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Ellia English was born the middle of nine children to a Baptist Minister (Rev. Calvin English) and a Domestic worker (Ella Mae English) in Covington Georgia.

After graduating high school early, Ellia attended Clark College in Atlanta, majoring in music. She later transferred to Georgia State University, where she studied speech and drama, and soon became an ensemble player at the prestigious Alliance Theatre, where she became thoroughly dedicated to a professional life of acting and singing. The next step was to travel to New York City, where auditions were plenty and the hustle was challenging. Yet and still with a song in her heart and dreams in her eyes, Ellia courageously left her native Georgia, heading for New York. Becoming the first member of her family to travel so far, to such a big city, all alone.

After starring in several Theatrical productions On and Off Broadway, such as "Haarlem Nocturne", "Ain't Misbehavin", "Downhearted Blues" (The Bessie Smith Story), "Cotton Club Gala", "Dreamgirls", "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", "Colored Museum", "Romeo and Juliet", "Spunk", "Showboat", "Barnum", "Nunsense", "One Mo Time", to name a few, and singing with the New York Community Choir as one of their solo artists; Ellia also landed the role of Sheila on the television pilot production of "Fame".

Ellia became a series regular (as Helen King) on "The Jamie Foxx Show". Beginning September 9, 2007 Ellia can be seen as a series regular (as Auntie Rae) on Larry David's"Curb Your Enthusiasm", on HBO. Some of her other television credits include: "Martin", "Empty Nest", "Sinbad", "The Five Mrs Buchanans", "Love & War", "Get Smart", and "Thea". She was also featured in the made for television movies, "The Innocent", "Based On an Untrue Story" and "The Barefoot Executive". On the silver screen Ellia was featured in "Good Luck Chuck", Wildcats"," "Woman Thou Art Loosed", "Sidewalk Stories", "Rain Without Thunder" and the soon to be released "Semi-Pro".

Ellia continues to enjoy a professional life of Acting and Singing.

Ellia English in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

&quot;Ma Rainey&#39;s Black Bottom&quot; Role of &#39;Ma Rainey&#39;, at the Cincinnati Playhouse and Virginia Stage in 1987.

&quot;The Colored Museum&quot; Role of &#39;Topsy&#39; and &#39;Ethel&#39;, at the Baltimore Center Stage Theater in 1988.

&quot;Haarlem Nocturne&quot; Role of &#39;Ellia English&#39;, at the Latin Quarter Theatre on Broadway in 1989.

&quot;Romeo and Juliet&quot; Role of &#39;Nurse&#39;, at the Cleveland Playhouse in 1990.

&quot;Nunsense&quot; Role of &#39;Sister Hubert&#39;, at The Ford Theatre, Washington DC, in 1987.

&quot;Showboat&quot; Role of &#39;Queenie&#39;, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford on Avon, England in 1991.

&quot;Barnum&quot; Role of &#39;Joyce Heth&#39;, at the Papermill Playhouse, New Jersy in 1982.

&quot;Dreamgirls&quot; Role of &#39;Effie Melody White&#39;, at the Long Beach Civic Light Opera in 1993.

&quot;The Royal Family&quot; Role of &#39;Della&#39;, at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles in 2004.

&quot;Annie Warbucks&quot; Role of &#39;Ella Patterson&#39;, at the Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles in 1993.

&quot;Dinah Was&quot; Mama Jones &amp; Violet, Coast Playhouse Theater 1996 (Ellia also won the 1996 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for &quot;Best Featured Performance&quot; in Dinah Was)

(1988-1989 Season) She acted in Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern&#39;s musical, &quot;The Show Boat,&quot; at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Marshal Bagwell, Rebecca Baxter, Eddie Bracken, P.L. Brown, Shelly Burch, Lenora Nemetz, Lee Roy Reams and Richard White in the cast. Robert Johanson was director. Sharon Halley was choreographer. Peter Howard was musical director. Michael Anania was scenic designer. Ken Billington was lighting designer. Gregory A. Poplyk and Bradford Wood were costume designers.

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