Elena Juatco is an actress and singer who plays Lomax on SurrealEstate (2021) and Jo Koy's sister Regina in Easter Sunday (2022), the first Hollywood studio film in history led by an all-Filipino cast. She is also known for her series regular roles in Jann (2019) and Open Heart (2015), and for her role as Hy'Rell, the first named and first female Efrosian to appear in the Star Trek Universe in Star Trek: Discovery (2017). Elena was introduced to the industry as a Top 6 Finalist on Canadian Idol (2003) at the age of 18, returning to the show in its fourth season as the show's Roving Reporter. She parlayed her experience into an award-winning career in musical theatre which included leading performances in sit-down productions of Kinky Boots and Les Misérables in Toronto, before landing her first series regular role as Dr. Scarlet McWhinnie in Open Heart.