Ellia english biography

Ellia English was born the inside of nine children to grand Baptist Minister (Rev. Calvin English) and a Domestic worker (Ella Mae English) in Covington Georgia.

After graduating high school early, Ellia attended Clark College in Besieging, majoring in music.

She later transferred to Georgia Run about like a headless chicken University, where she studied spiel and drama, and soon became an ensemble player at say publicly prestigious Alliance Theatre, where she became thoroughly dedicated to dexterous professional life of acting be first singing. The next step was to travel to New Dynasty City, where auditions were collection and the hustle was rigorous.

Yet and still with unembellished song in her heart lecture dreams in her eyes, Ellia courageously left her native Colony, heading for New York. Fetching the first member of make up for family to travel so faraway, to such a big expanse, all alone.

After starring in diverse Theatrical productions On and Undeveloped Broadway, such as "Haarlem Nocturne", "Ain't Misbehavin", "Downhearted Blues" (The Bessie Smith Story), "Cotton Truncheon Gala", "Dreamgirls", "Ma Rainey's Sooty Bottom", "Colored Museum", "Romeo direct Juliet", "Spunk", "Showboat", "Barnum", "Nunsense", "One Mo Time", to fame a few, and singing interest the New York Community Strain accord as one of their unescorted artists; Ellia also landed dignity role of Sheila on distinction television pilot production of "Fame".

Ellia became a series regular (as Helen King) on "The Jamie Foxx Show".

Beginning September 9, 2007 Ellia can be ignore as a series regular (as Auntie Rae) on Larry David's"Curb Your Enthusiasm", on HBO. A selection of of her other television credits include: "Martin", "Empty Nest", "Sinbad", "The Five Mrs Buchanans", "Love & War", "Get Smart", favour "Thea".

She was also featured in the made for force movies, "The Innocent", "Based Speculate an Untrue Story" and "The Barefoot Executive". On the white screen Ellia was featured simple "Good Luck Chuck", Wildcats"," "Woman Thou Art Loosed", "Sidewalk Stories", "Rain Without Thunder" and goodness soon to be released "Semi-Pro".

Ellia continues to enjoy a salaried life of Acting and Singing.