Elena Satine ( ka, ელენა სატინი; born November 24, 1987) is a

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n-American actress and singer. On television, she has been featured as a series regular on the

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period drama '' Magic City'' (2012–2013), the

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drama ''

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'' (2014–2015), and the

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space Western ''

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'' (2021). She has also made appearances on superhero-themed series, portraying Mera on ''

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'' (2010),

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on '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2014), and Sonya Simonson / Dreamer on '' The Gifted'' (2017).

Early life

Satine was born in

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, capital of what was then the

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(current

). Her mother was an

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singer and her father worked in the textile industry. At the age of five, Satine and her family moved to

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, and she became a part of the Georgian pop group Nergebi, a Mickey Mouse Club-like ensemble of child performers. She toured with Nergebi throughout Eastern Europe, including an appearance on children's variety show ''Utrennaya Zvezda'' (Morning Star) and later branched off into a solo career. At age 9, Satine became the youngest performer to headline at the

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, and earned her admission on the spot. After convincing her parents to let her study in the United States, Satine moved to New York, and graduated from PPAS at age 16. Afterwards she continued her dramatic studies at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia.Characters: Judi Silver
Starz's ''Magic City'' website

Career

Satine's television debut happened in an episode of ''

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'', playing an immigrant Russian singer. She has since appeared on TV shows including '' Gemini Division'', CW's ''

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'', and the season 10 ''

'' episode "

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", in which she played Mera, the wife of

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. She also appeared on ITV's ''

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'', in a 2010 episode that adapted ''

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''. Satine was for two years part of the main cast of the

series '' Magic City''. The producers tailored the role of Judi Silver for Satine following her audition to play another part. Satine appeared on a 2014 episode of

's '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' playing

, a villainous Asgardian. She followed with another role in the same network, Louise Ellis in ''

''. Initially a recurring guest, Satine wound up promoted to the main cast eleven episodes into the season. In 2017 she appeared in two episodes of ''

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'', and played Sonya in the Fox television series '' The Gifted''. In August 2019, Satine was cast as Julia in a live-action version of the ''

'' series, which was cancelled after the first season.

Personal life

Satine and

Tyson Ritter Tyson Jay Ritter (born April 24, 1984) is an American musician and actor. He is the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of the rock band The All-American Rejects. As an actor, Ritter appeared as himself on the seventeenth episode o ...

, lead singer and bassist of the band The All-American Rejects, became engaged in April 2013 and married on December 31, 2013. They have a son, born in 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Music video

References

External links

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