About Me

Elvira Safiulina is a Russian actress. Elvira was born and raised in Russia, Moscow.

She moved to Hollywood in 2014 to broaden her horizons and persue her dream career as a professional actress in Los Angeles.

Elvira was invited to Bernard Hiller’s Acting Studio and now she is working with well-known coach in Hollywood Bernard Hiller. She used to be a part of the Actors Studio Group theatre.

She works with Anthony Montes, studying Meisner technique, take classes in Studio 4 by James Franco. She worked with George McGrath (gr.The Groundlings), practicing her Improve skills.

In Hollywood she appeared in the feature film “The good neighbor”, in which she acted alongside the Oscar-nominated actor James Caan. She also took part in the feature film “Bloody Hands” with Klement Tinaj, playing Rose.

Elvira also acted in the feature film “Scales” (dir.Kevan Peterson), playing a mermaid, and starring Golden Globes nominated actress Morgan Fairchild.

One of the recent experience was to be a part of the movie called “The Institute”, directing and producing by James Franco and Pamela Romanovsky.

The short-movie “Iris” (dir. Stephen David Brooks), where Elvira played the mafia boss girl-friend, won Platinum Award in the WorldFest Houston and Platinum Remi Award, as the Best Original Dramatic Short Film and became Official selection of The Artemis Women in Action Film Festival 2017.

Among her other credits are lead and critical roles in multiple short films, including “Rio” (part of feature Actorsanonymos, pr. by James Franco), “Perfect World,” “We’ve Met Before”, “The Girl of My Dream”, “The Mirror”, “Up In the Sky”, “Pressure”, to name a few.

Additionally, one of her very first experience was she was to be a part of Heineken commercial by Nicolai Fuglsig, which won Bronze Cannes Lions in the category: FILM, TV & CINEMA FILM: CORPORATE IMAGE & COMMUNICATION. She also performed in critical roles for several music videos.

Theater also is a big part in her acting career, Elvira played a lead roles in The Next Stage theatre, Victory theatre and ACME theatre.

Elvira became SAG-AFTRA.

She also started writhing scripts, and is looking forward to shoot her own short-movie under a working title “Vain”  and a second film “Another chance” apply them for the festivals.

Now Elvira is also producing a Russian-American feature, as of now all the details are being disclosed.