A. Kreiling (1947-2011), who lived and worked internationally in the "global cattle, pork bellies, sugar and metal markets", [2] [3] and a Greek mother, Katia Dimopoulou. She grew up in Athens, where she attended an English school. Afterwards, she attended the National State School of Dance. After moving to Great Britain, she studied at the University of Winchester and the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds. [4] [ failed verification ] She received additional acting education at the London School of Dramatic Art. [5] [6]

Career

Kreiling made her film debut in the 2011 short Room to Forget. In the German-speaking world she became known for her role in the historical drama The Borgias . In December 2012 she appeared in a television program about Rosamunde Pilcher and reprised her character in The Other Wife. She made a brief cameo in the American film Guardians of the Galaxy , in which she portrayed the character Bereet. [7] Kreiling played Bathsheba in the 2013 History Channel miniseries The Bible . [8] [9] From 2015–2016, she played the recurring role of Daliyah Al-Yazbek in the FX television series Tyrant . [9] [10] [11]

In February 2018 Kreiling joined the cast of the CBS summer series Salvation in its second season, playing the role of Alycia. [12]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Suspension of Disbelief Juliette
2013 Company of Heroes KestrelDirect-to-video film
2013LeopardKara
2014CommittedBride Eva
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Bereet [7]
2014X MoorGeorgia
2015The HealerFernanda
2015 MindGamers Stella
2017 The Last Note Hara Lioudaki
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Rosamunde PilcherEloise KendallEpisode: "Die andere Frau, Teil 1"
2012The Other WifeEloise KendallTelevision miniseries [13] [14]
2012–2013 The Borgias Bianca4 episodes [9]
2013 The Bible Bathsheba Television miniseries; episode: "Kingdom"
2015–2016 Tyrant Daliyah Al-YazbekRecurring role (season 2); [9] main role (season 3)
2017 The Last Tycoon Hannah TaubRecurring role [15]
2017Behind Enemy LinesShia IrivaniUnsold television pilot [15] [16]
2018 Salvation Alycia VrettouMain role (season 2) [12]
2020 Filthy Rich Ginger SweetMain role
2022 Mammals AmandineMain role [17]
2022-2024 Emily in Paris Sofia8 episodes (seasons 3 & 4) [18]
2023-2024The PantheonsMarmo PantheouMain role
2023ZoeDaphneRecurring role

References

  1. ↑ "Melia Kreiling | Peplos ideas". peplosideas.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  2. ↑ https://www.thewiltonmortuary.com/obituaries/Randall-A-Kreiling?obId=2212682
  3. ↑ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pjstar/name/randall-kreiling-obituary?id=17585786
  4. ↑ "Contributor Dancer/Melia Kreiling" . Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  5. ↑ "Melia Kreiling: A blossoming star | North West". Archived from the original on 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  6. ↑ "Melia Kreiling: The Classical Actress". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  7. 1 2 "Guardians of the Galaxy Actress Melia Kreiling talks about her First Starring Role in DxM". Feast Magazine. August 17, 2015. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  8. ↑ Koenig, Sara M. (2018). Bathsheba Survives. Univ of South Carolina Press. p. 112. ISBN   9781611179149 . Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Petski, Denise (June 24, 2015). "Melia Kreiling Joins 'Tyrant'; Chris Backus & Jussie Smollett In 'Underground'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  10. ↑ Lowry, Brian (September 1, 2015). "'Tyrant' Finale Risks Slipping Back Into Creative Quagmire (SPOILERS)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  11. ↑ Gay, Verne (June 30, 2016). "'Tyrant' review: Season 3 gets more intrigue". Newsday. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  12. 1 2 Petski, Denise (February 12, 2018). "'Salvation': Melia Kreiling & Ashley Thomas Cast As Regulars In Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  13. ↑ "The Other Wife". Acorn Media International. Retrieved 20 November 2022. Inspired by the works of Rosamunde Pilcher
  14. ↑ "The other Wife". Gagern Television & Film Produktion. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  15. 1 2 Petski, Denise (March 1, 2017). "'Behind Enemy Lines': Gabriel Chavarria & Melia Kreiling Join Fox Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  16. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2018). Encyclopedia of Unaired Television Pilots, 1945-2018. McFarland. p. 21. ISBN   9781476633497 . Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  17. ↑ "Video: Prime Video Debuts Official Teaser Trailer for "Mammals" Starring James Corden and Sally Hawkins" (Press release). Amazon. October 17, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022– via The Futon Critic.
  18. ↑ "You'll Want to Know All About Melia Kreiling After Watching Her Character Sofia on 'Emily in Paris'". 15 August 2024.
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