# Elena Satine
**Elena Satine** (ელენა სატინი-სხირტლაძე; full name Elena Marié Satine, born 1987) is a Georgian-American actress, singer, and model best known for playing Judi Silver in the Starz period drama *[Magic City](https://www.edgepedia.org/magic-city-tv-series)* (2012–2013), Louise Ellis in the fourth season of ABC's *Revenge*, and Julia in Netflix's 2021 live-action *Cowboy Bebop*.[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/elena-satine-598160/biography) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180812/) Most sources give her birth year as 1987, in Tbilisi, then part of the [Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic](https://www.edgepedia.org/georgian-soviet-socialist-republic), though some list 1988.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180812/) • [3](https://24.fandom.com/wiki/Elena_Satine)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR (now Georgia); grew up in Sochi[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180812/) |
| Breakthrough role | Judi Silver, an escort and information broker, in *Magic City* (Starz, 2012–2013, 16 episodes)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180812/) • [4](https://www.looper.com/667601/why-julia-from-netflixs-cowboy-bebop-looks-so-familiar/) |
| Film and streaming lead | Julia in Netflix's live-action *Cowboy Bebop* (2021, 10 episodes); Kat in *Payback* (2021)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180812/) |
| Training | Professional Performing Arts School, New York; Moscow Art Theatre School; fellowships at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London[5](https://revengeabc.fandom.com/wiki/Elena_Satine) |
## Early life and training
Satine was born in Tbilisi to an opera-singer mother and a father who worked in the textile business, and the family moved to Sochi, on the [Black Sea](https://www.edgepedia.org/black-sea) coast, when she was young.[6](https://www.vokrug.tv/person/show/elena_satine/) She began performing at five, joining the Georgian pop group Nergebi, a Mickey Mouse Club-style ensemble of child performers with which she toured [Eastern Europe](https://www.edgepedia.org/eastern-europe), including an appearance on the children's variety show *Utrennaya Zvezda* ([Morning Star](https://www.edgepedia.org/morning-star)).[5](https://revengeabc.fandom.com/wiki/Elena_Satine) At nine she became the youngest performer to headline at the Kinotavr Festival.[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/elena-satine-598160/biography)
Her move to the United States began with an audition. In 1998, while accompanying her mother on a business trip to New York, she auditioned for the Professional Performing Arts School and was accepted on the spot; after persuading her parents, she moved to New York and graduated from the school at sixteen.[5](https://revengeabc.fandom.com/wiki/Elena_Satine) • [7](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elena-satine-46956.php) She then earned a diploma in acting after four years at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia and completed international fellowships at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[5](https://revengeabc.fandom.com/wiki/Elena_Satine)
## Television career
**Early guest roles.** Satine made her on-screen debut in the [Forest Whitaker](https://www.edgepedia.org/forest-whitaker)-starring drama *Ripple Effect* (2007), followed by the comedy *Bar Starz* (2008) and the sci-fi web series *Gemini Division* (2008).[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/elena-satine-598160/biography) Her television debut came in an episode of *Cold Case*, playing Nadia Koslov, an immigrant Russian singer.[5](https://revengeabc.fandom.com/wiki/Elena_Satine) Guest appearances followed as Anca in the J-horror remake *Don't Look Up* (2009), Abby Douglas in [The CW](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-cw)'s *Melrose Place* reboot, Countess Andrenyi in the *Murder on the Orient Express* episode of *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (2010), for which she learned French and Hungarian, Mera, Aquaman's wife, in *Smallville* (2010), and the daughter of a defense minister in *NCIS* (2011).[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/elena-satine-598160/biography) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180812/)
**Magic City.** Satine's break came with *Magic City*, the Starz drama set in 1950s Miami, in which she played Judi Silver, an escort close to hotel owner Ike Evans ([Jeffrey Dean Morgan](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeffrey-dean-morgan)) whose clients among the Miami underworld made her a useful source of incriminating information.[4](https://www.looper.com/667601/why-julia-from-netflixs-cowboy-bebop-looks-so-familiar/) She appeared in 16 episodes across the show's two-season run from 2012 to 2013.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180812/) She has described the character, whose looks channeled [Marilyn Monroe](https://www.edgepedia.org/marilyn-monroe), as probably her favorite.[8](https://www.newbeauty.com/view/elena-satine-interview) • [9](https://www.roseandivyjournal.com/stories/2021/12/6/in-conversation-with-elena-satine)
**Genre and network television.