Peruvian born, Miami raised, Elise Roedenbeck Valderrama started her career as a stand-up comedian in New York City. She was soon scouted by ABC News for their Univision joint venture, Fusion. Valderrama left Fusion Network to focus on acting; however, during her time there she proudly worked as a comedian correspondent on Fusion Live (formerly The Morning Show). She also created and co-hosted the improvised political game-show, Dumocracy as well as directing the humorous documentary, The Search for Sexy with Sex Nerd Sandra.
In 2022, Valderrama starred in the short dramatic film, F* the M Train, directed by Emmy nominated filmmaker, Peter Gagnon. F* the M Train premiered at the NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival and received a Best Director nomination at Festival of Cinema NYC.
In 2024, she directed & starred in her avant-garde slasher film, Bloodercream (Press Kit PDF), which won Best Experimental Film at the Coney Island Film Festival, the Jersey Shore Film Festival, the Krampus Film Festival and the Oddball Award at the New Jersey Dark Side Film Festival. She also starred in La Diablesse, a noir horror film directed by Grace Perez.
Currently, she is filming the lead role in Sisyphus, an experimental feature film written and directed by Tinbete Daniel.
