About me

Originally from Greece, Eleonora Kouneni is a jazz vocalist, actress, writer and photographer based in London. After completing her degree in English Literature at the University of Athens, she moved to London to chase her passion for music, only to acquire an array of new passions along the way. Since 2016, Eleonora has received training in method and screen acting, as well as dance and music, and has been involved in short films, music videos, commercials and modelling projects. Her latest film credit was as "Millie" in "Election Night", a horror feature film written and directed by Neil Monaghan. She is currently producing her first short film, Date or Mate, a comedy sketch about speed dating, in which she will be playing 7 different characters. Since the first lockdown, she has spent a lot of time writing poetry, short stories and screenplays, and participating in (zoom) spoken-word open mics. She is currently also working on her first EP. LINKS - Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/8133-8970-6384 - Personal website: www.eleonorakouneni.com - YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/EKchannel - Mandy profile: https://www.mandy.com/actor/profile/eleonora-kouneni Instagram: @eleonorakounf Twitter: @liokoun Fb: @EleonoraKouneniArtist Recent filmmaking & poetry: - To Amy - A Poetry Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF9Ip7VgrRU - "Homemade" - A Web-series shot in isolation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYT7bW1LV5tV0-ZKvOcQCJLm4sGIMCZV2 - Before the Fall: https://www.veryrascals.com/post/may-spotlight-eleonora-kouneni - The Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wvyvzfXyNQ Photography - Photography website: www.ekaptured.com Insta / Fb / Twitter: @ekapturedphoto

QuestionsProjectsExperienceTeam

• Any photographers out there with access to a studio and a large bronze mirror like the one below? It's for the artwork of my EP (PAID)
• Looking for a mixing engineer for a bossa nova song with vocals and real instruments. Experience mixing jazz / Latin preferred - PAID
• Looking for a videographer/DoP for a 4-h live recording session at Fiction Studios on July 25 in London. PAID. Contact me for details.

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Projects

• 11

  Amy - A Poetry FilmFor my directorial debut, I filmed a poem I wrote for Amy Winehouse to mark the 10th anniversary of her death. Her music continues to inspire me and define me musically to this day, so this project is really close to my heart. You can read the poem here: https://www.eleonorakouneni.com/poetry And watch it with captions here: https://youtu.be/tF9Ip7VgrRU Written, directed, edited & performed by me Shot by Stephanie Greenwood Music by Jerold Chu
• TABOOSurrealist short film. CAST DETAILS: Written and directed by: Billy Mann Featuring: Karim Kamal: Him Eleonora Kouneni: Her (insta @eleonorakounf) Lizzy Clarke and Faye Kingston: The mother Cinematography by: Sam Gott | Charlie Ray | Ben Chamberlain Sound and Music: Daniel Bailey Lighting and Grip by: Neil Cain Hair & Make-Up by: Ruby Williams

Work history

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Jazz SingerFreelance
Nov 2018London, United KingdomFreelance
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ActorFreelance
May 2016London, United KingdomFreelance

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Skills

• Acting
• Jazz Singing
• Jazz Dance
• Singing
• Photography
• Photo Editing
• Video Editing
• Editing Proofreading
• Screenwriting
• Producing

Education

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BA English Language and LiteratureNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Aug 2010 - May 2015Athens, Greece