Elena was born in Rome, Italy to an Italian mother and American father. She lived her entire life between northern Virginia and Italy. She speaks English and Italian fluently. From a young age Elena expressed an interest in acting, and took part in many summer camps at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC. While in college, she worked at a talent agency in DC, which inspired her to move to New York City to pursue acting professionally herself. After a few years working and studying Meisner and Michael Chekov techniques, she decided she wanted to classically train, and was...
