Birthday:
17 January 1985, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
Height:
5' 2" (1.57 m)
- Gender: Female
- Height: 5 feet 2 in
- Weight: 98 lbs
- Age Range: 18 - 28
- Physique: Slim
- Hair Color: Brown
- Hair Length: Short
- Eyes: Green
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
Representation
- Momentum Talent & Literary Agency, Mike Baldridge, Agent9401 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 501 Beverly Hills, California 90212 United States310-858-6655 mikeb@momentumtal.com . http://www.momentumtal.com
- Clear Talent Group, Marci Polzin, Agent10950 Ventura Blvd, n/a Studio City, California 91604 United States818 509-0121 . n/a marci@cleartalentgroup.com . http://www.cleartalentgroup.com
- Maggie Smith Management, Maggie Smith, Managern/a, n/a Los Angeles, California n/a United States(818) 591 - 7665 . n/a maggiesmithmgmt@gmail.com . http://www.maggiesmithmgmt.com/
- Shamon Freitas Model & Talent Agency , Carol Shamon Freitas, Agent3916 Oregon St San Diego, CA 92104 United States619-325-1180 . http://www.shamonfreitas.com
Film
| 40 Days and Nights | Star | 2x2LLC/The Asylum/Dir: Peter Gieger |
| This is Our Time | Star | Pure Flix/Dir: Lisa Arnold |
| Finding Sky | Star | ESP/Outta Tune/Dir: E. Sandifer |
| I Was a Teenage Superhero Sidekick | Star | FrameWorks2/Dir: J Hanna |
| Salton | Star | ESP/Dir: E. Sandifer |
| Vacillate | Star | ESP/Audacious/Dir: Amanda Dow |
| Cromwell | Star | ESP/Dir: Sergio Z. Bernal |
| Undercover | Star | Red Vixen Films/Dir: Patrick Richmond |
| Turncoat | Star | ESP/Dir: E. Sandifer |
| El Alacran | Star | Outta Tune Prod/Dir: Sergio Bernal |
| Expanse | Star | ESP/Dir: E. Sandifer |
| The Fairy Tale | Star | Unrendered Media/Dir: Nick Acosta |
| Person of Interest | Co-Star | Lovely Machine Pictures/Dir: Gregory Bayne |
| Screenplay | Co-Star | Unrendered Media/Dir: Nick Acosta |
Television
| The Mentalist - Episode 516 "There Will be Blood" | Co-star | CBS/Warner Bros TV/Dir: Anton Cropper |
| Castle - Episode 509 - "Secret Santa" | Co-star | ABC Studios/Dir: Paul Holahan |
Commercials
| List Upon Request |
Video Games
| L.A. Noire | Co-Star | Rockstar Games/Team Bondi/Dir: Brendan McNamara |
Performer Skills
- Performance Skills: Dancing
- Athletic Skills: Figure Skating, Aerobics, Rock Climbing, Equestrian, Ice Skating
- Accents: British, Southern
- Musical Instruments: Piano
- Dance: Ballet, Modern, Jazz
Education
- Boise State University, Bachelors of Art, Boise, Idaho, 2007Visual arts, photography, and other fine arts. Also had several theatre classes, including play analysis and acting classes (taught by academic director of the Idaho Shakespeare Theatre Company). Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Training
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UCB - Upright Citizens Brigade, Los Angeles/CA, Improv 101, Todd Fasen, 2011
- Larry Moss Studio at Edgemar, Los Angeles, CA, Stella Adler Techn. for Film/TV, Carey Scott, 2008On-going scene study
- Warner Loughlin Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Linklater/Alexander voice training (on-going), Jamie Wollrab, 2009On-going
- The Rehearsal Room, Los Angeles, Adler technique for film and tv (on-going), Carey Scott, 2008(on-going)
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Stuart K Robinson Creative, Los Angeles, CA, Commercial intensive, Stuart K Robinson, 2011
- Larry Moss Studio at Edgemar, Los Angeles, CA, The Golden Box, Michelle Danner, 2010Golden Box intensive
- The Casting Network, Los Angeles, Advanced Casting Director Workshops (on-going), VariousMember of TCN.
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Cris O'Bryon, San Diego, CA, Voice Strengthening, Range, and Singing (on-going), Cris O'Bryon, 2009
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Boise State Theatre, Boise, Idaho, Theatre Acting , 2004
Awards
- Mountain Film Festival, Sir Edmund Hillary Award, 2011Feature Film Competition: "Finding Sky" Written, directed, produced, and starring Emily Sandifer
- American International Film Festival 2010 Annual Competition, Most Promising New Talent, 2010Leading role in "Finding Sky"
- American International Film Festival November 2010 Competition, Best Director - Romance Category, 2010"Finding Sky"
- American International Film Festival November 2010 Competition, Best Actress - Romance Category, 2010"Finding Sky"
- American International Film Festival November 2010 Competition, Best Romance Feature - "Finding Sky", 2010Written, directed, produced, and starring Emily Sandifer
Employment Details
- Work History: Internet, Commercial, Film, Television, Production Assistant, Industrial
- Job Categories: Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Casting, Writing, Production, Costumes, Producing, Acting
- Are you willing to work unpaid?: No
- Authorized to work in United States: Yes
- Primary Citizenship: United States
- Valid Passport: Yes
- Prior Job Title 1: Production Assistant - Location Manager
with Venezuela fan about photography, acting, & filmmaking.
