Elise Bauman

Elise Bauman (2014)

Elise Bauman (born October 23, 1990 in Kitchener , Ontario ) is a Canadian actress . She is known for her role as Laura Hollis , the main character from the popular LGBT - web series Carmilla .

Career

Bauman was a professional at the theater from a very young age.

In 2009 she moved to New York City to study there. In the metropolis she attended the Circle in the Square Theater School . In the school play The Cherry Orchard she played Anya on the Broadway stage of the Circle in the Square theater . In the fall she appeared again in the theater, in The Skriker by Caryl Churchill . Bauman received good reviews for this.

In 2016 she starred in the film Almost Adults , directed by Sarah Rotella.

Carmilla

Bauman is best known for her role as Laura Hollis, an uninhibited and idiosyncratic main character in the Canadian web series Carmilla . Carmilla is based on the gothic novel of the same name by Sheridan Le Fanu . The series is best known for its LGBT characters and has been viewed over 35 million times on the Vervegirl (later renamed KindaTV) YouTube channel, with over 150,000 subscribers worldwide.

Private life

Bauman mostly received home schooling, but he still went to secondary school. Bauman currently lives in Toronto, where she studies with Shaun Benson and David Sutcliffe .

In 2015 Bauman was ranked 9th on AfterEllen's Hot 100 List .

In 2017, Bauman stated in an interview that she identified as bisexual. Until then, she had never said this out loud because she didn't want a big coming out. If someone asked her, however, she answered it truthfully before.

Awards

year	Award	category	Result
2014	AfterEllen Visibility Awards	Best Lesbian / Bi Ally	Won
2015	Shorty Awards	Best Actress	Nominated
2018	Canadian Screen Awards	Audience Choice Award	Won

Filmography

2014: Worst Thing I Ever Did (TV series, 1 episode)
2014: Young Badlands (TV series, 6 episodes)
2014: The Skriker
2014–2016: Carmilla (web series, 115 episodes)
2015: Face the Music (TV series, 1 episode)
2015: Canadian Star
2015: Everything's Gonna Be Pink
2016: Slasher (TV series, 1 episode)
2016: Almost Adults
2016: Below Her Mouth
2017: Becoming Burlesque
2017: FOMO (short film)
2017: The Inherent Traits of Connor James (short film)
2017: Murdoch Mysteries (TV series, 1 episode)
2017: The Carmilla Movie
2018: Paper Crane
2018: The Handmaid's Tale (TV series, 1 episode)
2018: Frankie Drake Mysteries (TV series, 1 episode)
2019: Mary Kills People (TV series, 3 episodes)
2019: How to Buy a Baby (TV series, 1 episode)

Web links

Elise Bauman in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Paper Crane film. The cast
↑ The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. (No longer available online.) In: circlesquare.org. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015 ; accessed on May 1, 2019 .
↑ The Stricker. (No longer available online.) In: nowtoronto.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016 ; accessed on May 1, 2019 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Almost Adults cast. Retrieved October 28, 2015 .
↑ Vervegirl YouTube channel
↑ Results 2015. After Ellen Hot 100.
↑ ClexaCon is shedding light on the lack of LGBT women in film and TV. In: dailyxtra.com
↑ The 2015 AfterEllen Visibility Award Winners. In: afterellen.com. January 4, 2016, accessed April 24, 2015 .
^ Robert William Berg: The Shorty Award for Social Media's Best Actress. (No longer available online.) In: Shortyawards.com. March 22, 2011, archived from the original on February 22, 2015 ; accessed on May 9, 2016 .
^ From Carmilla to Kim's, the Canadian Screen Award winners agreed: 'Representation matters'. In: cbc.ca. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Bauman, Elise
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian actress
DATE OF BIRTH	October 23, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kitchener , Ontario , Canada

[1] Paper Crane film. The cast

[2] The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. (No longer available online.) In: circlesquare.org. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015 ; accessed on May 1, 2019 .

[3] The Stricker. (No longer available online.) In: nowtoronto.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016 ; accessed on May 1, 2019 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[4] Almost Adults cast. Retrieved October 28, 2015 .

[5] Vervegirl YouTube channel

[6] Results 2015. After Ellen Hot 100.

[7] ClexaCon is shedding light on the lack of LGBT women in film and TV. In: dailyxtra.com

[8] The 2015 AfterEllen Visibility Award Winners. In: afterellen.com. January 4, 2016, accessed April 24, 2015 .

[9] Robert William Berg: The Shorty Award for Social Media's Best Actress. (No longer available online.) In: Shortyawards.com. March 22, 2011, archived from the original on February 22, 2015 ; accessed on May 9, 2016 .

[10] From Carmilla to Kim's, the Canadian Screen Award winners agreed: 'Representation matters'. In: cbc.ca. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018 .