Between the Two Cities
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.
