Ella Grace Helton

Ella Grace Helton is a tiny powerhouse of personality who engulfs those around her with infectious positive energy. She has enjoyed roles in TV, film, commercials and Broadway. At age 6, she charmed audiences as the lovable and quirky Emily Ryan, a series regular on the ABC sitcom "United We Fall," alongside comedic greats Jane Curtin (Saturday Night Live, Kate & Allie), Will Sasso (MADtv, The Three Stooges), Christina Vidal (Life With Mikey, Freaky Friday, Taina) and Guillermo Diaz (Scandal). Continuing to share her "DNA funny" roots, Ella made her major motion picture debut the same year as her sitcom, as Jessa Phillips (mini Harley Quinn) opposite Adam Sandler in Netflix's "Hubie Halloween." She then showed her range with the dramatic lead role of Maisie in the short film "Hummingbird." The little old soul has 18 commercials to her credit, including for Disney, Marriott, Hasbro, Gerber, Orowheat (with John Stamos) and Comcast XFINITY (with Amy Poehler). She first was seen nationwide as the hero girl in Disney's The Power of Magic campaign that started in 2017. In 2019, she captured hearts across the country in a spot for American Family Insurance, where she shared her personal story about her own business, Ella Bella Beads, and her charitable efforts. In the commercial, Ella talks with Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter - while making bead bracelets together - about her mission to raise money to combat child hunger. Ella's father works in cyber security and her mother is a journalist. They had to quickly learn what to do with their natural comedian who had a penchant for performing in front of audiences. Turned away from other activities due to her young age, Ella was welcomed by a youth performing arts studio in her native Brevard County, Florida, at age 2, where she started in musical theater classes. At the age of 5, she was cast as Lulu in the Broadway tour of Waitress. At age 6, she embraced her love of comedy by portraying Lord Farquaad in a community production of Shrek The Musical, Jr. Ella fills her non-acting life with competitive ballroom dancing and music - composing original songs as she sings them and learning instruments. Her training includes various dance disciplines, singing, piano, guitar, voiceover, songwriting, improv and fine art. She is a budding aerial artist on silks, lyra and trapeze. She also enjoys inline skating, coding, yoga, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, and playing video games and building LEGOs with her dad. During the pandemic of 2020, many of Ella's bike rides turned into trash clean-up efforts. In addition to fighting child hunger, keeping the environment clean emerged as a personal mission. The sight of trash elicits quite a scolding from Ella, and she is aligning with organizations that empower youth to be ambassadors for a healthier planet. She plans to channel her love of drawing nature into artivism. Ella is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency and manager Kim Matuka of Schuller Talent LA/NY Kids.