KRISTIN ELLIOTT: NATURALLY BUBBLY, TOTALLY REFRESHING by Judi Jordan

Alive with her love of the art, sunny, spirited California native Kristin Elliott is your go-to girl for high

energy roles. Born to perform, actor-dancer Elliott could not be contained, even in church when she

shot up the aisle at age 3 to dance with the choir. All that bubbly energy got successfully channeled into

dance camp, competitive gymnastics and cheerleading where her teams nabbed second place in

National competitions. Elliott’s mad skills scored her a cheerleading scholarship to University of

Memphis where she encountered the real life twin of the fanatic “Glee” PE teacher Sue Sylvester. Kristin

calls her cheer college year “a life changing experience” and she spent a year eating, sleeping, and

breathing ‘cheer’ before deciding that she wanted to focus on acting. Ironically, back west, Kristin was

cast as a swing in multiple roles for the “Bring It On-The Musical” tour where she combined

cheerleading, dance, and acting. She learned the show in a studio, rehearsing 5 days a week for three

grueling weeks before joining the tour in Denver, Houston, and Dallas. All that physical exertion is

balanced by internal activity. Kristin studies acting with Michael Monks at Ivana Chubbuck and with

Ivana herself. From Coleen Foy Kristin learned about ‘the business’ and auditioning.

Elliott’s family is pretty fascinating. Her dad’s a retired FBI agent. “I used to go on surveillances with

him!” Ergo, Elliott has the skill set [gun handling] for action-y shows like Quantico, NCIS, Orange is the

New Black, Prison Break, Blue Bloods, Law and Order SVU, and comedic skills for a Brooklyn 999.

Kristin was featured on “Ray Donovan” and would kill for a shot on “How to get Away With Murder.”

Pro-dance level on Jazz Funk, Hip Hop, and Jazz dance, Kristin’s tackled roles in dance-heavy shows like

“A Chorus Line,” playing Diana Morales [twice!] and in “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, “as Sally

Brown. A “Chicago” tour would showcase both her ballsy personality and dance skills. Kristin’s adorable

raspy, good-fairy voice is a perfect fit for her petite, feminine, positive and athletic persona, and for

voice-over. Super-fit, Kristin’s back handsprings skills are well documented on the Michael Buble music

video “It’s a Beautiful Day.” On set, Kristin literally did hours of handsprings behind the astonished

Buble as he strolled past her in a park. Kristin recalls the superstar’s kindness. “He was so nice! He kept

asking me if I was OK.” [she was]. “Spider and The Frog,” Kristin’s short with “The Hobbit’s” star,

William Kircher, told the story of a hit man and a prostitute on the run. “It was a great experience!”

Elliott’s role in the horror film, “Smiley,” gave Kristin, a huge horror fan, a taste of the genre she loves.

Her big personality is perfect for scare-spoofs. “I LOVE Scream Queens!” Kristin’s work includes roles on

Spike TV’s “Tattoo Nightmares,” webisodes; “Focus Group,” and she recently worked on 15 Second

‘Scare-shorts’ for Eli Roth’s Crypt TV, acting and directing. Elliott’s more ‘active’ commercials include

roles as a dancing nurse on American Career College, and AT&T as a cheerleader. She loves hosting

shows and in her recurring host role for SoFlo Facebook she has been known to surprise people with a

box of puppies [!]

With the feisty, long-haired, bright eyed beauty of her role models Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, and

Ariana Grand, Kristin Elliott has set her bar high, but with her gymnastic skills she’s certain to clear it.