Eleanna Finokalioti is a Greek-born, New York City–based actress, mezzo-soprano singer, dancer, and activist.

She studied Theater (BA in Performing Arts with Distinction) at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh and Music and Piano at the National Conservatoire of Athens. Early in her career, she won the 2nd Best Actress Award for her role as Juliet in Romeo & Juliet at the pan - European Olive Festival 2010 in Milan.

Theater & Musical Career Highlights

Broadway & Off-Broadway:

She made her 54 Below debut in the Broadway-bound Goodbye New York: A New Musical by Andrew Beall and Evan McCormack, and has also performed there in Let’s Be Bad: Celebrating Broadway Villains and 54 Sings Céline Dion.

Her Off-Broadway credits include GBNY at Theatre 555, Anne Frank, a Musical as Edith at Actors Temple Theatre, and Onassis as Maria Callas at the American Theatre of Actors.

Most recent work, Bald Boy: The Musical at The Tank NYC and US, a dance theatre piece for human rights and identity at Theater for the New City.

In the U.S., she starred as S. Vembo in Sophia Vembo, I Remember You at THESPIS Theatre of the Hellenic Cultural Center NYC during the GRis Festival 2024, earning strong reviews. Other performances include A Chorus Line at CDC Theatre, The Miracle of Christmas at Queens Theatre.

Regional/Theatrical Performances:

Her earlier work in Europe includes Cabaret, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Nightingale and The Rose, and Idomeneus at the Ancient Stadium of Epidaurus.

Film & TV

She starred as Fotini in the popular TV series One August Night, based on Victoria Hislop’s bestselling novel. Her film credits include The Waiter (Netflix) , The Penal Colony, Ein Sommer in Griechenland (ZDF), and the short No Good Deed.

Concerts & Music

As a musician, she released her first album "Taxidia Psichis" in 2017 under Polymusic Records, and has performed at Carnegie Hall with Manhattan Concert Productions in Requiem (Mozart) and LUX (Dan Forrest).

She is also a jury member at the 2025 ALPINALE Kurzfilmfestival and the 2025 San Francisco Greek Film Festival, and continues her live concert appearances along the East Coast.