Sapphire Elia

Sapphire Chrystalla Elia (born 15 April 1987) is an English actress, model and singer best known for her roles in musical drama Britannia High and the soap opera Emmerdale.

Sapphire Elia
Born
Sapphire Chrystalla Elia

(1987-04-15) 15 April 1987
London, England
OccupationActress, model, singer
Years active1996–present

Early and personal life

Sapphire Chrystalla Elia was born on 15 April 1987 in London. Elia is of Greek-Cypriot heritage. She is 3/4 Greek and 1/4 English.

Career

Elia modelled for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Selfridges and Debenhams from the age of three. She later went on to appear in a number of adverts. In 1996, Elia began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She was cast in the role of a young Cosette in Trevor Nunn's theatre production of Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre.

In 1998, Elia became an entertainer on ITV's Fun Song Factory for one series. Two years later she became a presenter on Discovery Kids, which led to a two-hour reality show called Blast Off, where she attended the NASA Astronaut Training Camp for children. In 2002, Elia played Isabelle in the educational series, Energy for Pearson Education. The following year, she graduated from Sylvia Young.

In 2006, the actress was cast as Gemma Craig in the television drama series Dream Team. Elia played two Polly Delwar and Kerry in two separate stints in The Bill.

In 2008, Elia successfully auditioned for the musical drama series Britannia High. She was cast as Claudine Cameron. During her time on the show, she recorded a song 'Do It All Over Again'. The song peaked at #21 on the UK charts and it also entered the Australian charts at #12. A year later, Elia played Snow White in a Christmas pantomime at the Richmond Theatre. In 2010, the actress played the role of Amber in the movie Black Forest for the Syfy channel. In September of that year, Elia joined the cast of Emmerdale as Mia Macey.[1] In May 2011, Elia confirmed her departure from Emmerdale.[2]

Sapphire appeared on second cover to Image 34 magazine in June 2012.

[3]In July 2020 Sapphire and her Partner Matthew set up a Consulting Agency called "alterniq inspired growth" with the Slogan, "We aim to help companies uncover talent within their workforce through a range of specialised programmes".

Filmography
Film & Television Roles
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Fun Song Factory Herself/Entertainer 3 episodes
2000 Discovery Kids Herself/Presenter
2000 Blast Off Herself 2-hour Reality Show
2002 Energy Isabelle Educational Program
2006 Dream Team Gemma Craig Television Drama Series
2010 The Bill Polly Delwar / Kerry 2 separate stints, TV series.
2008 Britannia High Claudine Cameron 9 episodes, series regular.
2010–2011 Emmerdale Mia Macey November 2010 – August 2011
2012 Black Forest Amber Television movie.
2013 Invasion of the Not Quite Dead Alison British feature movie in pre-production
2016 Undercover Hooligan Karolina Turner British feature film
2018 I Am Vengeance Rose Campbell

Theatre
Year Location Title Role Notes
2009/10 Richmond Theatre,Surrey Snow White Snow White [4]4 Dec 2009 - 10 Jan 2010
2010/11 The Hexagon Theatre, Reading Sleeping Beauty Princess Belle
2011/12 Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone Aladdin Princess Jasmine
2012 National Tour The Importance of Being Earnest Cecily Cardew Production by The Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd
2012 Ipswich Regent Theatre, Ipswich Snow White Snow White [5]21 Dec 2012 - 30 December 2012
2016/17 Lighthouse, Poole Aladdin Princess Xiaoxue
2017/18 Sevenoaks, Stag Theatre Snow White Snow White
2018 Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds Beauty and the Beast Belle [6]Fri 23 Nov - Mon 31 Dec 2018
Spring 2019 National Tour The Wizard of Oz Dorothy [7] Shone Productions, National Theatre Tour, Total of 14 Dates on the tour
2019/20 Palace Theatre, Redditch Cinderella Cinderella [8]9 Dec 2019 - 5 Jan 2020

References
  1. Love, Ryan (30 September 2010). "'Emmerdale' reveals new Home Farm dynasty". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. Ayres, Tom (15 May 2011). "Sapphire Elia confirms 'Emmerdale' exit". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  3. "Sapphire and her Partner Matthew set up a Consulting Agency called "alterniq inspired growth". Her own Website. 25 July 2020.
  4. "Sapphire to shine in Snow White". Sutton and Croydon Guardian. 20 April 2019.
  5. "Blue Peter legend Peter Duncan arrives to kick-start panto season - oh yes he does!". East Anglian Daily Times. 20 April 2019.
  6. "Beauty and the Beast 2018 Pantomime Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds". Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds Website. 20 April 2019.
  7. "Shone Productions Tour Dates and Locations". Shone Productions Facebook Website. 20 April 2019.
  8. "Palace Theatre, Redditch 2019/2020 pantomime Cinderella Cast announcement". Palace Theatre, Redditch Website. 20 April 2019.


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