Recognized as "the essence of health, talent and sincerity", Ele Keats has worked with some of the most acclaimed artists in Hollywood since her acting debut at 15 in the famous Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial. Born in Paris to copywriter Sacha Georgescu and Ford model Jan McGuire, Keats was raised in New York City and Germany before relocating to...
[on Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)] The role of Lillith was very special to me because my father passed away when I was very young and I always felt that he was watching over me. It was a beautiful opportunity for me to see what it's like for my father to watch over me, it was incredibly moving to stand on the other side looking at my daughter from the beyond. The experience was incredibly healing.
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[About her jewelry line] In life if you're supposed to do something it just finds you. I always say jewelry found me. Everything came about with an effortless flow-all the doors opened for me at once and I knew that it was meant to be.
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I am here to bring creation, inspiration and beauty. It is my philosophy with my acting career as well as my jewelry-line. I want to bring a little joy to this world.
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[on Snowflake (2014)] It was an absolute dream come true to work on that project. The subject matter is something that has always affected me observing this aspect of humanity. People not living in truth of who they are, afraid to be who they are. A painful reality that struck me even as a child. I hope the film touches people and invites them to be brave and honest and true to themselves no matter what.
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Introduced her friend Elizabeth Berkley to her now husband Greg Lauren in 2000 during a dance class. She was later a bridesmaid at their wedding in Mexico in 2003.
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Couldn't attend the original premiere of Newsies (1992) at Hollywood's The Captain Theatre because she was in Canada filming Alive (1993). However she joined director Kenny Ortega and fellow cast members (including David Moscow and Luke Edwards) at the special screening held at the same theatre 23 years later, on April 1, 2015. Cast members from the Broadway musical (opening that week in Los Angeles) also attended.
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In 2005 she started a jewelry line specialized in inspirational and birthstone designs, the Ele Keats Jewelry. The first shop was opened in Brentwood, CA in 2013. Among her clients, Diane Keaton, Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Berkley and Poppy Montgomery.
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Raised vegetarian, she is now a vegan.
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Her first roommate at 17 when she moved out of the house was Drew Barrymore.
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Her step-father was actor Steven Keats who adopted her at the age of 13.
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