Elle Downs
- Actress
- Director
Elle Downs is a sixth generation Canadian of African Canadian and
Native American (Cherokee Indian) descent. Her father was born in
Kingston, Jamaica. Born an only child in Toronto, she was raised by her
great grandmother and great aunt, Louise and Clara Little (Bell).
Elle has been interested in the arts from the early age of four. She often had visions of dancing and being on television. Throughout her early years she has taken piano lessons and acted in local theater plays. In high school she created a dance group called the `Hot Ice Dancers' and found her greatest love performing in front of audiences. Elle partook in three beauty pageants in her teens finishing third runner up and first runner up. She won the title of Miss Black Canada in the nineties.
Since, Elle has been developing her career as an actor appearing in TV series' such as Kevin Hill, Monk and 1-800-MISSING, as well as appearing in the feature film Godsend starring Robert DeNiro. Throughout the years she has had the opportunity to work with actors such as Lynn Whitfield, Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn, Vivica A. Fox, and Malcolm McDowell.
Acting being her passion, she still has in her heart the desire to pursue her love for music and is currently working in the studio in her spare time.
Elle has been interested in the arts from the early age of four. She often had visions of dancing and being on television. Throughout her early years she has taken piano lessons and acted in local theater plays. In high school she created a dance group called the `Hot Ice Dancers' and found her greatest love performing in front of audiences. Elle partook in three beauty pageants in her teens finishing third runner up and first runner up. She won the title of Miss Black Canada in the nineties.
Since, Elle has been developing her career as an actor appearing in TV series' such as Kevin Hill, Monk and 1-800-MISSING, as well as appearing in the feature film Godsend starring Robert DeNiro. Throughout the years she has had the opportunity to work with actors such as Lynn Whitfield, Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn, Vivica A. Fox, and Malcolm McDowell.
Acting being her passion, she still has in her heart the desire to pursue her love for music and is currently working in the studio in her spare time.
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