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Elle Downs

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Elle Downs
A young manÂ’s fear of commitment leads him through a series of mixed-up situations. As inconsistencies worsen in the film and in his own life, he realizes that the only solution to his problem might just be what he was most afraid of.
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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.
BornApril 27
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    Known for

    Nia Long, Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man Holiday (2013)
    The Best Man Holiday
    6.6
    • Newscaster
    • 2013
    Hemlock Grove (2013)
    Hemlock Grove
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Gwen Epps
    Degrassi: Next Class (2016)
    Degrassi: Next Class
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Powers

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    Actress



    • A Mirrored Journey
      • Sparkle
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2023



    • Degrassi: Next Class (2016)
      Degrassi: Next Class
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Powers
      • 2016–2017
    • Hemlock Grove (2013)
      Hemlock Grove
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Gwen Epps
      • 2014
    • Mimi Kuzyk and Cassie Steele in Sorority Surrogate (2014)
      Sorority Surrogate
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Dawn Frankton
      • 2014
    • The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
      The Trip to Bountiful
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Walla Perfomer
      • 2014
    • Nia Long, Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man Holiday (2013)
      The Best Man Holiday
      6.6
      • Newscaster
      • 2013
    • Matt Dillon, Kurt Russell, Terence Stamp, Jay Baruchel, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jason Jones, Kenneth Welsh, and Katheryn Winnick in The Art of the Steal (2013)
      The Art of the Steal
      6.3
      • Female Border Guard
      • 2013
    • Olivier Martinez and Missy Peregrym in Cybergeddon (2012)
      Cybergeddon
      6.0
      TV Series
      • News Anchor #2
      • 2012
    • Joe Flanigan, Phylicia Rashad, Jayme Lynn Evans, Brooke White, Bobby Soto, Jakobe' Dempsey, and Clarissa Suwoko in Change of Plans (2011)
      Change of Plans
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • School Nurse
      • 2011
    • How to Marry a Mink
      7.6
      Short
      • 2009
    • Continuity Problems (2009)
      Continuity Problems
      5.9
      Short
      • Jess
      • 2009
    • Saw VI (2009)
      Saw VI
      6.0
      • Clinic Nurse
      • 2009
    • Lyriq Bent, Elisha Cuthbert, and Colm Feore in Guns (2008)
      Guns
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Sonya Lee
      • 2009
    • Ride of the Yoga Valkyries (2009)
      Ride of the Yoga Valkyries
      Short
      • Brenda
      • 2009
    • Gooby (2009)
      Gooby
      2.9
      • Mrs. Donnelly
      • 2009
    • Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Justin Martin, Audra McDonald, and Phylicia Rashad in A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
      A Raisin in the Sun
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Cocktail Waitress
      • 2008

    Director



    • A Mirrored Journey
      • Director
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2023

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    Gooby

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    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • April 27
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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      • Female

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