Elysia Rotaru (born November 9, 1984) is a Canadian actress known for playing Taiana Venediktov in Arrow.
Biography Rotaru was born in Vancouver to Romanian parents and is fluently bilingual in English and Romanian. From a young age, she took dance classes and was involved in school plays as well as piano recitals. She enrolled at Simon Fraser University for a career in psychology, but in the middle of the program she changed to theatre, earning a degree in Fine Arts with a specialty in theatre. She also studied traditional Chinese medicine.
Career Rotaru debuted in 2008 as a guest star on an episode of the USA Network series, Psych, this was followed by appearances in television series such as Eureka of SyFy and Smallville and Supernatural on The CW. In 2010, Rotaru was given a recurring role in Hellcats, where she played Betsy. She also starred in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules where she played Ingrid, a main character in the fictional horror film The Foot.
In 2015, she appeared as a guest star on Motive, a television series broadcast on ABC and on the CW's iZombie. She temporarily voiced Sabine Wren on Disney XD's Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales. On August 10, 2015, Rotaru was cast in the TV show Arrow as Taiana Venediktov, a love interest to Oliver Queen.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2008Annoying Orange: TurduckenAssassin / Sexy Chick #1Short2009DeadweightKimShortStan HelsingHot Girl #12010CrookedPamelaShort2011Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesIngrid2013AmpZoeyShort2014Girl HouseHeatherEarthlickersGoddess OShort2015The WallBrittanyShortRunSophieShortBroken MastersLara CroftShort2016CountdownA.D.A.2017Dead Again in TombstoneAlicia 2019 Cold PursuitDiner WaitressKillbirdTaylor2021Justice Society: World War IIBlack CanaryVoice, direct-to-video2024Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths
Television Year Title Role Notes2008PsychLantern LadyEpisode: "Ghosts"2008EurekaTeri WallaceEpisode: "What About Bob?"2008, 2010SmallvilleFemale Inn Guest / Elizabeth Bishop2 episodes2010-2011HellcatsBetsy3 episodes2011SanctuaryFrench WomanEpisode: "Carentan"2012FringePaige RandallEpisode: "Everything in Its Right Place"2012, 2014SupernaturalShaylene Johnson / Victoria Dodd2 episodes2012Finding Mrs. ClausEmilyTelevision film2013Mr. YoungReporterEpisode: "Mr. Sasquawk"2013King & MaxwellKellyEpisode: "Second Chances"2014RushTinaEpisode: "Learning to Fly"2015BackstromMelinda NorburgEpisode: "Bella"2015iZombieTessEpisode: "Pilot"2015-2016ArrowTaiana VenediktovRecurring; season 4-5, 19 episodes 2015MotivePam HextonEpisode: "Reversal of Fortune"2015Lego Star Wars: Droid TalesSabine WrenVoice, episode: "Mission to Mos Eisley"2016ReapersMoranaMiniseries2016TravelersIrene IngramEpisode: "Ave Machina"2017My Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicSable SpiritVoice, episode: "Campfire Tales"2018Nina's WorldMs. BiancoVoice, episode: "Sky High Mystery"Corner Gas Animated60's Girl, HipsterVoice, episode: "A Scary Cat Graffiti"2019Marvel Super Hero AdventuresShe-HulkVoice, episode: "From Hulk to Eternity"2021Turner & HoochKrista St. Jean1 episodeA Snowy ChristmasKelly MitchumTelevision film
Video games Year Title Role NotesSource2017Mass Effect: AndromedaVariousPerformance Capture Actor2017Lone EchoHeraVoice acting 2017Madden NFL 18: LongshotVariousMotion capture actor 2017FIFA 18Beatriz VillanovaVoice acting2017Puzzle FighterAdditional Voices2017Need for Speed PaybackCurator2018Dragalia LostCorsaint Phoenix / KristyVoice acting2018FIFA 19Beatriz VillanovaVoice acting2019Crackdown 3Agents 2019AnthemPrincess ZhimVoice acting2019FIFA 20Beatriz VillanovaVoice acting2020Legends of RuneterraLunari Priestess / Arrel the Tracker / VariousVoice acting2020AvengersAlisande Morales, Helen Gable, AIM SecurityVoice acting2021Cookie Run: KingdomBeet CookieVoice acting2022Elder Scrolls OnlineEmberVoice acting2024Homeworld 3Imogen S'jetVoice acting2025AvowedChandler Weadan / The WatcherVoice acting2025Marvel Cosmic InvasionShe-Hulk, Lady Hellbender, SifVoice acting
Web Year Title Role Notes 2011 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Production Assistant Episode: "Johnny Cage" 2012 Choose Your Victim Harper Hill 7 episodes
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