Melia Kreiling (born 1990) is an actress. She is known for her roles on television series such as Tyrant and The Last Tycoon, and for her starring role as Alycia in the second season of the CBS summer series Salvation. She also has a brief appearance in the film Guardians of the Galaxy. She also starred as Sofia in the third and fourth seasons of Emily in Paris.
Early life Kreiling was born in Geneva, Switzerland as the daughter of an American father, "internationally renowned commodities trader" Randall A. Kreiling (1947-2011), who lived and worked internationally in the "global cattle, pork bellies, sugar and metal markets", 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.
Career Kreiling 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. In December 2012 she appeared in a television program about Rosamunde Pilcher and reprised her character in The Other Wife. She made a brief cameo in the American film Guardians of the Galaxy, in which she portrayed the character Bereet. Kreiling played Bathsheba in the 2013 History Channel miniseries The Bible. From 2015–2016, she played the recurring role of Daliyah Al-Yazbek in the FX television series Tyrant.
In February 2018 Kreiling joined the cast of the CBS summer series Salvation in its second season, playing the role of Alycia.
Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes2012Suspension of DisbeliefJuliette2013Company of HeroesKestrelDirect-to-video film2013LeopardKara2014CommittedBride Eva2014Guardians of the GalaxyBereet2014X MoorGeorgia2015The HealerFernanda2015MindGamersStella2017The Last NoteHara Lioudaki
+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes2012Rosamunde PilcherEloise KendallEpisode: "Die andere Frau, Teil 1"2012The Other WifeEloise KendallTelevision miniseries2012–2013The BorgiasBianca4 episodes2013The BibleBathshebaTelevision miniseries; episode: "Kingdom"2015–2016TyrantDaliyah Al-YazbekRecurring role (season 2); main role (season 3)2017The Last TycoonHannah TaubRecurring role2017Behind Enemy LinesShia IrivaniUnsold television pilot2018SalvationAlycia VrettouMain role (season 2)2020Filthy RichGinger SweetMain role2022MammalsAmandineMain role2022-2024 Emily in ParisSofia8 episodes (seasons 3 & 4)2023-2024The PantheonsMarmo PantheouMain role2023ZoeDaphneRecurring role
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