Sapphire Elia is an English actress, model and singer. On television, she is known for her roles in ITV musical drama Britannia High (2008) and soap opera Emmerdale (2010–2011).
Early and personal life Elia is from North London. She is of part Greek-Cypriot heritage.
Elia became engaged in summer 2021.
Career Elia modelled for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Selfridges and Debenhams from the age of three. She later went on to appear in a number of adverts. In 1996, Elia began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She was cast in the role of a young Cosette in Trevor Nunn's theatre production of Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre.
In 1998, Elia became an entertainer on ITV's Fun Song Factory for one series. Two years later she became a presenter on Discovery Kids, which led to a two-hour reality show called Blast Off, where she attended the NASA Astronaut Training Camp for children. In 2002, Elia played Isabelle in the educational series, Energy for Pearson Education. The following year, she graduated from Sylvia Young.
In 2006, the actress was cast as Gemma Craig in the television drama series Dream Team. Elia played two Polly Delwar and Kerry in two separate stints in The Bill.
In 2008, Elia successfully auditioned for the musical drama series Britannia High. A year later, Elia played Snow White in a Christmas pantomime at the Richmond Theatre. In 2010, the actress played the role of Amber in the movie Black Forest for the Syfy channel. In September of that year, Elia joined the cast of Emmerdale as Mia Macey. In May 2011, Elia confirmed her departure from Emmerdale.
Sapphire appeared on second cover to Image 34 magazine in June 2012.
In July 2020 Sapphire and her partner Matthew set up a Consulting Agency called "alterniq inspired growth" with the Slogan, "We aim to help companies uncover talent within their workforce through a range of specialised programmes".
Elia returned to the stage in 2021 and 2022.
Filmography + Film & Television Roles Year Title Role Notes 1998 Fun Song Factory Herself/Entertainer 3 episodes 2000 Discovery Kids Herself/Presenter 2000 Blast Off Herself 2-hour Reality Show 2002 Energy Isabelle Educational Program 2006 Dream Team Gemma Craig Television Drama Series 2010 The Bill Polly Delwar / Kerry 2 separate stints, TV series. 2008 Britannia High Claudine Cameron 9 episodes, series regular. 2010–2011 Emmerdale Mia Macey November 2010 – August 2011 2012 Black Forest Amber Television movie. 2013 Invasion of the Not Quite Dead Alison British feature movie in pre-production 2016 Undercover Hooligan Karolina Turner British feature film2018I Am Vengeance Rose Campbell
Theatre +YearLocationTitleRoleNotes2009/10Richmond Theatre, SurreySnow WhiteSnow White 4 Dec 2009 - 10 Jan 20102010/11The Hexagon Theatre, ReadingSleeping BeautyPrincess Belle2011/12Hazlitt Theatre, MaidstoneAladdinPrincess Jasmine2012National TourThe Importance of Being EarnestCecily CardewProduction by The Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd2012Ipswich Regent Theatre, Ipswich Snow WhiteSnow White 21 Dec 2012 - 30 December 20122016/17Lighthouse, PooleAladdinPrincess Xiaoxue2017/18Sevenoaks, Stag TheatreSnow WhiteSnow White2018Carriageworks Theatre, LeedsBeauty and the BeastBelle Fri 23 Nov - Mon 31 Dec 2018 Spring 2019National TourThe Wizard of OzDorothy Shone Productions, National Theatre Tour, Total of 14 Dates on the tour 2019/20Palace Theatre, RedditchCinderellaCinderella 9 Dec 2019 - 5 Jan 2020
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External links
Sapphire Elia on Twitter Sapphire Elia on Facebook alterniq inspired growth Website