Ellie M. Plourde (SAG/AEA) is a Jewish NYC and Southeast based actor, producer, director & writer. She began performing as a child actor at North Carolina Theatre, on set at Screen Gems in The Dress Code (Dir. Shirley MacLaine), and in various commercials and voiceovers. She studied theater at University of the Arts in Philadelphia and graduated from the Terry Knickerbocker Studio in Brooklyn. Recent credits: Young Bessie in Bettinger's Luggage (AMT Theater), Mrs. Winsley in Stop Kiss (Murmuration Theatre), Midge in Wedding Blues (Players Theatre), Eurydice in Polaroid Stories (Allen’s Lane), Dora Maar in The Artists’ Women (Philly Fringe). She's also acted in several indie films, including starring in Terrence Kirton’s short film, Visitor.  Ellie's interest in socio-politically relevant work inspired her to direct and produce both the Philadelphia and NYC sold-out runs of This Is Not About 9/11 (SoLow Festival). She is currently producing an Off-Broadway production of Trudy & Max in Love by Zoe Kazan and is the Co-Founder and Producer of Making Our Space, a non-profit backed actor's showcase that gives actors their agency back, cultivates community and bridges the gap between actors and industry professional.