Ella Rubin

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ella Rubin

• Ella Rubin spent her childhood in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City.

  

• As a child, Rubin’s main passion was painting. At that point, she never considered acting.

• Rubin was 11 when became eager to pursue acting, but her parents were hesitant. Her mother warned Ella that acting was not as glamorous as it seemed.

• Elle got into acting unexpectedly when she went with her best friend to an audition for a kid’s theatre group and ended up landing the lead role in that year’s production. There, an agent noticed her performance and contacted her mother, who later supported her passion for acting.

• Ella’s best friend Mia, who was the one who actually wanted to audition, did not enjoy acting and never returned to the class.

• In 2013, Ella played the role of ‘Lara Sonnenland’ in the crime drama television series ‘Unforgettable,’ which aired on CBS.

  

• Ella played the role of ‘Shoshanna’ in Hulu’s series ‘Difficult People’ (2017).

  

• In 2018, she appeared as Gilbert’s daughter in the television series ‘Billions,’ which aired on Showtime.

  

• In 2019, during her senior year, Ella made her Broadway debut with the play ‘The Rose Tattoo,’ which was performed at the American Airlines Theatre (now Todd Haimes Theatre).

  

• Ella played the role of ‘Rosa,’ the daughter of actress Marisa Tomei’s character, in ‘The Rose Tattoo.’ The role was special for her as it reunited her with Tomei, whom she had previously worked with as a child.

• To connect with her role of ‘Rosa,’ she wrote a journal as if she were Rosa and created playlists of 1950s music to understand the role’s emotions better.

• Ella’s work as ‘Dafna’ in Netflix’s comedy-drama series ‘The Chair’ (2021) earned her great recognition.
  

• Rubin played the role of ‘Bianca Breer’ in HBO Max’s teen drama series ‘Gossip Girl’ (2021-2023). In an interview, she shared that she was a huge fan of the show as a kid.

  

• Ella played the role of ‘Natalie Gibson’ in the crime drama miniseries ‘The Girl from Plainville’ (2022), which streamed on Hulu.

  

• In 2023, she appeared as ‘Annabel’ in a road film titled ‘The Sweet East.’

  

• Her work as ‘Izzy’ in the comedy-drama film ‘The Idea of You’ (2024) was highly appreciated by viewers and critics. She charged $180,000 for her role in the film.

  

• Ella was scrolling on her phone when she came to know about Anna Hathaway starring in ‘The Idea of You.’ She was so interested in working with Anna that she immediately sent a screenshot to her agents, saying, “I have to audition for this.”

• The role of ‘Izzy’ was originally written for a 13-year-old, but the filmmakers decided to make the character older, which allowed Ella to audition. After multiple tapes and a chemistry read with Anna, Ella got the role.

  

• In 2024, Ella appeared as ‘Vera Mikheeva’ in the black comedy-drama film ‘Anora.’

  

• She played the role of ‘Peggy’ in Apple TV+’s war drama miniseries ‘Masters of the Air’ (2024).

  

• Ella once wrote a 25-page paper on ‘Legally Blonde,’ a movie about a woman proving she can be smart and feminine. Ella’s professor called it more of a manifesto than a paper.

• Ella believes in contributing to society. She supports reproductive rights and helps organisations that arrange and fund abortion care for those in need, especially in states with restrictive laws.

• Ella Rubin is an avid animal lover and often posts pictures with them on social media.