Based in Dubai, Swedish-French national Eva is a 13-year-old multi-awarded actress and triple threat performer with considerable experience in television and movies. She has consistent and extensive acting and performing arts training.
2022 saw her pass Grade 5 acting exams from Trinity London College of Performing Arts with distinction. She was also accepted into The Broadway Star Project Program, a summer course where she was coached in acting, singing, and dancing by the best New York City has to offer.
Her theatre credits include the lead role in ‘Annie the Musical’, playing Fagin in ‘Oliver Twist’, and a principal role in ‘Snow White the Musical Panto’ with multiple shows at the renowned Arts for All Theatre in Dubai.
On screen, Eva has played the role of Penelope on the Premiere App ‘Go Iguanas’ movies. She is best known for hosting her own successful TV talk show ‘The BUZZ with Eva’ on OSN TV’s cable network for two seasons, where she interviewed some of the region’s leading film directors. Playing Lucy in the 2021 short film drama “Where is Lucy?” has also won Eva accolades at film festivals around the world.
Always on the go, she works on her soprano voice range with advanced vocal lessons, trains in TV and film acting with a renowned US coach and learns tap and hip hop at the prestigious Sharmila Dance Center. In her free time, Eva spreads compassion and is a keen anti-bullying advocate.
Date of birth
14 Dec 2009
Height
5’3”
Weight
90lbs
Hair colour
Light brown
Eye colour
Brown
Awards
A young star in the making.
Aspiring actors can find the same high level of training in the UAE as anywhere else.
Off-stage credits
Juliet in One Act Plays/Romeo and Juliet
Theatre co.
ASD Drama
Director
Deidre Norman
Daniel Aboul Hosn
Daniel Aboul Hosn
Date
2023
Fagin in "Oliver the Musical"
Theatre co.
ASD Drama
Director
Deidre Norman
Date
February 2022
Dream Big Make It Happen
Theatre co.
Theatre 71
Director
Eddie Jimenez Pons
Date
July 2023
July 2022
July 2022
Open Mic
Theatre co.
Don't Tell Mama Theatre
Director
-
Date
July 2022
101 Dalmatians
Theatre co.
ASD Drama
Director
Deidre Norman
Date
February 2022
Snow White
Theatre co.
AFA Theatre MOE
Director
Carol Wilson
Date
December 2021
Role of Annie in Annie JR
Theatre co.
ASD Drama
Director
Ben Baltes
Date
April 2020
Hairspray
Theatre co.
Diverse Dubai
Director
Neil Clench
Date
June 2019
A Night At The Movies
Theatre co.
Theatre Works Dubai
Director
Camilla Vernon
Date
June 2018
Musical theatre
Theatre company
Director
Date
Juliet in One Act Plays/Romeo and Juliet
ASD Drama
Deidre Norman
Daniel Aboul Hosn 2023
Daniel Aboul Hosn 2023
Fagin in "Oliver the Musical"
ASD Drama
Deidre Norman
February 2022
Dream Big Make It Happen
Theatre 71
Eddie Jimenez Pons
July 2023
July 2022
July 2022
Open Mic
Don't Tell Mama Theatre
-
July 2022
101 Dalmatians
ASD Drama
Deidre Norman
February 2022
Snow White
AFA Theatre MOE
Carol Wilson
December 2021
Role of Annie in Annie JR
ASD Drama
Ben Baltes
April 2020
Hairspray
Diverse Dubai
Neil Clench
June 2019
A Night At The Movies
Theatre Works Dubai
Camilla Vernon
June 2018
Where is Lucy? (Short)
Role
Lucy
Production company
Salma Azzam Films/ Miranda Davidson Studios
Director
Salma Azzam
Go Iguanas S.H.Ecrets
Role
Penelope Grayson
Production company
