Hi, I’m Elyssa Skaff…
My fascination for the Big Screen started at a very young age… I would go to the Cinema, and get absolutely carried away. I would live the emotions of the characters and get deeply touched by the beauty of the image and the music… I would forget where I was or what I was doing before that film started…Going to the Cinema was often a real journey for me. It was that place where life became so intense, and my dream was always to be part of that world someday.
I started acting in plays at school and then at university. After a traditional academic journey, I decided at age 25 to really pursue my passion. I got professional training as an actress, enrolling full time for two years at the school of Jacques Lecoq in Barcelona. I then studied with Jessica Walker at the Laboratorio del Cuerpo, took classes at Les Cours Florent in Paris. After my return to Beirut, I took Drama therapy workshops and took part in various masterclasses in Theatre and Film.
Apart from Acting, I work as a teacher and a freelancer in content creation, copywriting and communication. I wrote the script of my first feature film and have worked as a script doctor on various projects, as well as a scriptwriter on corporate documentaries. Working with the body, I have been practicing dance and yoga since my teenage years - I became a Vinyasa yoga teacher in 2018 and have been a Transcendental Meditation practitioner since 2015.