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{{Short description|Canadian actress and dancer}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2013}}
{{use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{infobox person
| name = Ellora Patnaik
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|09|05}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| occupation = Actress and [[Odissi]] dancer
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'''Ellora Patnaik''' (born September 5, 1968) is a Canadian actress of film, stage and television as well as an [[Odissi]] dancer.

==Early life==
She was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada, the first child of her parents, Promod and Chitralekha Patnaik; she is seven years older than her brother Devraj Patnaik. Her parents were born in the state of Orissa (now [[Odisha]]), [[India]], and immigrated to Canada in the 1960s. Patnaik made numerous trips to India with her family in her youth.

Her parents soon moved to [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], Ontario, and then to [[Burlington, Ontario|Burlington]], Ontario, where she attended [[M. M. Robinson High School]].

In 1986, she was selected for training by (late) Padma Vibhushan [[Kelucharan Mohapatra]], and went to study at the [[Odissi]] Research Centre in Orissa, India.

==Dance training==
Patnaik's first and primary dance guru was her mother, who began training her as an Odissi dancer from a very young age. She has also received training from such notables as (late) Padmashri Pankaj Charan Das, (late) Padmabibhusan Kelucharan Mohapatra, Padmashri Sanjukta Panigrahi and Padmashri Gangadhar Pradhan.

==Acting==
She attended the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]]{{clarify|date=October 2013|reason=school has a location in nyc and another in los angeles; which one did she attend? guessing nyc, but just a guess with no attribution in theatre section below}} from 1992 to 1994 and was a member of the company in her third year.

In 2009, she played Jyoti Mehta, Indie Mehta's mother, in the Canadian television series ''[[How to Be Indie]]'' on [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]],<ref>{{dead link|date=October 2013}} {{cite news | title=DECODE Strikes How to Be Indie Sales | url=http://thetvrealist.com/gossip/DECODE-Strikes-How-to-Be-Indie-Sales-2741283.html | publisher=World-Screen via The TV Realist.com | date=January 7, 2010 | accessdate=September 20, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> she filmed another season in 2010.<ref name="S2">{{cite web |author = Press release | url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/87926 |title=Corus Entertainment Announces Its Fall 2010 Programming Lineup for YTV, Nickelodeon and Treehouse|publisher=www.digitaljournal.com |accessdate= October 10, 2013 |date= August 4, 2010}}</ref>

==Career==

===Film===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Role
!class="unsortable" | Notes

|-
| 1998
| ''[[My Own Country (film)|My Own Country]]''
| Rajani Verghese
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Tapish]]''
| Lajwati 'Laji'
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Open House (TV Movie)]]''
| Young Woman
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Riding the Bus with My Sister (TV Movie)]]''
| Girl on Bus
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Statues Come to Life (Short)]]''
| Statue
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Killing Mommy (TV Movie)]]''
| Detective Morse
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe (TV Movie)]]''
| Beverly
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Kitty Mammas]]''
| Helen
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Too Close for Christman (TV Movie)]]''
| Kim
|-
| 2021
| ''[[One Small Visit (pre-production)]]''
| Elizabeth George
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Role
!class="unsortable" | Notes

|-
| 2000
| ''[[The 7th Portal]]''
| Imitatia / Anna Nehue
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Wild Card (TV Series)]]''
| Insurance Adjustor
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (TV Series) ]]''
| Nurse
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Billable Hours (TV Series)]]''
| Office Worker
|-
| 2005-2006
| ''[[True Crimes: The First 72 Hours (TV Series documentary)]]''
| Elaine Rupesh / Tara Mulla
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Gathering (miniseries)|The Gathering]]''
| Nurse
|-
| 2008
| ''[[M.V.P. (TV Series) ]]''
| Hostess
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Toronto Stories]]''
| Caroline
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Being Erica]]''
| Erica
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Line (TV series)|The Line]]''
| Nikki
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Cra$h & Burn]]''
| Court Driver
|-
| 2009-2011
| ''[[How to Be Indie]]''
| Mum (Jyoti) Mehta / Jyoti / Mum Mehta
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''
| Nurse
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) ]]''
| Nurse
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Orphan Black]]''
| Ultra Sound Technician
|-
| 2016
| ''[[American Gothic (2016 TV series)|American Gothic]]''
| Dr. Donna Stanhope
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Ride (TV Series) ]]''
| Madhu
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Conviction (2016 TV series)|Conviction (TV Series)]]''
| Dr. Lorraine Martin
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse]]''
| Ashanti
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]''
| Padma Bannerjee
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Imposters (TV Series) ]]''
| Dr. Grady
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Condor (TV Series) ]]''
| Tech Female
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Guilt Free Zone]]''
| Veena
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe]]''
| Beverly
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Coroner (TV Series) ]]''
| Richie Singh
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Talent Drivers]]''
| Sex Shop Attendant
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Bold Type]]''
| Priya
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]]''
| Ticket Agent
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Hudson & Rex]]''
| Deena Roy
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Spinning Out ]]''
| Dr. Latner
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Schitt's Creek]]''
| Funeral Director
|-
| 2017-2020
| ''[[Kim's Convenience]]''
| Angeli Mehta
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Nurses (TV Series)]]''
| Aalia Khan
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Wedding Planners]]''
| Deb
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Ginny & Georgia]]''
| Bhanu
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Sort Of (TV series)]]''
| Raffo
|}

===Odissi dance teacher===
Patnaik has taught Odissi dance since the mid-1980s. In the early 1990s, she took over as the executive director of the Chitralekha Dance Academy.

===Theatre work===
{{BLP unsourced section|date=October 2013}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Theatre
! Location
|-
| 1995 || ''Standing on My Knees'' || Catherine || || [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|-
| 1997 || ''Naga Mandala'' || Rani || [[Tarragon Theatre]] || [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
|-
| 2001 || ''Umrao Jaan Ada'' || Umrao || [[Rasik Arts]] ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Left'' || Bobby || [[Rasik Arts]] ||
|-
| || ''Say Goodnight Gracie'' || Catherine || || [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|-
| || ''[[The Heidi Chronicles]]'' || Becky/Betsy || || [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|-
| || ''[[The Country Wife]]'' || Lucy || || [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|-
| || ''[[The Seagull]]'' || Housemaid || || [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|-
| || ''[[The House of Blue Leaves]]'' || Little Nun || || [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|}

==See also==
{{portal|Biography|Ontario}}
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* [[List of Canadian actors]]
* [[List of dancers]]
* [[List of Indo-Canadians]]
* [[List of people from New York City]]
* [[List of people from Oakville, Ontario]]
* [[List of people from Odisha]]
* [[List of people from Toronto]]
{{div col end}}
{{clear}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm0665679}}
* [http://www.seeodissi.com Chitralekha Odissi Dance Creations website]
* Chandra, Sarat (undated). [http://odissi.itgo.com/news/news3.html "Mira Nair's New Girl"]. odissi.itgo.com. Retrieved October 10, 2013.

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[[Category:People from Burlington, Ontario]]
[[Category:People from Oakville, Ontario]]
[[Category:Actresses from New York City]]
[[Category:Actresses from Toronto]]
[[Category:Odia people]]
[[Category:Canadian actresses of Indian descent]]
[[Category:American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni]]
[[Category:Canadian female dancers]]
[[Category:Canadian film actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian stage actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian television actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States]]
[[Category:Canadian expatriates in India]]
[[Category:Canadian expatriate actresses in India]]
[[Category:Odissi dancers]]
[[Category:21st-century American women]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian actresses]]

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