Ellie Araiza

Ellie Araiza was born and raised in Mexico doing mostly improvisational theater  She moved to Chicago at age 16 and participated in local theater and TV  There she began to dabble with the directing side of the camera making several short films and music videos some of which were accepted in international film festivals  At age 18 she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a working actor writer and filmmaker  She worked as a production assistant on indie films while taking several different acting classes and building up her acting resume  She now has an extensive resume including her very own onewoman show Turtle Love which ran for 7 months at the IO West Theatre  She has also completed work on several commercials TNTs Southland FXs The Bridge as well as the feature films Shiloh Falls Deaths Door Watercolors  She is one of the Artistic Directors for The Nursery an LA based group that strives to create a supportive artistic community She is the lead singer and lyricist in the band Pie and shes always looking for the next great role