** In 2014 she played the Asgardian villain Lorelei in two episodes of *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*, a character who escapes imprisonment in Asgard and tries to enslave humanity by seducing and influencing the minds of men, and had a recurring role as Margot in *Matador* on the [El Rey Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/el-rey-network).[4](https://www.looper.com/667601/why-julia-from-netflixs-cowboy-bebop-looks-so-familiar/) • [1](https://www.fandango.com/people/elena-satine-598160/biography) That year she joined the fourth and final season of ABC's *Revenge* as Louise Ellis, the unstable outcast of a wealthy family who becomes fixated on Victoria Grayson; initially a recurring role, it was upgraded to series regular, and she appeared in 22 episodes through the 2015 finale.[4](https://www.looper.com/667601/why-julia-from-netflixs-cowboy-bebop-looks-so-familiar/)
She continued with guest and recurring parts through the late 2010s: Judith Campbell in an episode of *Timeless* (2016), Juliana Mehmeti in *24: Legacy* (2017), Rhonda in two episodes of Showtime's *Twin Peaks* revival (2017), and the mutant Sonya Simonson, also known as Dreamer, in 9 episodes of Fox's *The Gifted* (2017).[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180812/) In *Strange Angel* (2018), a fictionalized account of rocket scientist [Jack Parsons](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-parsons), she played Maggie Donovan, a Hollywood costume designer and the wife of Parsons's confidant Ernest, in four episodes.[4](https://www.looper.com/667601/why-julia-from-netflixs-cowboy-bebop-looks-so-familiar/)
## Cowboy Bebop and film work
In the Netflix version Julia is given greater agency than in the original anime, appearing as a central character who uses her intelligence to escape an abusive relationship and move into a position of power.[4](https://www.looper.com/667601/why-julia-from-netflixs-cowboy-bebop-looks-so-familiar/) • [8](https://www.newbeauty.com/view/elena-satine-interview) Production began in 2019 but was shut down for nearly a year after [John Cho](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-cho)'s injury and the pandemic, and the cast had to resume an unfinished story a year later.[9](https://www.roseandivyjournal.com/stories/2021/12/6/in-conversation-with-elena-satine)
Her film work includes the political thriller *Zipper* (2015), in which she played Ellie Green, the indie drama *A Beautiful Now* (2015), and Tyler Shields's *Outlaw* (2016).[1](https://www.fandango.com/people/elena-satine-598160/biography) She also appeared in the 2021 film *Payback* as Kat.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180812/)
## Method and other work
Satine has described her preparation as a "psycho-physical approach" drawn from [Michael Chekhov](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-chekhov)'s *On the Technique of Acting*, working with imagination through meditation, after finding that some Stanislavski teachings she studied at school did not work for her.[10](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/elena-satine/) She is also a singer-songwriter and trained classical pianist, and has modeled for international campaigns including Custo Barcelona and Givenchy Cosmetics.[7](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elena-satine-46956.php) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180812/) In interviews she has said she is interested in moving into producing, with projects in early development.[10](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/elena-satine/)
## Personal life
Satine met [Tyson Ritter](https://www.edgepedia.org/tyson-ritter), lead singer and bassist of the rock band [The All-American Rejects](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-all-american-rejects), in 2012; they became engaged in April 2013 and married on December 31, 2013.[7](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elena-satine-46956.php)
## References
1. [Elena Satine Biography, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/elena-satine-598160/biography)
2. [Elena Satine, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2180812/)
3. [Elena Satine, 24 Wiki](https://24.fandom.com/wiki/Elena_Satine)
4. [Why Julia From Netflix's Cowboy Bebop Looks So Familiar, Looper](https://www.looper.com/667601/why-julia-from-netflixs-cowboy-bebop-looks-so-familiar/)
5. [Elena Satine, Revenge ABC Wiki](https://revengeabc.fandom.com/wiki/Elena_Satine)
6. [Елена Сатине, Вокруг ТВ](https://www.vokrug.tv/person/show/elena_satine/)
7. [Elena Satine Biography, The Famous People](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/elena-satine-46956.php)
8. [Elena Satine Shares Russian Skin Care Hacks and Beauty Tips for New Moms, NewBeauty](https://www.newbeauty.com/view/elena-satine-interview)
9. [In Conversation With Elena Satine, Rose & Ivy](https://www.roseandivyjournal.com/stories/2021/12/6/in-conversation-with-elena-satine)
10. [Elena Satine On Her 'Psycho-Physical Approach' to Acting, Grazia](https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/elena-satine/)
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