Elise Bauman

Elise Bauman

Bauman at Fan Expo Canada in 2015
Born Elise Janae Bauman
(1990-10-23) October 23, 1990
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–present
Known for Carmilla

Elise Janae Bauman (born October 23, 1990) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Laura Hollis, the lead character of the popular LGBT web series Carmilla.

Early life

Bauman was homeschooled for most of her life, then attended Rockway Mennonite Collegiate for high school.

Career

Bauman began working professionally in the theatre from an early age. In 2009, she made the move to New York City to further her studies, she attended Circle in the Square Theatre School,[1] where she was cast as Anya in the graduating classes' production of The Cherry Orchard, performed on Circle in the Square Theatre's Broadway Stage. In the fall, she returned to the stage once again in Red One Theatre Collective’s The Skriker, by Caryl Churchill, which garnered rave reviews and was rated 5 N’s in NOW Magazine.[2]

Carmilla

Main article: Carmilla (series)
Bauman in 2014

In 2014, Bauman was cast as the lead character Laura Hollis, the naive and headstrong student of Silas University, in the Canadian web series Carmilla, based on the 1871 Gothic vampire novella of the same name by J. Sheridan Le Fanu.[3]

The series has become popular online for its depiction of LGBT characters and has been viewed over 45 million times on the KindaTV YouTube channel, attracting over 150,000 fans worldwide. When interviewed about how she feels playing a queer character in a series that isn't about being queer, Bauman said:

You don’t see any of the characters being ostracized because of it [their sexuality]. In a way, it’s exactly the opposite of what happens on other shows. Their sexuality isn’t the thing that is sticking out about them. It’s the norm. I think that is so refreshing and that it is so wonderful to see...[4]

On February 13, 2016, it was announced that Carmilla will air its third and final season in the summer of 2016. In 2016, the series won a Canadian Screen Award[5] and a Rockie Award for Branded Content at the Banff World Media Festival.[6]

As a result of Carmilla's popularity online, Bauman has garnered much attention on social media for her role, primarily on Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram, where she has since amassed more than 100,000 combined followers. In 2015, Bauman was placed 9th on AfterEllen's Hot 100 List.[7]

Other work

Recently she co-starred in the feature film Almost Adults, directed by Sarah Rotella.[8][9]

Personal life

Bauman currently resides in Toronto where she studies regularly with Shaun Benson and David Sutcliffe.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Everything's Gonna Be Pink Feature film[10][11]
2014–2016 Carmilla Laura Hollis Main role[12][13]
2014 Worst Thing I Ever Did Fallon (TV Series)
2014 The Skriker Girl skriker
2014 Young Badlands Bunny Series[14]
2014 Canadian Star Herself Documentary
2015 Face the Music Amanda Series[15]
2016 Almost Adults Mackenzie Main role; feature film
2016 Slasher Elise Guest role; 1 episode
2016 Below Her Mouth Bridget Feature film[16]
2016 Paper Crane Main Role; Short Film
2017 Carmilla The Movie Laura Hollis Main Role; Release Date TBA

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2014 AfterEllen Visibility Awards Best Lesbian/Bi Ally Won[17]
2015 Shorty Awards Best Actress Nominated[18]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.circlesquare.org/projects/projects_archive2011.htm
  2. ↑ https://nowtoronto.com/stage/theatre/the-skriker/
  3. ↑ "The Mary Sue Exclusive Interview: Celebrate the Carmilla Season Two Premiere with the Cast and Crew". www.themarysue.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  4. ↑ "Elise Bauman – Carmilla". 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  5. ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards - Academy". www.academy.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  6. ↑ ago, Regan Reid 3 days. "Banff '16: Rockie Award Program Competition winners announced". Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  7. ↑ http://www.afterellen.com/tv/450171-results-2015-afterellen-hot-100/16
  8. ↑ "Almost Adults cast". Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Staff, Indiewire (2015-03-19). "Growing Up Without Growing Apart is Hard for 'Almost Adults'". Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  10. ↑ https://www.festivalscope.com/film/everything-s-gonna-be-pink
  11. ↑ http://www.newmorningfilms.com/everythings-gonna-be-pink
  12. ↑ http://www.tubefilter.com/2014/12/10/kotex-web-series-carmilla-vampires-branded/
  13. ↑ "Elise Bauman and Natasha Negovanlis of "Carmilla" talk fandom and hopes for Season 2.". Afterellen.com. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  14. ↑ http://rockzeline.com/series-english/young-badlands
  15. ↑ http://www.insidehalton.com/whatson-story/5534647-sheridan-oakville-grads-face-the-music-with-new-web-series/
  16. ↑ http://deadline.com/2015/09/serendipity-point-below-her-mouth-all-female-canadian-1201548580/
  17. ↑ "The 2015 AfterEllen Visibility Award Winners.". afterellen.com. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  18. ↑ Robert William Berg (22 March 2011). "The Shorty Award for Social Media's Best Actress.". Shortyawards.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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