Ellie Poussot

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A Parisian native, Ellie Poussot moved to Sydney in 2009; From a career designing high-fashion for names like Christian Dior and Franck Sorbier, she changed her focus from creating magic on the catwalk to the magic of cinema and went on to study the Meisner Technique under Luc Ford at The Actors Pulse. She immersed herself in the world of screen and stage and developed a deep passion for acting. A year later, Ellie was cast in her first lead role in the short film, The Mysterious Artist (Aleeya McGuid, Director, 2012) followed by the lead role of Melissa for the Chinese Film Festival opener, In Box (2014). In the next two years Ellie's acting career continued to gain momentum with the 2015 casting in French Girls and the lead role in four shorts: Endure, Love Hope and Misery, After 20 Years and The Hemingway Shot (2017), the latter of which she also served as Producer. Ellie believes that her work in fashion design lends to her individual filmic flair. Designing silhouettes and patterns and gathering fabric to create beautiful pieces of Haute Couture is just like creating a character with my own image as the medium. Since these appointments, El has continued her positive-assault on the film world with lead roles in projects from Pain Killer (Lorena Ivanovic) to Dandelion (Rosie Barnes) as well as Dark Sacrament, in the UK and a fly-in role for 'Saturday Afternoon', a feature film produced in Bangladesh. El followed up with a flyby to Italy to play the female lead of Celestine (2018) before settling into the role of producer and lead role 'Maureen' in Don't Smoke in Bed which is just about to hit the European Short Film Festival circuit. In 2019, El was invited to join the Association of the Professionnels Francophones due Cinema PFC.
Acting experience:
Trained in the Meisner and Chubbuck techniques.

2019:
• Celestine Dijoux (female lead) in Time Perspectives, Pragma Production, feature film, Italiy.

2018:
• Maureen (lead role) in Don't Smoke in Bed, short directed by Dritan Kastrati, London, UK.
• Bride in Clean As You Like, short directed by Theresa Varga, London, UK.
• Laura (lead role) in Pain Killer, short directed by Lorena Ivanovic, Hampshire, UK.
• Charlie (lead role) in Dandelion, short directed by Rosie Barnes, Sussex, UK.
• Stacy in Saturday Afternoon, Chabial Production, feature film, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Priest Smith (lead role) in Dark Sacrament, short directed by Daniel Andrews, London, UK.

2017:
• Client in AB InBev UK/Water.org, Online Video, London, UK.
• Elle (lead role) in The Hemingway Shot, short directed by Alessio De Nicola, Sydney, Australia.
• Backpacker in Peter Rabbit , feature film by Sony Pictures Animation, Sydney, Australia.
• Lucie (lead role) in After 20 Years, short by Sha Su, Sydney, Australia.
• Narco in Home & Away, TV series by Seven Productions, Sydney, Australia.

2016:
• Patrons in Home & Away, TV series by Seven Productions, Sydney, Australia.
• Anna (lead role) in Mask, short by Gaofei Lyu, Sydney, Australia.
• Violetta (supporting role) in Into the Trees, short by Isaac Sanchez Cabrera, Sydney, Australia.
• U.N.C.L.E. Secretary in Escape - Sequence 1, short by Darin Jones, Sydney, Australia.
• T.H.R.U.S.H. Agent in Escape" - Sequence 2, short by Darin Jones, Sydney, Australia.
• Fiona (lead role) in Love, Hope and Misery, short by Yitong LUO, Sydney, Australia.
• Slum Dweller in Bleeding Steel by Lijia Zhang, feature film, Sydney, Australia.
• Sydney (lead role) in Film Star, short by Rupert, Sydney, Australia.
• Eva (supporting role) in Haunted Hearts, short by Kevin Drienerg, Sydney, Australia.
• Main cast in Short Film / Music Video for Ta-Ku X Wafia, Sydney, Australia.
• Paramedic (main cast) in Telstra, TV Commercial, Sydney, Australia.
• Mum in What I see, short by Ben Kumanovski, Sydney, Australia.
• Erin (lead role) in Endure, short by Blue Moon Art House Productions , Brisbane, Australia.
• Main cast in Music Video for Donny Benet song "Working out", Sydney, Australia.
• Main cast in Music Video for Fortay at Large (Feat Kerser and Rates) song "Need to change", Sydney, Australia.

2015:
• Model Agent in French Girls, short by Hyun Lee, Sydney, Australia.
• Main cast in Music Video for Russell Nelson’s song I AM, The Best of the Best Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
• Guest appearance, Shuang Xi TVC, Sydney, Australia.
• 1 Day TV & Video Presenter Taster Course with Marque Owen - Fox Studios, Sydney, Australia.

2014:
• Goodman TVC Advertisement, Sydney, Australia.
• Michelle in Morbus, short by Genevieve Collier, Sydney, Australia.
• Nurse in Them's the breaks, short by David Featherston, Sydney, Australia.
• Voice acting for horror podcast for Faceless Producers, Sydney, Australia.
• Melissa (lead role) in Box, short by Jian Cui, Sydney, Australia.
(Opening Film for International Chinese Film Festival -Short Film Section)
• Designer & Seamstress short web video for Learning Fever website, Sydney, Australia.

2013:
• Constantine (lead role) in Twisted Kinship, short by Angy Hallows, Sydney, Australia.
• Captive 3 in Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead by Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner, feature film, Sydney, Australia.
• The Actors Pulse screen acting taught by Terry Serio, Sydney, Australia.

2012:
• Evelyn Boutin (lead role) in The Mysterious Artist, short by Aleeya McGuid, Sydney, Australia.
• The Actors Pulse screen acting, Sydney, Australia.
• The Actors Pulse, Meisner Technique taught by Luc Ford, Sydney, Australia.

Additional skills:
Sewing, designing, hiking, yoga, cooking, balloon modelling.

Industry awards:
Awarded Best Actress for my role of Maureen in “Don’t Smoke in Bed” by the Oniros Film Awards, Réale Film Festival and Montreal International Indie Short Film Awards.

I also Won Best Actress for my role of Elle in “The Hemingway Shot’ at the MedFF and Oniros Film Awards in 2018.

License & Passport

Skills

Languages Spoken	English, French
Accents/Dialects	French (Standard International)
Additional Skills	Acting, Children's Entertainer
Athletics	Aerobics, Boating (engine), Cycling, Fishing, Ice Skating, Jet Skiing, Rollerblading, Skateboarding, Snorkeling, Swimming, Yoga
Musical Skills	Piano/Keyboards
Work Permits	Australia, EU