Ella Jay Basco
Basco in 2020
Born (2006-09-17) September 17, 2006 (age 17)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2013–present
Notable workBirds of Prey
RelativesDion Basco (uncle)
Dante Basco (uncle)

Ella Jay Basco (born September 17, 2006) is an American actress best known for her work in Birds of Prey (2020).[2] In 2020, she released an EP, Middle School.[3] In February 2022, she released her single Eye to Eye for her upcoming album.[4]

Early life

Basco was born in Los Angeles and is of Filipino and Korean ancestry. She is the second of four children.[1] She is the niece of actors Dion and Dante Basco.[5]

Career

Basco started her career when she was six months old with a print advertisement for Old Navy. After making numerous commercials and television appearances, Ella Jay Basco landed her first film role in the 2020 film Birds of Prey as Cassandra Cain.[6][7][8] Basco released her first EP named Middle School, it includes the song The Ballad of Cassandra Cain.[9] In 2022, she released songs such as Eye to Eye and Bubble Tea[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Glimpse of Heaven Huian Short film[11]
2020 Birds of Prey Cassandra Cain [12]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Grey's Anatomy Evie Episode: "Perfect Storm"[13]
2014 Happyland Girl Episode: "Pilot"[11]
2017 Superior Donuts Logan Episode: "Arthur's Day Off"[11]
Veep Ella Episode: "A Woman First"[13]
Teachers Amanda Episode: "Let It Flow"[14]
2022 A Friend of the Family Sofia 2 episodes

Discography

Title Year Album Peak Chart Positions
String 2020 Middle School N/A
The Ballad of Casandra Cain 2020 Middle School N/A
Grou Up Kid featuring Fuzzy 2020 Middle School N/A
Clouds 2020 Middle School N/A
Be Happy 2020 Middle School N/A
The Filipino Song 2020 Middle School N/A
Gold featuring Ruby Ibarra 2021 Gold N/A
Eye to Eye 2022 Eye to Eye N/A
Bubble Tea 2022 Bubble Tea N/A

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Film Result Ref.
IGN Awards December 15, 2020 Birds of Prey Nominated [15]
Saturn Awards 2021 Nominated [16]

References

  1. ^ a b Rivera, Irvin. "Ella Jay Basco [Birds of Prey]". A Book Of. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Knight, Rosie (October 2, 2019). "Will 'Birds of Prey' Set Up 'Batgirl'?". The Hollywood Reporter. Valence Media. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Middle School". Spotify. February 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Eye to Eye. ELLA JAY BASCO. February 7, 2022. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Weekes, Princess (November 15, 2018). "'Birds of Prey' Finds Its Cassandra Cain in 12-Year-Old Actress". The Mary Sue. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Kroll, Justin (November 14, 2018). "Harley Quinn Spinoff 'Birds of Prey' Casts Cassandra Cain (Exclusive)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  7. ^ Gonzalez, Umberto (July 16, 2018). "'Birds of Prey' Revealed: Margot Robbie Film Will Feature Black Canary, Huntress, Cassandra Cain, Renee Montoya (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "Margot Robbie Reveals Full 'Birds of Prey' Title: 'The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn'". The Hollywood Reporter. November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  9. ^ The Ballad of Cassandra Cain (Bird of Prey) Official Music Video
  10. ^ 'Birds of Prey' Actor Ella Jay Basco on Reinventing Herself as a Teen Pop Star With New Single 'Bubble Tea'[1]
  11. ^ a b c Weiss, Josh (November 14, 2018). "'Birds of Prey' Circling Newcomer Ella Jay Basco for Role of Cassandra Cain". Syfy Wire. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  12. ^ Galuppo, Mia (September 20, 2018). "'Birds of Prey': Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Justina Machado Testing for DC Film (Exclusive)". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  13. ^ a b White, James (November 15, 2018). "Birds Of Prey: Ella Jay Basco Cast As Cassandra Cain". Empire Online. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  14. ^ Squires, John (November 15, 2018). "Ella Jay Basco in Talks to Play Cassandra Cain (aka Batgirl) in Cathy Yan's 'Birds of Prey'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  15. ^ "Best Movie, TV and Comics of the Year Awards 2020". IGN. December 21, 2020. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  16. ^ Hipes, Patrick (March 4, 2021). "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker', 'Tenet', 'Walking Dead', 'Outlander' Lead List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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