I was recently interviewed by a fan of mine in
Venezuela (I have a fan?!) who found me through the 50 Shades of Grey
fan film (or, trailer rather. We didn’t do a whole film) I played
Anastasia Steele in. The link to her interview is here:http://hecmarlobossinespacio.webnode.com.ve/news/entrevista-a-emily-sandifer-%28español%29-/
But since some of you don’t speak Spanish (I know I don’t!), here’s the interview in English. Thanks again, Hecmar!
The first time I saw Emily Sandifer was in the short fan film Fifty Shades of Grey “We Aim to Please” by Nicholas Acosta, where she played the role of Anastasia. She is an actress, director, and photographer. As an actress who has been in many films of which several she has directed or produced, she has also been a co-star on the series The Mentalist and Castle, and her camera lens captures beautiful images and emotions.
I could interview her via email because she is in the U.S. and she was kind and gave me a few minutes despite her busy schedule.
You’re an actress, producer, director and photographer. All
are in the same field. Which one has priority for you? They are all
essential parts of my life, but acting and photography are my
priorities. I know both will always be in my life. I love directing, but
it doesn’t have priority right now.
-Of the films you’ve done as a director, which one has the
most essence of Emily Sandifer? Why? All my films draw a lot from
influences in my own life in some way. I’d say “Finding Sky” may have
the most essence of myself (as an actor) because we shot most of the
film on my family’s ranch in Idaho, and also drew on my initial
experiences with life in Los Angeles, but I wouldn’t say the character
of Sky is exactly like me, especially now because I’ve grown a lot
personally in the past few years since the film. None of my characters
are exactly like me, obviously. “Salton” is the closest to my “visual”
taste and my directing style, though, what I look for cinematically to
tell a story and also the way I’ve directed the actors to tell the
story. And I think it has the most potential as far as a good story plot
(i.e. if I were to turn the short film into a full-length feature
film).
-And as an actress, have you done any character that relates
to your personality? Which one? Why? This relates to the question above,
so all the characters I’ve played relate somewhat to my personality. Or
personalities, I should say (we all have many possible personalities
inside of us). You bring a little bit of yourself to every character, or
at least have to decide what you would be like if you had been given
that character’s life in reality. But, you also have to remember to not
change the character to be more like you, but instead change yourself to
be more like the character (that’s a lesson learned from my acting
classes for sure). It all goes hand in hand. You have to find the part
of you that relates to the character, that way you don’t judge your
character.
-Currently you’re giving yourself a name in the world of
photography. What does the lens of Emily want to grasp? Anything that
speaks to me, I guess. That’s a loaded question. I look for anything
that inspires an emotion, makes you wonder about the story behind the
image or, more importantly, the person in the image. A great photo, also
great cinematography, makes you feel something. It can’t just be a pretty picture, it needs to speak to you in some way.
-Do you think self portraits are used to express
emotion we have at the time or is it vanity? For me, definitely not
vanity. Self portraits are often misunderstood, but actually the
assignment of self-portraiture is one of the first things many art
schools make you do. For me, selfportraits are used a lot as experiments
in lighting, etc. Anything I shoot in my selfportraits somehow usually
ends up in client work later. That way, I can try things and work out
the mistakes before wasting a paying client’s time. Selfportraits have
also become very therapeutic for me. The selfportraits teach me not take
myself too seriously, but instead shows me humility and shows me the
progression of myself (not just physically, but yes, emotionally
as well) throughout the years. It records a time of my life, what I was
going through, what I was interested in at the time, etc. Someday I can
show my children and they can see how their mother progressed through
the years.
Camera: Scavenging emotions or egos? Well, if you mean my camera,
I’d say emotion. I don’t lead by ego, and I don’t want my clients to
either. Can cameras only be used to scavenge and inflate ego?
Absolutely. And it’s unfortunate. So, I try to stray away from ego-based
photography.
-The Media is very competitive. What can you do to highlight
without harming others? Media is a loaded subject, but whether it be
photography, acting, filmmaking, etc: Never compare or judge your work
to someone else’s. It’s art, and therefore, subjective. It’s all in the
eye of the beholder. If someone likes another’s work better than your
own, then so be it. Accept it. Keep working on your own art without
concerning yourself with others. When I’m promoting my work, I’m not
worrying about anyone else’s business by my own. You have to have pride
in your work and know that it’s good.
- Many people buy professional cameras without being
photographers. What do you think of these fans and what do you recommend
to them? Everyone deserves to make their own art. So, if they want to
take on the challenge of learning photography, I applaud them. Is it
unfortunate when amateurs start taking business away from the
professionals? Of course. But, ultimately, there’s nothing we can do
about it. It just forces us to work harder at what we do, and makes us
better artists in the end.
