Ellora Patnaik

Ellora Patnaik
Ellora Patnaik
Born	September 5, 1968; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress and Odissi dancer

Ellora Patnaik (born September 5, 1968) is a Canadian actress of film, stage and television as well as an Odissi dancer.

Early life

She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the first child of her parents, Promod and Chitralekha Patnaik; she is seven years older than her sibling Devraj Patnaik. Her parents were born in the state of Orissa (now Odisha), India, and immigrated to Canada in the 1960s. Patnaik made numerous trips to India with her family in her youth.

Her parents soon moved to Oakville, Ontario, and then to Burlington, Ontario, where she attended M. M. Robinson High School.

In 1986, she was selected for training by (late) Padma Vibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra, and went to study at the Odissi Research Centre in Orissa, India.

Dance training

Patnaik first and primary dance guru was her mother, who began training her as an Odissi dancer from a very young age. She has also received training from such notables as (late) Padmashri Pankaj Charan Das, (late) Padmabibhusan Kelucharan Mohapatra, Padmashri Sanjukta Panigrahi and Padmashri Gangadhar Pradhan.

Acting

She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1992 to 1994 and was a member of the company in her third year.

In 2009, she played Jyoti Mehta, Indie Mehta's mother, in the Canadian television series How to Be Indie on YTV,[1] she filmed another season in 2010.[2]

Career

Odissi dance teacher

Patnaik has taught Odissi dance since the mid-1980s. In the early 1990s, she took over as the executive director of the Chitralekha Dance Academy.

Theatre work

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Location
1995	Standing on My Knees	Catherine		New York City, New York
1997	Naga Mandala	Rani	Tarragon Theatre	Toronto, Ontario
2001	Umrao Jaan Ada	Umrao	Rasik Arts
2004	Left	Bobby	Rasik Arts
	Say Goodnight Gracie	Catherine		New York City, New York
	The Heidi Chronicles	Becky/Betsy		New York City, New York
	The Country Wife	Lucy		New York City, New York
	The Seagull	Housemaid		New York City, New York
	The House of Blue Leaves	Little Nun		New York City, New York

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References

"DECODE Strikes How to Be Indie Sales". World-Screen via The TV Realist.com. January 7, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
Press release (August 4, 2010). "Corus Entertainment Announces Its Fall 2010 Programming Lineup for YTV, Nickelodeon and Treehouse". www.digitaljournal.com. Retrieved October 10, 2013.

External links

Ellora Patnaik on IMDb
Chitralekha Odissi Dance Creations website
Chandra, Sarat (undated). "Mira Nair's New Girl". odissi.itgo.com. Retrieved October 10, 2013.

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[1] "DECODE Strikes How to Be Indie Sales". World-Screen via The TV Realist.com. January 7, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.

[S2-2] Press release (August 4, 2010). "Corus Entertainment Announces Its Fall 2010 Programming Lineup for YTV, Nickelodeon and Treehouse". www.digitaljournal.com. Retrieved October 10, 2013.