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Elia Saldana is an Award-winning Actress, 

Singer and Comedienne

NEWS

May 2015 - Appeared in the Season Finale of Jane the Virgin

March 2015 - Played Fernanda in The Pasadena Playhouse's

reading of Tanya Saracho's Kita y Fernanda

February 2015 - Voiced the character Rosa in Nickelodeon's

Bella and the Bulldogs

November 2014 - Finished shooting the film Street Level with

David Labrava and Charisma Carpenter

July 2014 - Attended the red carpet premiere of her film Cry Now

May 2014 - Graduated from Improv 301 at UCB

May 2014 - Reprised her role as Rosie for the third season of The LeBrons

February 2014 - Released the album Hacia Lo Alto and the music video Recíbeme

February 2014 - Was interviewed on the show En Sabado, Televisa Tijuana

January 2014 - Starred in the comedy short Drive us Home? directed by Joe Patrow

November 2013 - Appeared in Season 9 of Criminal Minds as Marla Golden

November 2013 - Performed the lead role of Bean in Ivy + Bean: The Musical at South Coast Repertory

October 2013 - Performed her Stand-up at The Comedy Store

August 2013 - Appeared in Bud Light Music First's National Ad Campaign

May 2013 - Season 2 of The LeBrons premiered, featuring Ella as Rosie, Condor's love interest 

 April 2013 - Played the lead role of Alex in The Anatomy of Gazellas, directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera

February 2013 - Performing in Anastasia Krupnik, directed by Casey Stangl, at South Coast Repertory

June 2012 - Playing the lead role in the short film Dulce, at its first screening! Written and Directed by Janine Salinas

May 2012 - Begun performances as Kayla in South Coast Repertory's premiere of the musical Jane of the Jungle, directed by Juliette Carrillo

January 2012 - Guest-Starred as sexy Cecilia on The Cleveland Show!

September 2011 - Performing the role of Sharon in Theatre of Note's production of Wonderlust, part of their 30th Anniversary Season

 April 2011 - Performing the role of Katie in Chalk Rep's production of Ruth McKee's Hell Money at Agenda Loft

June 2010 - Appeared in The Vault Variety Show at the Los Angeles Theatre Center

May 2010 - Became a member of Theatre of Note!

April 2010 - Began shooting the "Where's the Groom?" Mystery Project

January 2010 - Attended the Ovation Awards where Family Planning received the award for Best Production of a Play in an Intimate Theatre!

December 2009 - Appeared in the LMU thesis film Venganza

October 2009 - Received an Ovation Award Nomination (Featured Actress in a Play) for her role in Family Planning!

October 2009 - Played the lead in the short In the Wee Small Hours directed by USC M.F.A. candidate Kyle Frederick

October 2009 - Reprised her role as Jilly in Julia Edward's Family Planning, directed by Larissa Kokernot, for a one-night fundraiser for Chalk Rep

September 2009 - Went to Prince Edward Island, Canada, for inspiration.

August 2009 - Went to Seattle, WA, to perform with Kissing Violet at the Inno Sera Convention. Gothic Lolita Fashion was at full force!

July 2009 - Began shooting the feature Cry Now as Celestina. Got a beautiful temporary sleeve on her left arm courtesy of Ink Addicts in 

June 2009 - Performed some of her original songs as the opening act for artist Antonio de Carlo's Bohemia a la TJ at La Cava Cetto

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