# Sapphire Elia

Sapphire Elia is an English actress, model and singer. On television, she is known for her roles in ITV musical drama Britannia High (2008) and soap opera Emmerdale (2010–2011).

## Early and personal life

Elia is from North London. She is of part Greek-Cypriot heritage.
Elia became engaged in summer 2021.

## Career

Elia modelled for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Selfridges and Debenhams from the age of three. She later went on to appear in a number of adverts. In 1996, Elia began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She was cast in the role of a young Cosette in Trevor Nunn's theatre production of Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre.
In 1998, Elia became an entertainer on ITV's Fun Song Factory for one series. Two years later she became a presenter on Discovery Kids, which led to a two-hour reality show called Blast Off, where she attended the NASA Astronaut Training Camp for children. In 2002, Elia played Isabelle in the educational series, Energy for Pearson Education. The following year, she graduated from Sylvia Young.
In 2006, the actress was cast as Gemma Craig in the television drama series Dream Team. Elia played two Polly Delwar and Kerry in two separate stints in The Bill.
In 2008, Elia successfully auditioned for the musical drama series Britannia High. A year later, Elia played Snow White in a Christmas pantomime at the Richmond Theatre. In 2010, the actress played the role of Amber in the movie Black Forest for the Syfy channel. In September of that year, Elia joined the cast of Emmerdale as Mia Macey. In May 2011, Elia confirmed her departure from Emmerdale.
Sapphire appeared on second cover to Image 34 magazine in June 2012.
In July 2020 Sapphire and her partner Matthew set up a Consulting Agency called "alterniq inspired growth" with the Slogan, "We aim to help companies uncover talent within their workforce through a range of specialised programmes".
Elia returned to the stage in 2021 and 2022.

## Filmography

Film & Television Roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Fun Song Factory | Herself/Entertainer | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Discovery Kids | Herself/Presenter | |
| 2000 | Blast Off | Herself | 2-hour Reality Show |
| 2002 | Energy | Isabelle | Educational Program |
| 2006 | Dream Team | Gemma Craig | Television Drama Series |
| 2010 | The Bill | Polly Delwar / Kerry | 2 separate stints, TV series. |
| 2008 | Britannia High | Claudine Cameron | 9 episodes, series regular. |
| 2010–2011 | Emmerdale | Mia Macey | November 2010 – August 2011 |
| 2012 | Black Forest | Amber | Television movie. |
| 2013 | Invasion of the Not Quite Dead | Alison | British feature movie in pre-production |
| 2016 | Undercover Hooligan | Karolina Turner | British feature film |
| 2018 | I Am Vengeance | Rose Campbell | |

### Theatre

| Year | Location | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009/10 | Richmond Theatre, Surrey | Snow White | Snow White | 4 Dec 2009 - 10 Jan 2010 |
| 2010/11 | The Hexagon Theatre, Reading | Sleeping Beauty | Princess Belle | |
| 2011/12 | Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone | Aladdin | Princess Jasmine | |
| 2012 | National Tour | The Importance of Being Earnest | Cecily Cardew | Production by The Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd |
| 2012 | Ipswich Regent Theatre, Ipswich | Snow White | Snow White | 21 Dec 2012 - 30 December 2012 |
| 2016/17 | Lighthouse, Poole | Aladdin | Princess Xiaoxue | |
| 2017/18 | Sevenoaks, Stag Theatre | Snow White | Snow White | |
| 2018 | Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds | Beauty and the Beast | Belle | Fri 23 Nov - Mon 31 Dec 2018 |
| Spring 2019 | National Tour | The Wizard of Oz | Dorothy | Shone Productions, National Theatre Tour, Total of 14 Dates on the tour |
| 2019/20 | Palace Theatre, Redditch | Cinderella | Cinderella | 9 Dec 2019 - 5 Jan 2020 |