Emilia Ares is an Armenian-American film and television actress, producer, and award-winning author.[2] Her debut coming of age, contemporary fiction novel, Love and Other Sins, encompasses complex family dynamics, immigration, child abuse, the aftermath of trauma and first love.[3]
Emilia Ares | |
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| Born | Emilia Ares Zoryan Armenia[1] |
| Other names | Emilia Ares |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Early life
editShe was born in Armenia and moved to Los Angeles, California as a child,[1] where she toured locally and internationally with a dance company since she was 5 years old.[citation needed] Ares graduated from Palisades Charter High School with honors. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in economics and minored in Russian language.[4] Ares also completed several courses on the history of film.[1]
Ares finished as 1st Runner-up in Miss Global 2013 beauty pageant, representing Armenia.[1][5]
Career
editAdvertisements
editAres is most recently recognized for her national Verizon spot featuring Thomas Middleditch[6] and national Jergens campaign featuring Leslie Mann for Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer.[7]
She has appeared in many ads some of which include appearances for Apple,[8] Sony, Coca-Cola,[9] and a PSA called "Time" for the American Academy of Dermatology.[10]
Film
editAres made her film debut in Falling Overnight (2010) as Chloe Webb, a young photographer who meets and develops a relationship with Elliot Carson (Parker Croft) on the day before he has surgery to remove a malignant brain tumor.[11] Subsequently, Ares has worked on several film projects, including V/H/S: Viral (2014) and The Dark Tapes (2016).[12][13] Ares played Natalie in Mr. Invincible alongside Bill Engvall and Alyson Stoner.[14] Ares also appeared in Will Wernick's anticipated Escape Room follow-up, No Escape (2020).
Television
editFor Ares's first television appearance, she landed the role of Anastasia on Unstrung, an ABC Family one-hour pilot from Life Unexpected executive producer Emily Whitesell.[15]
Ares had a guest star role, under the name Emilia Ares, in the second season of detective TV series Bosch from Amazon Studios. The series is based on the novels centered on the character of the same name by Michael Connelly. The second season of the series was released on Amazon Prime Video on 11 March 2016.[16] Ares portrayed Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia in the Fox series American Horror Story.[17]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Breathe | Camila | Short film |
| 2011 | Falling Overnight | Chloe Webb | |
| 2011 | My Trip to the Dark Side | Vixen | |
| 2012 | Lose Yourself | Vixen | |
| 2013 | Tangential Lives | Lillian | Short film |
| 2013 | Covetous | Amelia | Short film |
| 2013 | Tissue | Emilia | Short film |
| 2014 | V/H/S: Viral | Iris | Segment: "Vicious Circles" |
| 2016 | The Dark Tapes | Caitlin | Segment: "Cam Girls" |
| 2018 | Mr. Invincible | Natalie | |
| 2020 | No Escape | Viktoria |
Television
edit| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Unstrung | Anastasia | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | Bosch | Layla | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2018 | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia | Episode: "Fire and Reign" |
| 2020 | NCIS | Layla Zolotov | Episode: "On Fire" |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Role | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Rollacoasta" | Lead Girl | Robin Thicke ft. Estelle |
| 2011 | "Where Them Girls At" | Ballerina | David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj |
| 2013 | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Guest | Drake |
| 2014 | "The Wolfpack" | Sam | Angels & Airwaves |
Producer
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Burden | Short film; also co-executive producer |
| 2020 | Sebastian's Toys | Television mini-series; also executive producer, director and writer |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Avetisyan, Grigor (25 July 2013). "Emilia Ares to represent Armenia at Miss Global 2013 - exclusive interview". NEWS.am Style. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "Readers' Favorite". Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "loveandothersins.com". Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Offer, Avi. "Emilia Ares Zoryan, star of Falling Overnight". Nycmovieguri.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Unknown. "Miss Global show runner strokes angels". Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Verizon Unlimited TV Commercial, 'Roadside Rescue' Featuring Thomas Middleditch". ISpot.tv. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer TV Commercial, 'No Towel Yet' Featuring Leslie Mann". ISpot.tv. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Apple iPhone TV Commercial, 'Loved'". ISpot.tv. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Diet Coke TV Commercial, 'First Kiss'". ISpot.tv. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Spot Skin Cancer TV Commercial, 'Time'". iSpot.tv. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (11 August 2017). "A First-Date Tale". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "'V/H/S Viral': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Gelmini, David (8 July 2016). "Upcoming Anthology The Dark Tapes Picks Up Awards and Nominations". Dread Central. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Starring Alyson Stoner (Step Up), with Bill Engvall (Blue Collar Comedy), and introducing Jordan Ray Fox and Emilia Ares". Mr. Invincible. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "ABC Family's Tennis Drama Pilot Fills Two Main Roles (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Amazon's Original Hour Long Drama Series Bosch". BusinessWire. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Cobb, Kayla (8 November 2018). "'American Horror Story' Introduced Anastasia in Its Wildest Plot of the Season". Decider. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
External links
edit- Emilia Ares at IMDb
- "Emilia Zoryan TV Commercials". ISpot.tv. Retrieved 16 March 2017.