Premiere App
Director
Michael Palance
Title
Role
Production company
Director
Where is Lucy? (Short)
Lucy
Salma Azzam Films/ Miranda Davidson Studios
Salma Azzam
Go Iguanas S.H.Ecrets
Penelope Grayson
Premiere App
Michael Palance
Kia Motors
Role
Main
Production company
-
Director
Alejandro Toledo
Dubai World Expo 202 Closing Ceremony Global TV
Role
Featured
Production company
Filmworks
Director
Nick Hopkins
Volkswagen by Disney
Role
Main
Production company
Big Foot Films
Director
Juan Poclava
Yas Island
Role
Main
Production company
Deja Vu Dubai
Director
Omar Hillal
IPL Cricket/DP World
Role
Main
Production company
Dejavu Dubai
Director
Bob Dillon
Dubai Tourism
Role
Main
Production company
Create Productions Dubai
Director
Dia Hassan
Dubai Tourism (Multiple Campaigns)
Role
Multiple Roles
Production company
Annex Films London
Director
Fatima Andrade
Dubai Aluminum
Role
Main
Production company
Create Productions Dubai
Director
Dia Hassan
Virtual Park Dubai
Role
Main
Production company
Niche Productions
Director
-
Reel Cinemas Middle East
Role
Main Kid
Production company
Create Productions Dubai
Director
Dia Hassan
Dubai Tourism
Role
Main
Production company
Saatchi and Saatchi
Director
-
Brand
Role
Production company
Director
Kia Motors
Main
-
Alejandro Toledo
Dubai World Expo 202 Closing Ceremony Global TV
Featured
Filmworks
Nick Hopkins
Volkswagen by Disney
Main
Big Foot Films
Juan Poclava
Yas Island
Main
Deja Vu Dubai
Omar Hillal
IPL Cricket/DP World
Main
Dejavu Dubai
Bob Dillon
Dubai Tourism
Main
Create Productions Dubai
Dia Hassan
Dubai Tourism (Multiple Campaigns)
Multiple Roles
Annex Films London
Fatima Andrade
Dubai Aluminum
Main
Create Productions Dubai
Dia Hassan
Virtual Park Dubai
Main
Niche Productions
-
Reel Cinemas Middle East
Main Kid
Create Productions Dubai
Dia Hassan
Dubai Tourism
Main
Saatchi and Saatchi
-
The BUZZ with Eva Season 2 Talk show on OSN TV Network
Role
Host
Production company
Feel Productions
Director
Sandip Shirvartakar
The BUZZ with Eva Season 1 Talk show on OSN TV Network
Role
Host
Production company
Feel Productions
Director
Sandip Shirvartakar
Title
Role
Production company
Director
The BUZZ with Eva Season 2 Talk show on OSN TV Network
Host
Feel Productions
Sandip Shirvartakar
The BUZZ with Eva Season 1 Talk show on OSN TV Network
Host
Feel Productions
Sandip Shirvartakar
Majid Al Futtaim Group Middle East
Date
2019 - 2020
Amazon
Date
December 2018
Riva Clothing Middle East
Date
October 2018
Medcare Hospital
Date
June 2018
Jumeirah Creek Hotel
Date
April 2018
Al Mahra Island Abu Dhabi
Date
February 2018
Abu Dhabi First Bank
Date
February 2018
Festival City Dubai
Date
November 2017
Brand
Date
Majid Al Futtaim Group Middle East
2019 - 2020
Amazon
December 2018
Riva Clothing Middle East
October 2018
Medcare Hospital
June 2018
Jumeirah Creek Hotel
April 2018
Al Mahra Island Abu Dhabi
February 2018
Abu Dhabi First Bank
February 2018
Festival City Dubai
November 2017
On-stage credits
The Broadway Star Project - Elite Musical Theatre Program
Eva attended an intensive musical theatre program at the heart of Broadway in New York City. An experience-based training, the Broadway Star Project’s Elite Musical Theatre Program is facilitated by the industry’s best and brightest coaches.
