Sami Sulkin
- Actress
- Casting Director
- Costume Designer
Sami Sulkin is an actress from Chicago, Illinois, whose work spans screen and stage. She is best known for award-winning short films including Body Paragraphs (2022), which won the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Kansas City Underground Film Festival, Best Screenplay at The Tensies Awards, and was an official selection at the Tallgrass Film Festival; Nina Is Wanted (2022), winner of Best Comedy at The Tensies; and Unknown (2021), an official selection of the Kansas City International Film Festival. Sulkin has also appeared on stage in a number of productions, including Kingdom City.
Sulkin holds a B.A. in Theatre Performance from the University of Kansas and is trained in improvisation and the Meisner Technique, having studied with industry professionals such as Heidi Marshall, Laura Kirk, Jonathan Lipnicki, and Jenny Phagan. She approaches each role with curiosity, specificity, and spirit, guided by instinct and a deep respect for emotional truth. Praised for her versatility, Sulkin brings both quiet strength and theatrical spark to her performances. She is drawn to characters with complexity and duality and enjoys exploring themes of resilience, growth, identity, and womanhood.
Sulkin holds a B.A. in Theatre Performance from the University of Kansas and is trained in improvisation and the Meisner Technique, having studied with industry professionals such as Heidi Marshall, Laura Kirk, Jonathan Lipnicki, and Jenny Phagan. She approaches each role with curiosity, specificity, and spirit, guided by instinct and a deep respect for emotional truth. Praised for her versatility, Sulkin brings both quiet strength and theatrical spark to her performances. She is drawn to characters with complexity and duality and enjoys exploring themes of resilience, growth, identity, and womanhood.
