Elli Avram

Elli Avram

Avram in 2013
Born (1990-07-29) 29 July 1990[1]
Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present
Known for Bigg Boss 7

Elisabet Avramidou Granlund, known professionally as Elli Avram (born 29 July 1990)[2][3] is a Swedish Greek actress[4] and is now based in Mumbai, India. She appeared in the Hindi film Mickey Virus[5] and participated in the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss.[6]

Early life

Elli Avram was born in Stockholm, Sweden to Jannis Avramidis, a Greek musician and Maria Granlund, an actress. She has a brother named, Konstantin Avramidis.[7]

Career

At age 17, Avram became the member of Pardesi Dance Group in Sundbyberg and gave dance performances all over Scandinavia, primarily of Bollywood songs.[8] Avram has done some acting projects in Sweden,[4] including 2008 crime drama romance movie, Förbjuden Frukt, where she played the role of Selen - the lead character's teen girlfriend. The movie was set against a backdrop of violent crime, where she falls in love with a boy with a criminal background.[9] She also appeared on the Swedish TV series Gomorron Sverige. In 2010, Avram participated in the Miss Greece beauty contest.[10]

In September 2012, Avram moved to Mumbai.[11] She signed up with a modeling agency and got a work visa. Her first considerable project was a television advertisement for Eveready Batteries.[12] Avram was featured in a television commercial for Ricchezza Silver Jewelry, produced by TryAngles Studio.

She got her first major breakthrough with a lead role in Saurabh Varma's comedy thriller film, Mickey Virus[13] although she spoke no Hindi.[4] Before her Bollywood debut, Avram had formal training in Hindi pronunciation.[14] In Mickey Virus she played the role of Kamayani George.[15] The film, shot in Delhi, was released on October 25, 2013.[13]

Filmography

TV appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Twitter / ElliAvram: @TeamManishPaul thank uu God bless u!". Twitter.com. 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Twitter / ElliAvram: @sushantech thank u sweety". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  3. ↑ Colors TV. "Bigg Boss - 25th October 2013 - Full Episode (HD)". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. 1 2 3 De Villiers, Pierre. "Swedish actress Elli Avram is breaking new ground - by starring in an upcoming hollywood film". Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Elli Avram meets her parents on Bigg Boss 7 - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  6. ↑ Goyal, Divya (September 17, 2013). "'Bigg Boss 7' complete list of contestants". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  7. ↑ Starsunfolded. "Elli Avram family". Starsunfolded.com. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  8. ↑ Follo. "Elli Avram training for Bollywood". Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  9. ↑ "Förbjuden Frukt (2008) Official trailer. starring Elli Avram, Gguveli, Haisem Ali, Arif Karadeniz". Ali Gohari. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Katrina Kaif has a twin in Bigg Boss 7 contestant Elli Avram!". FILMS OF INDIA. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Spot the difference: Elli Avram and Katrina Kaif". Living Media India Limited. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Elli Avram Biography". Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  13. 1 2 "Mickey Virus - Mickey Virus Overview". Contests2win.com India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  14. ↑ Mankermi, Shivani (August 31, 2013). "Bollywood gets ready to unleash a new stock of hotties". Living Media India Limited/Mail Today. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "Mickey Virus (2013)". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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