Chris Dilley
Chris Dilley is a Tony Award recipient for Excellence in the Theatre. Currently serving as Associate Music Director for Broadway International Voices, he has performed for audiences worldwide. His performing career includes performing with artists such as Sting, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan, Hugh Jackman and Patti LuPone. In addition, Chris teaches private voice lessons at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts as part of the Studio on Broadway and at his studio.
Patrick O’Neill
Patrick O’Neill is a director, choreographer and educator. He was last represented on Broadway as the Associate Choreographer of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical School of Rock, which he also staged in Sydney, Melbourne and Seoul. He has also served as the Associate Choreographer on the Broadway musical The Heart of Rock and Roll and the musical adaptation of the 1998 film, Ever After. As a teacher, he has served on staff for Britney Spears’ and Usher’s performing arts intensives.
Peter Thoresen
Dr Patrick Thoresen is an award-winning voice teacher, countertenor and music director specializing in musical theatre. His students appear regularly on Broadway, win Tony Awards and sing on national tours and concert venues all over the world. Patrick is an inaugural recipient of the Joan Frey-Boytim Award for Independent Teacher, a national prize awarded by the National Association of Teachers of Singing. He is also a voice professor in the musical theatre department at Pace University’s School of Performing Arts in NYC. He holds a doctorate from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
Tracey Moore
Tracey Moore is an award-winning director, author, producer and acting coach to celebrities like Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Eve, and Nelly. She discovered numerous artists, including Dave Chappell, Lisa Gay Hamilton and Donald Faison. Tracey has cast many actors, including Jamie Hector, Michael K. Williams, Kerry Washington, for John Stewart’s You Wrote It, You Watch It, feature films such as Miramax’s award-winning Just Another Girl on the I.R.T, among many others. She has lectured at Universities like Howard University, Long Island University, CW Post, Georgia State, and Loyola Marymount.
The Broadway Star Project - Elite Musical Theatre Program
Eva attended an intensive musical theatre program at the heart of Broadway in New York City. An experience-based training, the Broadway Star Project’s Elite Musical Theatre Program is facilitated by the industry’s best and brightest coaches.
Chris Dilley
Chris Dilley is a Tony Award recipient for Excellence in the Theatre. Currently serving as Associate Music Director for Broadway International Voices, he has performed for audiences worldwide. His performing career includes performing with artists such as Sting, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan, Hugh Jackman and Patti LuPone. In addition, Chris teaches private voice lessons at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts as part of the Studio on Broadway and at his studio.
Patrick O’Neill
Patrick O’Neill is a director, choreographer and educator. He was last represented on Broadway as the Associate Choreographer of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical School of Rock, which he also staged in Sydney, Melbourne and Seoul. He has also served as the Associate Choreographer on the Broadway musical The Heart of Rock and Roll and the musical adaptation of the 1998 film, Ever After. As a teacher, he has served on staff for Britney Spears’ and Usher’s performing arts intensives.
Peter Thoresen
Dr Patrick Thoresen is an award-winning voice teacher, countertenor and music director specializing in musical theatre. His students appear regularly on Broadway, win Tony Awards and sing on national tours and concert venues all over the world. Patrick is an inaugural recipient of the Joan Frey-Boytim Award for Independent Teacher, a national prize awarded by the National Association of Teachers of Singing. He is also a voice professor in the musical theatre department at Pace University’s School of Performing Arts in NYC. He holds a doctorate from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
Tracey Moore
Tracey Moore is an award-winning director, author, producer and acting coach to celebrities like Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Eve, and Nelly. She discovered numerous artists, including Dave Chappell, Lisa Gay Hamilton and Donald Faison. Tracey has cast many actors, including Jamie Hector, Michael K. Williams, Kerry Washington, for John Stewart’s You Wrote It, You Watch It, feature films such as Miramax’s award-winning Just Another Girl on the I.R.T, among many others. She has lectured at Universities like Howard University, Long Island University, CW Post, Georgia State, and Loyola Marymount.
