Elina joined SDG in April 2003 and since then has appeared in numerous productions. She has been interested in acting since an early age, appearing in many school plays and achieving a GCSE in drama in 1991. Following university, she took a break from acting to focus on training to become a clinical psychologist. Since qualifiying and moving to Devon in 2002 she has rediscovered leisure time and now divides her evenings and weekends between SDG productions and lying on the beach, although she can also occasionally be found in the pub.