Ellie hails from Dartmouth, Massachusetts, a cold, foggy seaside town full of crusty fishermen and overpriced greeting card shops. Ellie moved to Los Angeles and now spends her days in this sunny seaside town full of crusty hipsters and overpriced juice shops. Ellie is an actor/writer and frequent performer at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater and recipient of their Thomas Angel Foundation scholarship for women in comedy.

She has written for Reductress, Outfit7 and Donut Media. She and her writing partner, Kristina Felske, currently have a script in development with Awesomeness/Nickelodeon. This year she had her directorial debut with the short film 'Self Help.' ​She once did a commercial with Godzilla, but they don't stay in touch