- Born
- Birth nameAmy Yvonne Sayers
- Born on September 25th, actress Yvonne Sayers was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. Surrounded by a family of fun-lovers who enjoyed entertaining, her passion for performing flowered at a young age.
During high school, Yvonne enrolled in a local acting school while immersing herself in ballroom dancing and modeling - - which led to several local gigs, one of which was working on the set of the movie "The Firm" filmed locally in Memphis, Tennessee.
It was there that she approached Sydney Pollack for his advice as to whether she should move to New York or Los Angeles to be an actress, to which he replied, "If you really want to be an actress, you should move to New York." Kismet! The decision was made.
After graduation, she headed to The Big Apple and enrolled in T. Schreiber Studio and studied under the acclaimed Mary Boyer, who later opened her own studio, MTB Studio, where Yvonne continued her studies under Mary. Still pursuing an acting career, she also directed some off-off Broadway plays.
Her passion for cinema and acting in film, as well as the art of filmmaking, led her to film school where she wrote, directed, and produced several films and graduated with special recognition for her work as a Cinematographer. She then began working behind the scenes professionally as a Cinematographer as well as in Production on several independent films and TV serials such as "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "Ed." While working on the set of "Law & Order: CI" she was advised by producer John L. Roman to focus solely on her acting career. He said, "While this is all great experience, you have to stop doing this kind of work and just start performing and acting as much as possible." And that's exactly what she did.
Now the five-foot-five stunner is exclusively focused on her acting career and to being the best actress she can.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- I have a method about auditioning and the path to success as an actor. I call it the 'Babe Ruth Theory'. Babe Ruth was the greatest baseball player of all time and he hit more home runs than anybody, but he also struck out more than anyone. Actors are always worried about whether the Director liked them, or whether they gave a good audition and ultimately if they get the part, but they often forget how many factors are involved as to why or why not they got cast. I believe that the more auditions I go to, whether I get cast for the part or not, the closer and closer I get to success. And when I do get cast; those are the roles & performances, like Babe Ruth's home runs, that I will be remembered for.
- Nothing is ever given, it can only be earned.
- Why settle for anything less than everything you want.
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