Elena Evangelo Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied filmmaking and theater at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
• Graduated from Vassar College with a degree in English and French and earned her Master's in Filmmaking from the University of Southern California
• Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "The District" in 2001
• Quote: "(On acting): "Do it because you love it! So many aspects of this profession are not in our control and it is filled with rejection․․․The easiest trap to fall into is going after results, which in my opinion, is the enemy of acting․""
• Wrote, produced, and directed the short film "The A-Train" in 1997
• Best known for her role as Claire in "Purpose" and as the title character in "Siren․"
• Appeared on the cover of the October 26, 2009 issue of Time magazine
• Played a news presenter in the music video for Muse's "Unsustainable," which her brother, Dan Panosian, worked on the graphics for