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Ella Balinska
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Balinska in 2019
Born (1996-10-04) 4 October 1996 (age 28)
London, England
Alma mater Guildford School of Acting
Occupation
  • Actress
  • DJ
  • producer
Years active 2014–present
Parent(s)

Ella Balinska (born 4 October 1996) is an English actress who starred in the action-comedy film Charlie's Angels (2019) and the Netflix original series Resident Evil (2022).

Early life and education

Balinska was born on 4 October 1996 in London to Polish musician and entrepreneur Count Kaz Balinski-Jundzill and chef Lorraine Pascale. She has described her background as being a mix of "British, Polish and Caribbean". Her parents divorced in 2000. Her father is married to model Sophie Anderton.

Balinska played county-level netball and competed in track and field at a national level, having been the javelin thrower for Team London. She went to James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich and left in 2015 to attend Arts Educational School (ArtsEd) in Chiswick for Sixth Form. She then went on to train at the Guildford School of Acting. She left during her final semester in 2018 for work and returned in 2020 to complete her degree, officially graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2021. The Ella Balinska Scholarship was established in her name.

Career

In 2017, Balinska obtained the lead role in the Sky Kids series The Athena (2019) as Nyela Malik. She starred alongside Kristen Stewart and Naomi Scott in the action comedy Charlie's Angels, a continuation of the 1976 television series of the same name and two previous theatrical films. It was released in November 2019, garnering mixed critical reviews.

Balinska starred in the thriller film Run Sweetheart Run, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. She also starred in Resident Evil, a Netflix live-action television series based on the video game series of the same name. It was released in July 2022. Balinska portrayed and voiced Frey Holland, the protagonist of the action role-playing video game Forspoken. She is set to appear in The Occupant, a science fiction thriller film.

In 2022, Balinska began DJing and producing techno music.

Personal life

Balinska is a supporter of the nonprofit organisation the British Fashion Council.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Junction 9 Tanya Mason
2015 Thanatos Clarice Spinoza Short film
2016 Hunted Agent A. Fox Short film
2017 Tiers of the Tropics Orla Short film
2017 Clover Maya Short film
2017 Room Meghan Short film
2017 10 Men & Gwen Cristina Short film
2019 Charlie's Angels Jane Kano
2019 Ru's Angels Jane Kano Short film; cameo
2020 Run Sweetheart Run Cherie
TBA The Occupant Abby
2024 Skincare Jessica

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Casualty Susie Barbour Season 32, episode 33
2018 Midsomer Murders Grace Briggs Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part"
2019 The Athena Nyela Malik Main role; 26 episodes
2022 Resident Evil Jade Wesker 8 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Forspoken Frey Holland Likeness, Voice, and Motion capture

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Screen Nation Film and Television Awards Rising Star The Athena Nominated
National Film Awards UK Best Actress Charlie's Angels Nominated

See also

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