Delilah Alvares
Delilah Judy Alvares is a Kuwaiti-British actress, model and author best known for her work in New York and India[1]
Personal Life[edit]
| Delilah Alvares | |
|---|---|
| Born | Al Sabah, Kuwait |
| 🏡 Residence | United Kingdom |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | British |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress - Model - Author |
| 📆 Years active | 2005 - Present |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | (Biological) Mario Daniel Alvares (Biological) Debra Rodriguez (Adoptive) Judy Caleb |
| 🏅 Awards | The Masque Best Actress of the Year (2005)
ROCK Calendar Model (2012) Femina Beauty Pageant Top 13 Finalists (2013) List of Notable Kuwaitis (2016) Australia's Monthly Best Sellers (2016) |
Born in Al-Sabah, Kuwait, she grew up between Kuwait and England[2] Both her parents worked at the Kuwait International Airport. Her mother worked for Cyprus Airways and her father for British Airways[1]
She was just a child when her mother passed away, after which her father re-married and gave up her custody. She was then adopted by her mother's sister, a film and theater producer,[3] who gave her a connection her to India from where her career took flight[4]Alvares has long been working in the same entertainment industry as her adoptive parent but independently carved out her own path[3]
She moved to New York for a short period of time before she moved back to England.[5]
Career[edit]
Actress:[edit]
Alvares started an early acting career with theater and soon grew into an award winning stage actress and script writer.[3] She has been a part of multiple stage dramas before moving into films and television[6] She became known after her role in the movie Expect the Unexpected (2011)[3] Years later she made her return back to theater[1]
Model:[edit]
She is the winner of ROCK Calendar Model (2012)[4] and one of the top 13 finalists at the Femina Beauty Pageant (2013)[7]
As a fashion model, her work stands out with several fashion designers and fashion photographers all around the world[8] Her fashion style trended a couple of times in 2021[8] She has worked with many brands over the years but has been signed with L'Oreal (Hair) for several years[8]
Author:[edit]
Alvares is the author of the psychological thriller The Maze (Dark Shadows) (2016)[9] She was noted as being among the youngest to have written in that genre at the time[10][11] She has also been the script writer on three full length dramas - Four Wonders (2007), Ms. Brown (2007) and Murder Mystery (2008)[6]
Awards & Nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Masque Best Actress of the Year (Theater) | Debutante Stage Performer | Winner |
| 2012 | ROCK Calendar Model | Modelling Contest | Winner |
| 2013 | Femina Beauty Pageant | Beauty Contest | Top 13 Finalists |
| 2016 | The Book Designer's e-book cover design Award | Book: The Maze (Dark Shadows) | Nominated |
| 2016 | List of Notable Kuwaitis | International Writers | Received |
| 2016 | Australia's Best Sellers | Book: Monthly Best Sellers | Received |
Controversies[edit]
Her controversies are usually modelling centered[12] Her biggest controversy had been an Anorexia controversy in 2013 when she was labelled as anorexic and faced backlash on social media for it[5] She later disclosed the rumors to be completely false through press interviews claiming that she has never had an eating disorder[4]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/delilah-alvares
- ↑ https://bookreadermagazine.com/featured-author-delilah-alvares/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4507685/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://en.gyaanipedia.com/wiki/Delilah_Alvares
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://en.wikialpha.org/wiki/Delilah_Alvares
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4507685/otherworks?ref_=nm_pdt_wrk_sm
- ↑ https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india-goa/delilah-alvares/articleshow/16824027.cms
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://fashion.fandom.com/wiki/Delilah_Alvares
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29773389-the-maze
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books/about/The_Maze.html?id=zjyijwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
- ↑ https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-maze-delilah-alvares/1123708052
- ↑ https://www.google.com/search?q=delilah+alvares&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjq4oPK_pr0AhU1muYKHZurDnMQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1366&bih=657&dpr=1#imgrc=Zh9TChIcvOOa6M
