Everything You Should Know About Sterling Point’s Breakout Star, Ella Rubin

It was New York City in the summer of 2013. Manhattan was sweltering. Even still, it didn't zap her energy. She expertly wove through a scattered sea of fast-moving locals and paused tourists checking their maps. The air carried a mix of sounds and smells: the aromas of food-truck gyros and cigarettes, while the Alicia Keys hook every Midtown pedicab was blasting that summer rang out from their sound systems. Wielding a metal briefcase, the young woman hopped from audition to audition, determined to book the acting role that would establish her as a serious thespian. Her name: Ella Rubin. Her age: 11 years old. And based on her raw talent, she was bound to achieve stardom, no matter what… briefcase or not. Who is she? Born in 2001 and raised on New York's Upper West Side, Ella Rubin had no intention of becoming a child actress, despite being surrounded by them. Until one day, when her best friend convinced her to participate in an after-school musical, Seussical. That was all it took. Ella was hooked. And from the start, people took notice. An acting agent discovered her , and Ella went from an everyday elementary schooler to a girl with a briefcase booking auditions. Her career No time was wasted. Rubin's professional career began early. At 11, she made her film debut alongside acting heavyweights. Her first film was The Rewrite . British icon Hugh Grant led the cast, while Marisa Tomei played her mother. What a way to begin! Rubin made an impression. For her Broadway debut, she rejoined Tomei. This time, it was for an opportunity every actor dreams about, performing a Tennessee Williams play. She co-starred in The Rose Tattoo . Ella claims Broadway changed her. It gave her a more mature understanding of how to lock in and really work. "I snapped into a new gear and a new understanding of work and how to work." Ella had other noteworthy acting roles like Hulu's The Girl from Plainville and Netflix's The Chair , but nothing could prepare her for the avalanche of success she was about to experience with her latest project. Sterling Point In Ella Rubin's career, there have been many successes, but none as seismic as her role as neurotic New Yorker Annie Jacobson. You could say Rubin's career can be neatly categorized as pre- Sterling Point and post- Sterling Point . This year, Prime Video released the coming-of-age teen drama to much fanfare. It focuses on a big-city sibling duo, twins Annie and Connor Jacobson, who unexpectedly inherit a remote Canadian property through their grandfather's will. Their arrival brings long-buried family secrets to the surface, including a sister they never knew they had. The series explores the newfound bonds between siblings who were kept apart for a lifetime, along with the friendships, romance, and other connections they form along the way. "I was excited to explore the trope of the Type A neurotic girl and to turn it on its head a little," explained Rubin. "People who have it all together famously do not have it all together." The actress loved the opportunity to play someone familiar: a driven New Yorker who is a little messy beneath the surface and deeply understands the bonds of sisterhood. "Every time I had an emotional scene regarding sisterhood, my sister was at the front of my mind … To put sisters onscreen is such a smart way to show love." Rubin believes it was this role, this show, and especially its creator, Megan Park , that helped her come into her own. Park has said she wanted a series that elevated Gen Z and depicted them honestly. In her own words, she rides "so f—ing hard for Gen Z." And Ella certainly can attest to that. Her throwback look The internet cannot get enough of Ella Rubin's natural beauty and vintage aesthetic. Equally discussed, if not more so, are her striking looks. People online are losing their minds over her resemblance to some of the biggest screen stars of the ’90s and 2000s. They're calling Ella a visual mashup of Anne Hathaway, Julia Roberts, and Rachel Weisz. Some, including her own Sterling Point creator , say she's reminiscent of Sandra Bullock. So, what do you get when you combine an Anne Hathaway profile with a Julia Roberts smile, Rachel Weisz's brunette beauty, and Sandra Bullock energy? Well, according to some, the "most beautiful woman in the world." "It's like all the pretty girls from 90s romantic comedies had a daughter," one online fan remarked. People are reveling in Ella Rubin's embrace of her natural, wild curls. "I will not spend money on a haircut. I cut my own hair. Wavy, curly hair is very forgiving when you hack into it the wrong way." It's this love of letting her curls all hang out that has captured people's attention. Don't be surprised if her relaxed, cottagecore curls become one of the year's most copied beauty looks. There are already how-to articles! Her biggest pet peeve Ella wants people to stop pretending they don't care. "Death to nonchalance … Why is it not cool to try or to desire? I want to see yearners onscreen." We couldn't agree more! Favorite movies Rubin loves Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha , co-written by and starring Greta Gerwig, which comes as no surprise considering it focuses on a young aspiring creative woman in New York City. She also loves the massively funny dog-show mockumentary, Christopher Guest's Best in Show . She credits that movie with jolting her "awake to what comedy was." And finally, and undoubtedly one of the coolest facts about Rubin, she wrote a 25-page manifesto as a college paper on Legally Blonde . Her thesis explored how the movie argues that a woman's intellect and femininity are not mutually exclusive. Agreed! As Elle Woods would say, people who think otherwise are "seriously disturbed." From briefcase to breakout For Ella Rubin, Sterling Point feels less like an overnight arrival than the moment a decade of work finally caught up with her. The New York kid with the metal briefcase has become a leading actress. She may have the face of a classic movie star, but her insistence on sincerity, messiness, and "yearning" makes her feel distinctly of the moment. And if Sterling Point is her breakout, it looks very much like she is only getting started.