Melia Kreiling
| Melia Kreiling | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 6, 1990 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011-present |
Melia Kreiling (born October 6, 1990) is a Swiss born American-Greek actress. She is known for her roles on television such as Tyrant and The Last Tycoon. She also made a brief appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy.
Biography
Melia Kreiling was born in Geneva in the late 1980s as the daughter of an American father, Randall A. Kreiling, and a Greek mother, Katia Dimopoulou. She grew up in Athens where she attended an English school. Afterwards, she attended the National State School of Dance. After moving to Great Britain, she studied at the University of Winchester and the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds. She received additional acting education at the London School of Dramatic Art.[1]
Melia made her film debut in the 2011 short Room to Forget. In the German-speaking world she became known for her role in the historical drama The Borgias and in December 2012 she appeared in a tv show about Rosamunde Pilcher and reprised her character in The Other Wife. She made a brief cameo in the American film Guardians of the Galaxy where she portrayed the character Bereet.[2]
She currently resides in London.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hold on Me | Eve | Short film |
| 2011 | Room to Forget | Gina | Short film |
| 2012 | Suspension of Disbelief | Juliette | |
| 2013 | Company of Heroes | Kestrel | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Leopard | Kara | |
| 2014 | Committed | Bride Eva | |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Bereet | |
| 2014 | X Moor | Georgia | |
| 2015 | The Healer | Fernanda | |
| 2015 | MindGamers | Stella |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rosamunde Pilcher | Eloise Kendall | Guest |
| 2012 | The Other Wife | Eloise Kendall | TV Miniseries |
| 2012-2013 | The Borgias | Bianca | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | The Bible | Bathsheba | Guest |
| 2015-2016 | Tyrant | Daliyah Al-Yazbek | Recurring |
| 2017 | The Last Tycoon | Hannah Taub | Recurring |
| 2017 | Behind Enemy Lines | Shia Irivani | Pilot |
References
- ↑ http://www.northwest.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/melia-kreiling-a-blossoming-star-42040/
- ↑ Feast Editorial Team (August 17, 2015). "Guardians of the Galaxy Actress Melia Kreiling talks about her First Starring Role in DxM". Feast Magazine. Retrieved June 17, 2017.