There are many ways to describe Elena Bertagnolli. She is a confident woman that stands strong to her talent in the entertainment business, spending her life accomplishing what some call impossible. She has fought through many stereotypes of being a successful woman in business and facing challenges of discrimination. Through it all, she has maintained a powerful influence in all she does. Moving to Los Angeles, California was the start of her career. She began working for The Walt Disney Company as an administrative assistant. She worked with two senior vice-presidents who both had an influential impact on her career. This learning experience led her on a path that she stands strong in today as a manager to various Hollywood stars.
The first of those stars is Phil Fondacaro who has been in the business for 23 years with roles in various works such as Willow (1988), Bit Players (2000) and a recurring role on Sabrina, l'apprentie sorcière (1996). Meeting him on a movie set, she was immediately drawn to him. This meeting eventually led to the two of them marrying and continuing to work together.
In 1999, Elena met Verne Troyer, another client, at a screening for Phil Fondacaro. The working relationship began as she became his manager handling him through many projects including his role as "Mini-Me" in the "Austin Powers" movies. Amidst working with Fondacaro and Troyer, she is co-executive producing and co-creating her first project and her goal is to develop other projects for people with disabilities aiming to educate the public on the awareness of actors who are little people.
