Details
Alternate Names: Elissa Bree, Elisa Downling
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Dracula's Curse (2006) as Pure Blood
Most Important Roles: - O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown (2008) as Madison
- Death Racers (2008) as Daisy
- Amber Road (2022) as Emma
- Dread (2009) as Tamsin Kendall
- Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter (2023) as Goldstreeter
- The Sierra Nevada Murders (2022) as Jenna Anders
- In a Spiral State (2009) as Honey
- Telephone World (2013) as Rachel Plasky
- The Legend of Bloody Mary (2008) as Mary Winters
- His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2010) as Scream Queen
Career Highlights: - O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown (2008)
- Death Racers (2008)
- Amber Road (2022)
- Dread (2009)
- Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter (2023)
- The Sierra Nevada Murders (2022)
- In a Spiral State (2009)
- Telephone World (2013)
- The Legend of Bloody Mary (2008)
- His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2010)
Awards
Awards: - Won Accolade Global Film Competiton - Ensemble Cast (2022)
- Won Action on Film Award - Outstanding Cast Performance (2011)
- Nominated for 1 Festival Award - Best Actress (2019)
- Won Festival Honor - Outstanding Acting Performance (2019)
- Won Best Short - Best Horror Short (2019)
- Won Festival Award - Best Actress (2019)
- Won Platinum Award - Best Actress in a Sci Fi Film (2019)
- Won Jury Prize - Best Feature (2023)
- Won Jury Prize - Best Acting Ensemble (2023)
- Won October Award - Best Actress (2022)
- Won October Award - Best Acting Ensemble (2022)
- Won Award of Excellence - Best Ensemble (2022)
Full Biography
The desire to perform came early for Elissa Dowling, by age 8 she was dancing in the NYC Ballet Company's "The Nutcracker". At age 11 she was invited to tour with an improv troop where she gained valuable experience in the art of ad lib. By 13 she had already starred in stage productions including "Little Shop of Horrors" and had her television debut as the notorious lips singing the opening theme song from "Rocky Horror Picture Show". The transition from stage to screen has worked well for Elissa whose expansive acting range has already landed her unique and diverse movie roles such as a transvestite bartender, an attorney, a serial killer, even a gothic dominatrix from New York. Her skills as a character actress have afforded her film performances so intense that she is almost completely unrecognizable. Several of the films she has starred in have been lined up with Lions Gate distribution and she has also achieved a recognized body of work within the independent movie circuit.
