She will next be seen opposite Zoe Saldana as the author Lorraine Hansberry in the Nina Simone biopic,'Nina', scheduled for release April 22, 2016. Ella guest starred in the episode 'Skin' of the Karl Urban and Michael Ealy helmed FOX series Almost Human. Thomas has a recurring role on NCIS: Los Angeles and returned to the show in the fall of 2015 as the character Jada Khaled.

One of her most recognizable performances was as Viveca, a model who attempts to seduce Vince (played by Adrien Grenier), on the HBO hit 'Entourage' and as P Diddy's fiancee Nadine Alcott on CSI: Miami.Įlla also starred on the breakout series Parenthood opposite Monica Potter and Peter Krause as well as the ABC's hit show Castle. In the fall 2009, she appeared opposite Bruce Willis in the Touchstone/Disney sci-fi thriller Surrogates, which opened September 25, 2009. She likewise would periodically return home to Asmara to visit relatives.Įlla has guest starred as Agent Deborah Meade on 'CSI: NY' and played one of the lead characters, Anna Roberts, in 'The Storm' miniseries on NBC. Around this time, Ella first developed an appreciation for the performing arts, and began taking part in local school and theater productions. Ella also studied French, while simultaneously continuing Tigrinya and English lessons at home with her mother. There, she attended a local German school. When she was still a child, Ella's family relocated to Germany, where they lived in the small town of Kindsbach.

BiographyĮlla was born to an Eritrean mother from Asmara and an American Air Force officer, who was stationed in Eritrea. Thomas is an Eritrean American actress, model and producer.

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