Ellora Torchia

Rashmika Ellora Torchia (born April 1992) is a British actress. For her role in the film In the Earth (2021), she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award. Her other films include Les Cowboys (2015), Midsommar (2019), and Ali & Ava (2021). She was named a 2021 Screen International Star of Tomorrow and a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit. Early life Torchia was born in Hammersmith, West London to South African-Indian mother Veena and Italian father Maurelio, who met in Switzerland. She has three sisters. The family lived in Sri Lanka, India, Turkey, Tunisia and Japan, before returning to London when Torchia was 13. Torchia graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.