| Intro | American actor and television actor |
| Is |
Actor Television actor Film actor Stage actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 16 September 1997, New York City, New York, USA |
| Age: | 22 years |
| Star sign | Virgo |
| Residence | Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA |
Elena Kampouris (born September 16, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Allison Doss in the 2014 drama Men, Women & Children, Maya Decker in the NBC drama series American Odyssey, Paris Miller in the 2016 romantic comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, and Juliet Sykes in the 2017 drama Before I Fall. In 2016, Kampouris made her Broadway debut in Les Liaisons Dangereuses as Cécile Volanges.
Early life
Kampouris was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Ivey Barry, a fashion illustrator and designer, and Alexander Kampouris, who owns a boutique wine store in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Her father is Greek, from the island of Kassos, and her mother is American, of English and French descent. Kampouris has one older brother, Emmanuel. She grew up in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey and attended Gill St. Bernard’s School, though she left school and was tutored for her final years of high school.
Career
In 2012, Kampouris made her acting debut with a small guest role as a Constance Girl in one episode of The CW teen drama series Gossip Girl. She followed this with the Nickelodeon television comedy film Jinxed (2013), in which she played Ivy Murray. That same year, Kampouris made her film debut in the drama Labor Day, playing a young Rachel McCann, with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin. In December 2013, she signed with the William Morris Endeavor talent agency.
In 2014, Kampouris played Allison Doss in the comedy-drama film Men, Women & Children. Later, she portrayed Alexia in the comedy-drama film The Cobbler, alongside Adam Sandler and Dustin Hoffman.
In 2015, she starred in the NBC thriller series American Odyssey as Maya Decker, the daughter of Peter Facinelli’s character. The series was cancelled after one season. Kampouris had a supporting role in the romantic comedy film My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, playing the daughter of Nia Vardalos and John Corbett’s characters.
In 2016, she made her Broadway debut in a production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, also starring Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer. Kampouris played the supporting role of Cécile Volanges, a wealthy and naive teenager. The following year, she had a supporting role as Juliet Sykes in the drama film Before I Fall, alongside Zoey Deutch and Logan Miller.
On February 11, 2019, it was announced that Kampouris was cast as Chloe Sampson in the upcoming Netflix superhero series, Jupiter’s Legacy.
Stage
| Year | Production | Role | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Cécile Volanges | Booth Theatre | Broadway |