Sapphire Elia
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Sapphire Elia is an English actress, model and singer. On television, she is known for her roles in ITV musical drama Britannia High (2008) and soap opera Emmerdale (2010–2011).
Early and personal life
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.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
In 2008, Elia successfully auditioned for the musical drama series Britannia High. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a279434/emmerdale-reveals-new-home-farm-dynasty.html|title='Emmerdale' reveals new Home Farm dynasty|last=Love|first=Ryan|date=30 September 2010|work=Digital Spy|access-date=22 August 2011}} In May 2011, Elia confirmed her departure from Emmerdale.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a319620/sapphire-elia-confirms-emmerdale-exit.html|title=Sapphire Elia confirms 'Emmerdale' exit|last=Ayres|first=Tom|date=15 May 2011|work=Digital Spy|access-date=22 August 2011}}
Sapphire appeared on second cover to Image 34 magazine in June 2012.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
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".{{Cite news|url=https://alterniqinspiredgrowth.com/team/|title=Sapphire and her Partner Matthew set up a Consulting Agency called "alterniq inspired growth.|date=2020-07-25|website=Her own Website}}
Elia returned to the stage in 2021 and 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://tresamagazine.com/2022/03/03/sapphire-elia/|title=Sapphire Elia|work=TresA Magazine|date=3 March 2022|accessdate=29 January 2025}}
Filmography
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|+ Film & Television Roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 1998
| Herself/Entertainer | 3 episodes |
| 2000
| Herself/Presenter | |
| 2000
| Blast Off | Herself | 2-hour Reality Show |
| 2002
| Energy | Isabelle | Educational Program |
| 2006
| Gemma Craig | Television Drama Series |
| 2010
| The Bill | Polly Delwar / Kerry | 2 separate stints, TV series. |
| 2008
| Claudine Cameron | 9 episodes, series regular. |
| 2010–2011
| 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
|Rose Campbell | |
= Theatre =
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2767311}}
- [https://twitter.com/Sapphire_Elia Sapphire Elia] on Twitter
- [https://www.facebook.com/sapphireeliaofficial/ Sapphire Elia] on Facebook
- [https://alterniqinspiredgrowth.com/ alterniq inspired growth] Website
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Category:Actors from the London Borough of Camden
Category:Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School
Category:English people of Greek Cypriot descent
Category:English soap opera actresses
Category:English stage actresses
Category:English television actresses