Cathy Reinking
Award winning casting director ( ABC, CBS, NBC) | UCLA theatre graduate, Summa Cum Laude | Acting coach | TV/ Film
Neil Clench
Award winning acting coach, actor and theatrical expert | Trinity London College
Cathy Reinking
Award winning casting director ( ABC, CBS, NBC) | UCLA theatre graduate, Summa Cum Laude | Acting coach | TV/ Film
Neil Clench
Award winning acting coach, actor and theatrical expert | Trinity London College
Animation Voiceover Training with Disney and Pixar Producer and Voice Director
Coach
Ned Lott, LA
Date
2023
Drama and Speech Certificate
Advanced Level (Grade 1 to 6)
Trinity College London
Advanced Level (Grade 1 to 6)
Trinity College London
Coach
Neil Clench
Date
2023
Industry Workshop: Nickelodeon/Disney Auditions with Nickelodeon Casting Director, Los Angeles
Coach
Krish Bullock, LA
Date
December 2022
Technique
Dialect Coaching
Improvisation Training
Monologue and Scene Study
Song Selection and Performance Coaching
Dialect Coaching
Improvisation Training
Monologue and Scene Study
Song Selection and Performance Coaching
Coach
Denise Simon
The Film Academy, NYC
The Film Academy, NYC
Date
2022 - 2023
Broadway Star Project, New York City
Elite Program by Invitation Only
Acting and Musical Theatre Training
Advanced Acting
Vocal Training
Dance Masterclasses
Auditioning and Recording Sessions
Voice Over
Elite Program by Invitation Only
Acting and Musical Theatre Training
Advanced Acting
Vocal Training
Dance Masterclasses
Auditioning and Recording Sessions
Voice Over
Coach
Chris Dilley
Patrick O'Neill
Peter Thoresen
Tracey Moore
Patrick O'Neill
Peter Thoresen
Tracey Moore
Date
July 2023
July 2022
July 2022
Acting Workshop
Script Analysis
Auditions Training
Improvisation
Non-Acting Acting Technique
Self-Tape Training
Becoming the Character
Performance Analysis
Cold Reads Practice
Script Analysis
Auditions Training
Improvisation
Non-Acting Acting Technique
Self-Tape Training
Becoming the Character
Performance Analysis
Cold Reads Practice
Coach
Cathy Reinking
Date
October 2021 - Ongoing
TV/ Film/ On-set Acting Coaching
Coach
Carol Wilson
Date
July 2020 - March 2022
Drama and Speech Certificates
Passed with Distinction
Intermediate Level (Grades 1 to 6)
Trinity College London
Passed with Distinction
Intermediate Level (Grades 1 to 6)
Trinity College London
Coach
Neil Clench
Date
2017 - 2022
Theatre Works! Dubai
Coach
Camilla Vernon
Date
September 2017 - June 2019
Premiere Programme Practice
Coach
Allyson Smith
Date
February 2017 - July 2018
Drama Classes at American School Dubai
Coach
Paula Abbott
Date
September 2015 - June 2017
Course
Coach
Date
Animation Voiceover Training with Disney and Pixar Producer and Voice Director
Ned Lott, LA
2023
Drama and Speech Certificate
Advanced Level (Grade 1 to 6)
Trinity College London Neil Clench 2023
Advanced Level (Grade 1 to 6)
Trinity College London Neil Clench 2023
Industry Workshop: Nickelodeon/Disney Auditions with Nickelodeon Casting Director, Los Angeles
Krish Bullock, LA
December 2022
Technique
Dialect Coaching
Improvisation Training
Monologue and Scene Study
Song Selection and Performance Coaching Denise Simon
The Film Academy, NYC 2022 - 2023
Dialect Coaching
Improvisation Training
Monologue and Scene Study
Song Selection and Performance Coaching Denise Simon
The Film Academy, NYC 2022 - 2023
Broadway Star Project, New York City
Elite Program by Invitation Only
Acting and Musical Theatre Training
