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.
