Ele Keats
| Ele Keats | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Elemy Georgescu August 24, 1973 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actress, Model & Jewelry Designer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Ele Keats (born August 24, 1973) is an American television, film and stage actress. Keats's most notable roles were in the Disney musical drama film Newsies, Garry Marshall's Frankie and Johnny, the biographical survival drama Alive and the horror film Insidious: Chapter 3. She has also appeared in more than one hundred national TV commercials.
Acting career
Born in Paris, France, to copywriter Sacha Georgescu and Ford model Jan McGuire, Keats was raised in New York City, Europe and Los Angeles. She began her professional career as a young model, being featured in publications such as American Baby, Ladies' Home Journal & Teen Magazine. After moving to Los Angeles she launched her acting career at fifteen, being featured in a Michael Jackson Pepsi Commercial. Quickly establishing herself as a familiar face on television, Keats has appeared in more than one hundred TV commercials, including the 1990 Levi's jeans beach ad.[1]
Building on her newfound success, small television roles quickly followed, including the pilot for The Outsiders, produced by Francis Ford Coppola and episodes of the CBS sitcom Dear John starring Judd Hirsch.
When she was still in her teens, Keats landed a regular role on Fox's daily soap opera Tribes as Anny, a pregnant teen girl. Small big screen-appearances followed in The Rocketeer and Mike Figgis' Liebestraum.
A rapid succession of bigger roles followed in films such as There Goes My Baby (filmed in 1990 but released in 1994 due to Orion Pictures' bankruptcy[2]), Garry Marshall's Frankie and Johnny (opposite Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer), the Disney musical Newsies (as Sarah Jacobs, love interest of Christian Bale who was her boyfriend at the time) and Frank Marshall's acclaimed drama Alive.
During the 1990s, Keats also landed leading and supporting role on television and independent projects such as Lipstick Camera, the L.A.-based comedy Cityscrapes: Los Angeles, Disney Channel's White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild, Frank LaLoggia's thriller Mother (opposite Diane Ladd and Olympia Dukakis) and the Fox sci-fi pilot White Dwarf, again produced by Francis Ford Coppola. She also appeared in numerous popular TV series, including Diagnosis: Murder, Class of '96, Touched by an Angel and MTV's Undressed.
With several of her films debuting at the Venice Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival, Keats has moved her acting career forward during the 2000s, with roles in Steven Soderbergh's Eros (opposite Robert Downey Jr.), March and independent filmmaker Heidi Van Leer's comedies Monday and American Decaf.
On television, she guest-starred in renowned series such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY, Cold Case and Greek and has continued to appear in numerous national TV commercials. She also starred in the stage production The Vagina Monologues in Los Angeles.
Her most recent works include Snowflake, a critically acclaimed short film shot in New York City opposite Tracy Middendorf[3] (for which she was awarded as "Best Leading Actress" at the Accolade Competition 2014, the International Independent Film Awards 2015 and the IndieFEST Film Awards 2016[4][5]) and the Blumhouse horror films Insidious: Chapter 3 and Ouija: Origin of Evil.
Jewelry design career
Apart from her job as an actress, Keats has launched her own jewelry line in 2005, Ele Keats Jewelry.[6] As a jewelry designer, Keats specializes in inspirational and birthstone designs and works only with ethical stones.[7] Her creations have been featured in several magazines, worn in many movies and TV shows and received an overwhelming response from celebrity clientele, who praise her inspirational designs as “simply stunning.” [8]
Keats counts Diane Keaton, Elizabeth Berkley, Poppy Montgomery, Carla Gugino, Jessica Biel, Laura Dern, Stefanie Scott, Cameron Diaz, and Mandy Moore among her clients.[7]
The Ele Keats Jewelry official shop was opened in 2013 in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Renamed Ele Keats Jewelry Lifestyle Experience, the shop relocated in a new, wider space in Santa Monica, California in 2016.
Personal facts
Keats is a vegan and has been practicing yoga and meditation for more than 20 years.[8] Her sister is actress Caitlin Keats.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Missing Parents | Melanie | Short Film Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival (Discovery Program) |
| 1991 | The Rocketeer | Girl at Newsstand | |
| 1991 | Liebestraum | Actress on Soap Opera | |
| 1991 | Frankie and Johnny | Artemis | |
| 1992 | Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story | Lisa | Television film |
| 1992 | Newsies | Sarah Jacobs | Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Nomination - Young Artists Awards |
| 1993 | Alive | Susana Parrado | |
| 1994 | Lipstick Camera | Omy Clark | Video |
| 1994 | There Goes My Baby | Emily | |
| 1994 | Cityscrapes: Los Angeles | Chloe | Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival |
| 1995 | Mother | Audrey | Video |
| 1995 | White Dwarf | Princess Ariel | Television Film |
| 1995 | I Shot a Man in Vegas | Hippie Chick | |
| 1995 | White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild | Beri | Television Film |
| 1996 | Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah | Sarah Porter | Television Film |
| 1998 | Hairshirt | Slapping Girl | |
| 2000 | Code Blue | Samantha Smith (voice) | Video Game |
| 2001 | March | Jessica | |
| 2004 | Eros | The Woman (segment "Equilibrium") | Premiered at the Venice Film Festival |
| 2005 | The Good Humor Man | Bride | |
| 2006 | Monday | The Girlfriend | Premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival |
| 2011 | American Decaf | Elie | Also Associate Producer |
| 2014 | Snowflake | Claire | Short Film Premiered at the Hollyshorts Film Festival Also Executive Producer Best Leading Actress Award - Accolade Competition, La Jolla Best Actress Nomination - Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role - Diamond Award - International Independent Film Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Award - IndieFEST Film Awards |
| 2015 | Insidious: Chapter 3 | Lillith Brenner | |
| 2016 | Ouija: Origin of Evil | Ellie's mom | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Dear John | Sandy | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | The Outsiders | Car Hop | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1990 | Room for Romance | Episode: "Fool's Gold" | |
| 1990 | Tribes | Anny Kubiak | 65 episodes |
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Karen Anderson | Episode: "Educating David" |
| 1998 | Diagnosis: Murder | Amy Sanderson | Episode: "Rain of Terror" |
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Tracy Beringer | Episode: "Perfect Little Angel" |
| 1999 | MTV's Undressed | Katie | Episode: "Pilot" (unaired) |
| 2001 | CSI Crime Scene Investigation | Joyce Lanier | Episode: "To Halve and to Hold" |
| 2005 | Night Stalker | Emily Gale | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006 | Cold Case | Helen Bradley | Episode: "The Key" |
| 2009 | CSI: NY | Mary McQuade | Episode: "Second Chances" |
| 2010 | Greek | Margie Hilgendorf | Episode: "Your Friends and Neighbors" |
| 2010 | The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers | Diane James | Episode: "Origins" |
| 2015 | OverParenting | Penny | Episode: "A Lemonade Stand" |
References
- ↑ "Levi's 1990 Beach;". YouTube.
- ↑ "Will 'Blue Sky' Make It 10-for-10 for Orion?". LATimes.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ "Snowflake Official Facebook Page". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "IMDb - Awards for Ele Keats". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
- ↑ "Snowflake Official Facebook Page". facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ↑ "Ele Keats Jewelry". EleKeats.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- 1 2 "About Ele Keats Jewelry". EleKeats.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- 1 2 "Ele Keats Actor Artist Keys Fan!". Keys-soap.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.