Angela from Stranger Things in real life

Elodie Grace Orkin is an American actress who portrayed Angela in the fourth season of Stranger Things. She is also known for her role as Kyle in the BRAT TV series Stage Fright.

Career

Orkin played Kyle in the BRAT TV series Stage Fright, starring alongside Pressley Hosbach, Sophie Michelle, Tahani Anderson, Skyler Guthrie, Kimberly Girkim and Adam Leiva. She also played Penny one episode of We Hunt Together and a young Charlie in Saving Paraside.

Orkin got international recognition through Netflix's television series Stranger Things Season 4 starring opposite to Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp and Finn Wolfhard.

Filmography

Film

Television

Trivia

• Elodie was born and brought up in California.
• She is half English from her mother side and half American on father's side. Although she grew up in LA and spent a lot of time in London.
• Her zodiac sign is Gemini.
• She received musical training from Royal School of Music and UCLA Vocal/Open Professor.
• Since 2014, she has been a part of a theatre ensemble and won five different awards for her performances.
• She featured as a child singer in TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
• Although Angela (Elodie) and Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) are enemies in the series, she and Millie are friends in real life.
• She featured in television commercials for brands like NFL Playoffs, Invisalign and Irn-Bru.
• She is an amimal lover and has seven pets: four cats, two dogs, and a goldfish named Sushi.

Notes and references

Spoiler Warning! This article or section reveals details from the fourth season. Read at your own discretion...

Angela, portrayed by Elodie Grace Orkin,[2] is a recurring antagonist in the fourth season of Stranger Things.

Angela is Lenora Hills High School's queen bee. She and her boyfriend Jake would frequently bully fellow student Jane Hopper (Eleven), which eventually led Eleven to attack Angela, giving her a concussion.

History

Angela was born in 1971, presumably in Lenora Hills, California. By the fall of 1985, she was a freshman at Lenora Hills High School, gaining popularity, a friend group, and a boyfriend, Jake. During this year, two new students from Hawkins, Indiana, arrived at Lenora Hills, Eleven (who was publicly using the name Jane Hopper) and her stepbrother, Will Byers. Angela and her posse quickly took it upon herself to make Eleven miserable due to her timid and awkward nature.

1986

On March 21, the last day of school before spring break, each student in Angela's history class had to make an oral presentation about an historical hero, using a visual aid. When Eleven arrived and sat down, Jake blew a spitball at her through a straw, causing him and Angela to laugh at her, but Eleven merely wiped it off and tried her best to ignore them. Later on, Angela presented Helen Keller as her hero using a slideshow with the help of Jake, and got applause from the class and the teacher, Mrs. Gracey. As Eleven was chosen to do the next presentation, Angela sarcastically clapped with the class as Eleven stood up. Eleven had made a diorama about her father, Jim Hopper, and the cabin that they both lived in together. As Eleven struggled to say the word "diorama", Jake took advantage of this by calling it "diarrhea", causing the class (including a naive Eleven) to laugh until Ms. Gracey told them to quiet down. Eleven continued and talked about the traps her father made and a pet squirrel she named "Mr. Fibley", causing the class to snicker even more. Eleven began to stutter out of embarrassment when Angela purposefully raised her hand. Mrs. Gracey asked if she could wait until Eleven's presentation was over to ask questions. Angela said she was confused since the guidelines for the project stated that it had to be about a famous historical figure. Eleven said that her father was famous since he was in a paper, but Angela smugly asked if she meant her local town paper, causing the class to laugh. Eleven, fighting back tears, said her father was a hero because he died saving lives in a mall fire. Angela, realizing how bad she looks, saved face by saying that's not what she had meant and wanted to have clarity on the assignment. Mrs. Gracey said that while Angela was technically correct, she'd allowed Eleven to do her project on her father, but Angela's words had already hurt Eleven's feelings.

Later that day, Eleven walked across the campus when Angela tripped her and caused her to drop her project. She and her posse laughed as Angela sarcastically asked if "Mr. Fibley was okay". As they walked off, Jake kicked Eleven's project to Chad, Angela's other male friend, and he stomped on it, destroying the cabin and her figurine of Hopper. Eleven, enraged, called out to Angela and attempted to use her powers. She screamed as she pointed her hand at Angela, but nothing happened. Angela asked what that was supposed to be, causing her, her friends, and the crowd that gathered around her to laugh uncontrollably, further embarrassing Eleven. The laughter died down when Mrs. Gracey made her way through the crowd and asked if Eleven was okay and if someone purposely destroyed her project. Eleven lied, saying she accidentally tripped and stared down at the ground, but Ms. Gracey realized the truth when she sees Angela and her crew avoiding eye contact. Ms. Gracey, angered, took Angela by the arm and took her to the principal's office. Angela said she didn't do anything and called for Eleven, asking her to tell Ms. Gracey that she was innocent, but Eleven was too upset to say anything.

