Emilia Zoryan
Emilia Ares Zoryan (born May 3, 1990) is an Armenian-American film and television actress, producer, director and writer.[2] She finished as 1st Runner-up in Miss Global 2013 beauty pageant.[3]
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Born | Emilia Ares Zoryan May 3, 1990 |
Other names | Emilia Ares Zoryan, Emilia Zoryan |
Occupation | Actress, producer, director, writer |
Years active | 2011–present |
Emilia Ares is of Armenian, Spanish, Arabic, Iranian, and Italian descent.[4] Ares graduated from Palisades Charter High School with honors and earned a BA in Economics from UCLA.[5] It is there that she minored in the Russian Language and studied film. Shortly after, she made her film debut as the lead in Conrad Jackson's award-winning Falling Overnight. Subsequently, Ares starred in V/H/S Viral and The Dark Tapes.[4] She landed a recurring guest star role in the second season of Amazon's critically acclaimed noir detective hit, Bosch. Next, Ares will play Natalie in Mr. Invincible alongside Bill Engvall and Alyson Stoner.[4] Ares also appeared in Will Wernick's anticipated Escape Room follow-up, No Escape (2020).[4] Ares portrays Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia in the Fox series American Horror Story.[4]
Early life
She was born in Armenia and moved to Los Angeles, California as a child[6], where she toured locally and internationally with a dance company since she was 5 years old.[4] Ares graduated from Palisades Charter High School with honors. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in Economics and minored in Russian language.[5] Ares also completed several courses on the history of film.
Career
Advertisements
Emilia is most recently recognized for her national Verizon spot featuring Thomas Middleditch[7] and national Jergens campaign featuring Leslie Mann for Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer.[8]
Emilia has appeared in many ads some of which include appearances for Apple,[9] Sony, Coca-Cola,[10] and a PSA called "Time" for the American Academy of Dermatology.[11]
Film
Emilia made her film debut in Falling Overnight 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.[5] Emilia has worked on several film projects, including Falling Overnight (2011) and V/H/S: Viral (2014)[4]
Television
On television, Emilia has a guest star role in the second season of TV series Bosch from Amazon Studios.[4] The series is based on the novels centered on the character of the same name by Michael Connelly. The first season of the series was released on Amazon Prime Video on February 13, 2015.[12] For Emilia'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. [13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Breathe | Camila | Short film; as Emilia Ares Zoryan |
2011 | Falling Overnight | Chloe Webb | as Emilia Zoryan |
2011 | My Trip to the Dark Side | Vixen | as Emilia Zoryan |
2012 | Lose Yourself | Vixen | as Emilia Zoryan |
2013 | Tangential Lives | Lillian | Short film; as Emilia Zoryan |
2013 | Covetous | Amelia | Short film; as Emilia Zoryan |
2013 | Tissue | Emilia | Short film; as Emilia Zoryan |
2014 | V/H/S: Viral | Iris | Segment: "Vicious Circles"; as Emilia Zoryan |
2016 | The Dark Tapes | Caitlin | Segment: "Cam Girls"; as Emilia Ares Zoryan |
2018 | Mr. Invincible | Natalie | as Emilia Ares Zoryan |
2020 | No Escape | Viktoria |
Television
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Unstrung | Anastasia | Episode: "Pilot"; as Emilia Ares Zoryan |
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
Year | Title | Role | Artist |
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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
Year | Title | Notes |
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2019 | Burden | Short film; also co-executive producer |
2020 | Sebastian's Toys | Television mini-series; also executive producer, director and writer |
References
- https://style.news.am/eng/news/6588/emilia-zoryan-to-represent-armenia-at-miss-global-2013--exclusive-interview.html
- "Emilia Ares". www.modelmayhem.com. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- Unknown. "Miss Global show runner strokes angels". Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- "Emilia Ares". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- Offer, Avi. "Emilia Ares Zoryan, star of Falling Overnight". Nycmovieguri.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- https://style.news.am/eng/news/6588/emilia-zoryan-to-represent-armenia-at-miss-global-2013--exclusive-interview.html
- "Verizon Unlimited TV Commercial, 'Roadside Rescue' Featuring Thomas Middleditch". ISpot.tv. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- "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 13 December 2017.
- "Diet Coke TV Commercial, 'First Kiss'". ISpot.tv. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- "Emilia Zoryan TV Commercials". ISpot.tv. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- "Amazon's Original Hour Long Drama Series Bosch". BusinessWire.
- "ABC Family's Tennis Drama Pilot Fills Two Main Roles (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 1 May 2014.