ELLA ASAD - NON-UNION

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Film

Mala-ìr

Lead

Dir. Nicholas Asad

Ocean Raceway (short)

Supporting

Dir. Bob Klein

Marigold (NYU, Short)

Lead

Dir. Gabriel F. Behar

Butterfly (NYU, Short)

Lead

Dir. Ella Claire

Coastal (NYU, Short)

Lead

Dir. Alyssa Rallo

Checkmate (NYU, Short)

Lead

Dir. Gary O. Bennett

The Lodge (Short)

Supporting

Dir. Raymond Strazdas

Web Series

Pantheon (NYU, Independent)

Lead

Dir. Olivia Basile

Girl Scouts (NYU, Independent)

Supporting

Dir. Erin Dugan

Theater

Mourning Becomes Electra

Lavinia

Dir. Sam Gonzales

How Kids Are Feeling

Mary

Dir. Marlene Mancini

House of Bernarda Alba

Magdalena

Dir. Delfina F. Mendez

Walrus

Carrie

Dir. Jack Tamburri

Training

New York University

Tisch School of Arts

BFA in Drama

Stonestreet Studios (NYU)

Film & TV (Conservatory)

New York, NY

Atlantic Acting School (NYU)

Theatre, Film, & TV (Conservatory)

New York, NY

Kimball Studios

On Camera

New York, NY

UCB Theatre

On Camera Comedy & Improvisation

New York, NY

The Voiceover Gym

Commercial, Audio Books, & Animation

New York, NY

Maggie Phillips

HB Studio

Comedy & Improv (Intensive Program)

New York, NY

Private Coaching

On Camera

Allen Fawcett, Maria Hubbard,

Kelly Kimball (New York, NY)

VO / Voice Private Coaching

Maggie Phillips, Katie Bull

Private Vocal Technique

Strasser Studios

Linda Strasser

Columbia University

YA Classical Drama & Poetics

New York, NY

Website

ellaasad.com

IMDB:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10007145/?re

Instagram:

@gabstahs

Ella Asad is an actress and writer from New York. She stars in and produced Mala-ìr (2025) alongside Nicholas Asad, with Liza Treyger (Netflix’s Survival of the Thickest, The King of Staten Island) and Ajay Naidu (Office Space, Requiem for a Dream, SAG Award nominee). A graduate of NYU Tisch Drama, Ella co-founded Happy Ghost Studios, dedicated to amplifying her community and celebrating Middle Eastern voices through film.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'3"

Weight: 108 lbs

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