Elena-Cristina Marchisano
- Actress
- Editorial Department
- Producer
Elena-Cristina Marchisano was born in Piatra Neamt, Romania. As a child
she liked two things, acting and Tom and Jerry cartoons.
She loved to perform in front of people from a very early age. During
dinner parties she enjoyed dancing on the table and reciting poetry for
her parent's guests.
During primary school the great actress Adria Pamfil directed her in a
few projects.
Besides acting, she also dreamed of becoming an airline pilot.
As a young woman, Elena-Cristina read the works of C. Noica, E. Cioran,
Ancient Greek Theatre and Sci-Fi Literature. She was also inspired by
the music of Beethoven, Wagner, Bizet, Karl Orff, and rock.
In 1997 she prepared her examination to enter the U.N.A.T.C
"I.L. Caragiale" with Adriana Popovici and Radu Gabriel. Passing her
entrance examination, Elena-Cristina was a student of Ion Cojar, the
celebrated actor, director and teacher, in Bucharest.
A working actress since 2001, she has performed in plays by Chekov,
Shakespeare, Gorki and, Moliere, and Lessing, among others. She has
also worked in TV and film, being cast in Romanian as well as
English-speaking roles.
The two theaters that she is mostly associated with in Bucharest are
Odeon Theatre and Bulandra Theatre.
In January 2009, Elena-Cristina moved from Bucharest to Los Angeles,
CA, where she lived with her husband, Matteo Marchisano-Adamo. They have divorced in November 2017.
she liked two things, acting and Tom and Jerry cartoons.
She loved to perform in front of people from a very early age. During
dinner parties she enjoyed dancing on the table and reciting poetry for
her parent's guests.
During primary school the great actress Adria Pamfil directed her in a
few projects.
Besides acting, she also dreamed of becoming an airline pilot.
As a young woman, Elena-Cristina read the works of C. Noica, E. Cioran,
Ancient Greek Theatre and Sci-Fi Literature. She was also inspired by
the music of Beethoven, Wagner, Bizet, Karl Orff, and rock.
In 1997 she prepared her examination to enter the U.N.A.T.C
"I.L. Caragiale" with Adriana Popovici and Radu Gabriel. Passing her
entrance examination, Elena-Cristina was a student of Ion Cojar, the
celebrated actor, director and teacher, in Bucharest.
A working actress since 2001, she has performed in plays by Chekov,
Shakespeare, Gorki and, Moliere, and Lessing, among others. She has
also worked in TV and film, being cast in Romanian as well as
English-speaking roles.
The two theaters that she is mostly associated with in Bucharest are
Odeon Theatre and Bulandra Theatre.
In January 2009, Elena-Cristina moved from Bucharest to Los Angeles,
CA, where she lived with her husband, Matteo Marchisano-Adamo. They have divorced in November 2017.