Emilia Ares is an Armenian-American film and television actress, producer, and author.[2] Her debut coming of age, contemporary fiction novel, Love and Other Sins, encompasses complex family dynamics, immigration, child abuse, the aftermath of trauma and first love.[3]
Early life
She was born in Armenia and moved to Los Angeles, California as a child,[1] where she toured locally and internationally with a dance company since she was 5 years old.[citation needed] Ares graduated from Palisades Charter High School with honors. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in economics and minored in Russian language.[4] Ares also completed several courses on the history of film.[1]
Ares finished as 1st Runner-up in Miss Global 2013 beauty pageant, representing Armenia.[1][5]
Ares made her film debut in Falling Overnight (2010) as Chloe Webb, a young photographer who meets and develops a relationship with Elliot Carson (Parker Croft) on the day before he has surgery to remove a malignant brain tumor.[11] Subsequently, Ares has worked on several film projects, including V/H/S: Viral (2014) and The Dark Tapes (2016).[12][13] Ares played Natalie in Mr. Invincible alongside Bill Engvall and Alyson Stoner.[14] Ares also appeared in Will Wernick's anticipated Escape Room follow-up, No Escape (2020).
Television
For Ares's first television appearance, she landed the role of Anastasia on Unstrung, an ABC Family one-hour pilot from Life Unexpected executive producer Emily Whitesell.[15]