The next day, Angela, Jake, Stacy and Chad arrive at Rink-O-Mania and saw Eleven skating with a boy they did not recognize. Jake asked who the "twig" was, and Angela said while she doesn't know, she concluded that "the snitch" had a boyfriend and began hatching a plan. Later on, Eleven sat with her boyfriend, Mike, and Will drinking milkshakes, when Angela and her friends skated up to their table. Angela asked Eleven why she had been hiding her boyfriend, and Eleven nervously introduced her to Mike. Mike, having been told by Eleven that Angela was her friend, said it was nice to meet Eleven's new friends. Angela, taking advantage of this, told Eleven she wanted her to skate with them. Eleven said she wanted to finish her drink, but Jake forcefully snatched her milkshake and said he'll hold onto it for her. Angela then grabbed Eleven by the arm and led her to the roller rink. Will, noticing what was going on, saw Chad holding a video camera. Eleven looked apprehensive, but Angela mockingly said that they're just having fun as she lead her to the center of the rink. She told her to stay put as she skated off while snickering. The music playing was cut off when the D.J. dedicated the next song to Eleven, "the local snitch". As the song, Wipe Out, was put on, Angela's friends began circling and skating around Eleven as they called her a "freak", "loser", and "crybaby". As Eleven began to tear up and cover her ears, Chad recorded the humiliation as Angela and her posse continue to circle around her. After Mike told the D.J. to turn the music off, the circle around Eleven disbanded as the D.J. yelled, "Wipeout!" and Jake threw the milkshake on Eleven's dress, causing her to fall onto her back. The crowd began to laugh and Angela smugly skated up to her and said, "Didn't you read the sign, dummy? No food or drinks on the rink!" Eleven was left to pick herself and skate away in tears as the crowd and Angela taunted her.

Eleven sat in the storage closet in tears, wiping the milkshake off of her face when she heard Angela and her friends laughing over the video they recorded through the window of the storage room. Eleven angrily stormed out and confronted Angela and told her that she ruined her day. Angela mockingly asked if she embarrassed her in front of her boyfriend. Eleven tearfully commanded her to apologize and tell Mike it was a joke and that they're really friends. Angela then teasingly asked if Eleven would do her "mean stare" again if she didn't comply, causing her crew to snicker. Angela said she was sorry that Eleven couldn't cry to a teacher so she should cry to her father instead but said that she cannot do that either with a smirk on her face as her posse walked away laughing. Enraged, Eleven then followed behind them, grabbing a skate from a boy and calling out to Angela. When she turned around, Angela was horrified to see Eleven armed with the roller skate right as she smashed her in the face with the foot of the skate, causing her to scream and fall to the floor on her back. Shocked and horrified by what Eleven did, Jake and her friends asked if she was alright and pick her up, only to find that Angela's nose had a gash and was gushing blood. Eleven, snapping back to reality, realized what she had done as a crowd, including Mike and Will, gather in shock while Angela began to wail and cry in pain and distress. Soon, an ambulance arrived, with a paramedic asking an incoherent Angela questions concerning her memories and what parts of her face hurt. Mike, Eleven, and Will were picked by Eleven and Will's brother Jonathan and his friend Argyle where Eleven felt incredibly guilty for her actions as Angela was presumably taken to a hospital.

The next morning, two police officers arrive at the Byers home to arrest Eleven for assaulting Angela, who was revealed to have suffered a grade 2 concussion from the incident. Due to her mother being out of town, Eleven could not be bailed out and was sentenced to be taken to a juvenile detention center, but the van was stopped on the way by several vehicles containing federal agents, led by Dr. Sam Owens. Dr. Owens and the agents took Eleven away from the police driver. That evening, Eleven and Dr. Owens talked in a diner. Eleven asked if she was in trouble for the altercation with Angela, but Sam comforted her and tells her he would make the charges against Eleven go away immediately.

Personality

Angela was arrogant, rude, cruel, and overall very coldhearted in addition to being socially popular. She had no qualms bullying Eleven, taking advantage of her timid nature and ruthlessly humiliating her. Angela had no sense of morality and was quite shocked when she got sent to the principal's office for destroying Eleven's project, believing she did not do anything wrong. Angela was shown to be very illogical, calling Eleven a snitch despite Angela herself getting caught in the act. Angela also held no remorse for her actions and did not hesitate to violate boundaries, making fun of Eleven's deceased father, which led to Eleven retaliating, striking her in the face with a roller skate.

Relationships

Non-Familial

Jake

Jake is Angela's boyfriend.[1]

Eleven

Eleven was Angela's prime target, humiliating and bullying her every chance she got. Eleven was initially trying desperately to be her friend, even lying to her loved ones, but this proved to be unsuccessful on Eleven's part. Angela had absolutely no boundaries, belittling Eleven for talking about her father being a hero and humiliating her in front of Mike, Eleven's boyfriend. When Angela taunted Eleven about her father's death, El snapped and struck Angela in the face with a roller skate, giving Angela a concussion and a large, bloody cut on her nose. However, upon seeing how badly she injured Angela, El felt incredibly guilty while presumably sending a message to Angela not to bully anyone again.

Quotes

• "I just don't think that's what Ms. Gracey meant by 'historical'. This is supposed to be about famous people?"
• "I didn't do anything! Tell her, Jane! Tell her!"
• "I don't know. But it looks like that the snitch has a boyfriend."
• "Milkshakes? Yum! Where oh where have you been hiding this handsome thing?"
• "Didn't you see the sign, dummy? No food or drinks on the rink."

Appearances

Gallery

Trivia

• Angela's presentation on Helen Keller was hypocritical. Angela praised Keller specifically for how she demonstrated that disabled people shouldn't be dismissed and insulted, but Angela was cruel towards those with social issues.
• Angela was inspired by Stephen King's Carrie character Chris Hargensen, as they like bullying the protagonist, who happens to possess telekinetic powers (Angela is bullying Eleven, and Chris is bullying Carrie White).
• Angela also bears similarities to the urban legend of Mary Ann Sawford, a cruel and vain girl who annoyed everyone who was not as attractive as her, including a hunchbacked girl named Elisabeth who, tired of the abuse, filled a pan with hot oil and threw at Mary Ann in the face, in the same way as Eleven hit Angela in the face, leaving a deep cut and a possible scar.

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 EXCLUSIVE: Details on Some New Faces Set to Appear Around Hawkins High in ‘STRANGER THINGS’ Season 4
2. ↑ ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 First-Look Photos Revealed by Netflix

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