Aglaja Amadò (full name Elena Aglaja Amadò) was born in Lugano, Switzerland she was educated in London, New York and Los Angeles.
She graduated in 2009 at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, where she participated in several independent American productions.
In 2010 she returned to Switzerland where she began working in the local film industry and TV.
In 2014 she produced her first short movie: Carvina which premiered at the Giffoni Film Festival in 2015.
Since 2019 she is a kids drama teacher.