Ellen Alexander was
born in Moscow, in a family of physicists that pioneered space exploration.
Ellen graduated from the Moscow School of
Physics and Mathematics, but she realized that her passion lies in another
field, she was always attracted to creativity, especially music. From early
childhood, she attended various classes and courses, she was very talented at
singing and choreography, which she continues to do to this day. Her
disciplines, always help her to be in good physical shape and keep her posture.
During classes,
five-year-old Ellen was noticed by the commercial director of one of the state
TV channels and invited to a photo session. So she made her debut in a
commercial, were she received her first salary, which she was very proud of.
Ellen Alexander’s
parents wanted her to follow family’s path, so, she entered to study at the
Russian Economic
University named after G.V. Plekhanov at the Faculty of International Economic
Relations. While studying at the university, she continued to earn money as a
model.
The first famous magazine in Ellen's career, for
which she appeared on the cover, was ELLE. At that time she worked for modeling
agencies in Moscow and studied acting courses at the Moscow Art Theater.
After graduating from
university, she left to London to pursue her education at the Royal Academy of
Arts, as well as an acting career. Then she moved to New York, where she took
acting and filmmaking courses at the New York Film Academy, and then to Los
Angeles, where she studied at The University of California.
In addition to creative activity and modeling,
Ellen Alexander is engaged in the study of aging, anti-age, fertility and the
ability to have children at any age.
In 2019, she co-founded the biotech startup
Create U Future: in partnership with a bioengineering student from Harvard
University, she worked on a project aimed at researching the problems of aging,
infertility and prolongation of reproductive age in women. As part of the work on
this project, she met with scientists, lawyers and other specialists, was
engaging in the development of the website, and the preparation of various
documentation. According to her, work in this direction has already begun to
bear fruit, since there are already clients on the waiting list.
As a model, she
appeared on covers of the most popular glossy magazines such as Harper's
Bazaar, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Glamor, Shape, L'Officielle, Elle, Grazia, Marie
Claire and Vogue.
During self-isolation
in 2020, she starred in the video for the song Good Girl Go and Shadows, which,
according to Ellen Alexander, was her first work of this high level. Initially,
the song was created for her friend, who found himself in a difficult life
situation. The idea of the video is that we leave the dark fog and go to the light,
says the performer. With this song, she wanted to support her friend, showing
him how to resolve the situation, and emphasize that she is always there for
him, and he can rely on her.
Currently, Ellen
Alexander travels a lot around the world, which is associated with her
professional activities in the modeling business, and her life passes between
two cities - Los Angeles and Moscow, where her parents live.
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