Emelina Adams
{{short description|American actress and model. }}
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Emelina Adams is an American actress and model.
Early life
Adams’ hometown is Henderson, Nevada. Adams graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in pre-law from the University of Arizona. She lost her sister in 2016 to addiction and has campaigned against addiction in the years since.{{Cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/jun/05/serious-beauty-a-miss-usa-primer-from-nevadas-not|title=Serious beauty: A Miss USA primer from Nevada's not-so-secret weapon|website=Lasvegassun.com|date=5 June 2016 }} Adams is a second generation Italian and her father’s family come from Calabria, in southern Italy.{{Cite web|url= https://www.naludamagazine.com/interview-with-actress-model-and-former-miss-nevada-usa-emelina-adams|title= Interview with actress, model and former Miss Nevada USA Emelina Adams|website=naludamagazine.com|date= 4 December 2019}}
Career
=Modelling=
Adams began modelling at a young age and after being awarded one of the Tucson 12 spots at the University of Arizona she went on to win Miss Nevada USA 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxim.com/women/what-emelina-adams-wants-2018-4|title=WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GIRL WANTS: EMELINA ADAMS|website=Maxim.com|date=20 April 2018 }} Adams global modelling campaigns have included Marciano by GUESS.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hazzemedia.com/post/emelina-adams|title=Emelina Adams|website=hazzemedia.com|date=5 August 2022 }}
=Acting=
Adams made her acting debut in 2019 in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. Adams appears as Angelina Young in the 2022 feature film Bullet Train alongside Brad Pitt amongst others, and the upcoming 2022 Wesley Snipes and Tiffany Haddish co-produced and co-starring film Back on the Strip.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/emelina-adams-talks-about-her-experience-working-with-brad-pitt-on-bullet-train|title= Emelina Adams Talks About Her Experience Working With Brad Pitt On 'Bullet Train'|website=Hollywood Reporter|date= 2 August 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://laconfidentialmag.com/emelina-adams-bullet-train-interview|title= Emelina Adams Talks 'Bullet Train' And 'Back On The Strip'|website=laconfidentialmag.com}}
She appeared in Deadly Games, a crime-thriller filmed in Mexico from director Ojan Missaghi.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/marooned-awakening-american-trash-deadly-games-set-casts-film-briefs-1234921342/|title= Thrillers 'Marooned Awakening', 'American Trash' And 'Deadly Games' Set Casts; Gravitas Acquires 'The Other Me' From EP David Lynch And Horror Pic 'Tethered'; More – Film Briefs|website=Deadline|date= 28 January 2022}} Adams was also cast in Don’t Suck with Jamie Kennedy, Mort In Sherman Oaks with Lucy Hale, American Murderer with Ryan Phillipe, and Michael Matteo Rossi’s The Sweepers.{{Cite web|url= https://retreatmag.com/emelina-adams-holiday-rules|title=Emelina Adams' Holiday rules}}
Filmography
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| 2019
|Presmilla |1 episode |
| 2021
| Blood Pageant |Isabella | |
| 2022
|Angelina Young | |
| 2022
|Michelle | |
| 2023
| Bambi | |
| 2023
|Murder Syndicate | Mira | |
| 2023
| Minx | Latin American Model | 1 episode |
| 2023
| Stay Out | Nurse Megan | TV movie |
| 2023
| Don’t Suck |Darrah | |
| 2024
| Deadly Games | Loren Mason | |
| 2024
| Twisted Hearts | Tori | |
| 2024
| Olivia | |
References
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