Advanced Acting
Vocal Training
Dance Masterclasses
Auditioning and Recording Sessions
Voice Over Chris Dilley
Patrick O'Neill
Peter Thoresen
Tracey Moore July 2023
July 2022
Elite Program by Invitation Only
Acting and Musical Theatre Training
Advanced Acting
Vocal Training
Dance Masterclasses
Auditioning and Recording Sessions
Voice Over Chris Dilley
Patrick O'Neill
Peter Thoresen
Tracey Moore July 2023
July 2022
Acting Workshop
Script Analysis
Auditions Training
Improvisation
Non-Acting Acting Technique
Self-Tape Training
Becoming the Character
Performance Analysis
Cold Reads Practice Cathy Reinking October 2021 - Ongoing
Script Analysis
Auditions Training
Improvisation
Non-Acting Acting Technique
Self-Tape Training
Becoming the Character
Performance Analysis
Cold Reads Practice Cathy Reinking October 2021 - Ongoing
TV/ Film/ On-set Acting Coaching
Carol Wilson
July 2020 - March 2022
Drama and Speech Certificates
Passed with Distinction
Intermediate Level (Grades 1 to 6)
Trinity College London Neil Clench 2017 - 2022
Passed with Distinction
Intermediate Level (Grades 1 to 6)
Trinity College London Neil Clench 2017 - 2022
Theatre Works! Dubai
Camilla Vernon
September 2017 - June 2019
Premiere Programme Practice
Allyson Smith
February 2017 - July 2018
Drama Classes at American School Dubai
Paula Abbott
September 2015 - June 2017
Sharmila Dance School
Coach
Sharmila Kamte
Date
School Year 2022/2023
School Dance Team Captain
Coach
Olga Gorelaya
Date
School Year 2021/22
Fusions Arts Dance Academy
Tap
HipHop
Contemporary
Ballet
Tap
HipHop
Contemporary
Ballet
Coach
Alise Hunter | Suzy McMillan
Date
September 2018 - Ongoing
Course
Coach
Date
Sharmila Dance School
Sharmila Kamte
School Year 2022/2023
School Dance Team Captain
Olga Gorelaya
School Year 2021/22
Fusions Arts Dance Academy
Tap
HipHop
Contemporary
Ballet Alise Hunter | Suzy McMillan September 2018 - Ongoing
Tap
HipHop
Contemporary
Ballet Alise Hunter | Suzy McMillan September 2018 - Ongoing
Trinity Vocal Grade 5 Certificate
Musical Theatre and Classical
Musical Theatre and Classical
Coach
Stuart Squire
Director, Dubai Chamber Choir
Director, Dubai Chamber Choir
Date
2022 - 2023
Musical Theatre
Coach
Teresa Novack
Genevieve Beverley
Genevieve Beverley
Date
September 2019 - 2022
Course
Coach
Date
Trinity Vocal Grade 5 Certificate
Musical Theatre and Classical Stuart Squire
Director, Dubai Chamber Choir 2022 - 2023
Musical Theatre and Classical Stuart Squire
Director, Dubai Chamber Choir 2022 - 2023
Musical Theatre
Teresa Novack
Genevieve Beverley September 2019 - 2022
Genevieve Beverley September 2019 - 2022
Socks Apart
Organic cotton socks sourced ethically
Organic cotton socks sourced ethically
Location
Dubai
Date
February 2023
Brand
Location
Date
Socks Apart
Organic cotton socks sourced ethically Dubai February 2023
Organic cotton socks sourced ethically Dubai February 2023
Musical Theatre Performer
Shakespeare Acting
TV Talk Show Host
Improvisation
Skilled Dancer
Tap Dancer
Voice Over
Auditions and Demo Reels Self-Taped Experience
Speaks Spanish
Accents: French, British, London/Cockney
Plays Clarinet
Soprano
Skills
Musical Theatre Performer
Shakespeare Acting
TV Talk Show Host
Improvisation
Skilled Dancer
Tap Dancer
Voice Over
Auditions and Demo Reels Self-Taped Experience
Speaks Spanish
Accents: French, British, London/Cockney
Plays Clarinet
Soprano
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