Elena Caruso was born on December 24 as Elena Nikitina in Samara, Russia to a rocket engineer father Stanislav Nikitin and banker mother Marina Nikitina.In Samara, Elena attended a private English language school and completed eight years of violin classes. Later, she studied at the University of Torino, Italy and traveled across Europe. After completing a dual master's degree in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Samara, Elena re-located to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in the performing arts.Elena has appeared in numerous Films, TV Shows and commercials.She speaks Russian, English, Italian, Serbian, along with some French and German.Elena resides in Los Angeles, CA.