Laura Ndreu

Italian actress with Albanian heritage, Laura is one of 37 chosen actors of the One-Minute Monologue – Balkan Spotlight initiative by Filmmakers Europea and the ICDA. With a natural inclination toward Drama, Laura has a comedic vein that she’s been exploring through Improv comedy as she joined the cast of the wholly improvised musical “This is your Musical!” at the Bristol Improv Theatre.

Accents & Dialects: Albanian, American-North East, French, Italian, RP, Spanish

Language: Albanian*, English, Italian*

Music & Dance: 5Rhythms, A Cappella, Ballet, Burlesque, Jazz Dancing*, Latin American, Mezzo-Soprano*, Modern Dance, R & B Singing

Performance: Actor-Singer*, Comedy, Professional Dancer, Musical Theatre*, Puppetry

Sports: CrossFit, RollerSkating, Running*, Skateboarding, Skiing, Surfing, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Wakeboarding, Yoga*

Vehicle Licences: Car Driving Licence

Other Skills: Barista (experienced), Comedy Songwriting, Lyricist, Writer

* = Native / Highly Skilled

Spotlight CV

Eliza Bennett

Eliza Bennett is an English actor and singer based between London and Los Angeles. She recently wrapped the feature Best Friends Forever, and stars as Marjorie Kern, the female lead in Paramount+’s Sexy Beast. She is also known to US audiences as Amanda Carrington in Dynasty and for her critically acclaimed role as Jules Thomas in MTV’s Sweet/Vicious — a darkly comic vigilante drama praised as “the best show you’ve never heard of” (Hollywood Reporter) and “our most politically important series” (Vanity Fair).

Her diverse screen work includes The Conners, Strike Back, Grantchester, Broadchurch, This Is Us, and Netflix’s Do Revenge. She starred as Meggie in Inkheart alongside Brendan Fraser and Paul Bettany, and appeared in Nanny McPhee, The Contractor, The Prince & Me, and From Time to Time as a youngster.

Eliza’s theatre credits include originating the lead role of Holly in the Olivier-nominated Loserville at the Garrick Theatre, and she began her career in the West End playing Jemima in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Alongside her acting career, Eliza is a trained singer, pianist, and dancer, with early training at Italia Conti. She continues to work across film, television, and theatre in both the UK and US.