Elise Valderrama is a Peruvian-American actor & writer.
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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, hosted by Cyrus McQueen.
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 the Festival of Cinema NYC.
Most recently, she directed & starred in her avant-garde horror film, Bloodercream, which won Best Experimental Film at the Coney Island Film Festival 2024 among other awards. She also starred in La Diablesse, a noir horror film directed by Grace Perez. La Diablesse premiered at the NYC Horror Film Festival 2024.
And finally, if you like your yacht rock with a side of severed limbs, check her out in the Coen brothers inspired music video, Dirty Work by Titanic, directed by Benoit Gabriel & Matt Ernst.