Jennifer Sky
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Jennifer Sky | |
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| Born | Jennifer Wacha Jensen Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
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Jennifer Sky (born Jennifer Wacha[citation needed]) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Sarah Webber on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital (1997–1998), and for starring as Cleopatra, the title character in the American syndicated science-fiction television series Cleopatra 2525 (2000–2001).
Personal life
Sky was raised in Jensen Beach, Florida. At 15, she was offered two months of summer modeling in Japan.[1] She left for New York City at 17 to study acting under the tutelage of several acclaimed acting coaches, and became well-versed in the Meisner technique. She has a sister. Sky married Alex Band of The Calling on July 25, 2004, but the couple divorced in 2009.[citation needed]
On September 10, 2013, The New York Times published an op-ed from Sky, entitled "My Life as a Warrior Princess", in which she compared the terrible working conditions she experienced as a teenage fashion model with the much superior working conditions she experienced as an actor. She described how inspirational she found her work on the show Xena: Warrior Princess.[2]
Career
She has appeared as a regular cast member on such TV shows as General Hospital, Xena: Warrior Princess, Cleopatra 2525, Fastlane, and CSI: Miami, and in guest roles on Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
She was ranked number 90 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2003.[3] She has written for her hometown newspaper, The Stuart News. She is featured in the opinion section. According to her October 2010 column in the paper, she has suffered from severe health problems and now lives and studies in New York City.[4]
Activism
In February 2014, she posted a video to YouTube[5] in which she describes the emotional, professional, and sexual mistreatment she feels she has suffered over the course of her career. In the video, Sky denounces the fashion-model industry, and calls on viewers to fight for the creation of labor unions for models, stricter regulations on the employment of children, and an end to what she describes as the systematic abuses of the industry.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Trigger Happy | Jane | |
| 2001 | Shallow Hal | Nightclub Goer #2 | |
| 2002 | Shop Club | Tina | |
| 2002 | My Little Eye | Charlie | |
| 2003 | Fish Without a Bicycle | Hot Girl | |
| 2004 | Never Die Alone | Janet | |
| 2005 | The Helix... Loaded | Lola | |
| 2008 | Meet Market | Courtney | |
| 2010 | Somewhere | Pretty Girl at Loud Table | Uncredited[citation needed] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | SeaQuest DSV | Shop Girl | Episode: "Sympathy for the Deep" |
| 1993 | Emerald Cove | Lisa Foxworth | unknown episodes |
| 1996 | Our Son, the Matchmaker | Judy Adams | Television film |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Heidi Barrie | Episode: "The Pack" |
| 1997 | Pacific Blue | Bree Hopkins | Episode: "Rumplestiltskin" |
| 1997–1998 | General Hospital | Sarah Webber | Contract role |
| 1998 | Sins of the City | Callie | Episode: "Blind Eye for Hire" |
| 1999 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Amarice | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | Cleopatra 2525 | Cleopatra 'Cleo' | Main role |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Laura / Vanessa Griggs | Episode: "Possession" |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Matilda | Episode: "Abra Cadaver" |
| 2002–2003 | Fastlane | Cassidy Shaw | Episodes: Pilot, "Slippery Slope" |
| 2003 | Columbo | Vanessa Farrow | Episode: "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" |
| 2003 | Charmed | Mabel Stillman | Episode: "The Power of Three Blondes" |
| 2003 | Dragnet | Melissa Edgar | Episode: "The Magic Bullet" |
| 2004–2005 | CSI: Miami | Cookie Devine / Sara Piper | Episodes: "Innocent", "Game Over" |
References
- ^ Jennifer Sky (September 3, 2013). "Working As a Teenage Model Gave Me PTSD". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ Jennifer Sky (September 10, 2013). "My Life as a Warrior Princess". The New York Times. p. A23. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
EVERY time Fashion Week returns to the city, the subways crowded with long-legged adolescents with stylish shoes and wary eyes, I can't help but think about myself at age 14. That's how old I was when I started working in the fashion industry.
- ^ "Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2003". Maxim. 2003. Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
- ^ "Jennifer Sky: A personal example of why Obamacare is benefiting Americans". Treasure Coast Newspapers. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "Jennifer Sky: Stop the Abuse of Children in the Fashion Industry" – via YouTube.
External links
- Jennifer Sky at IMDb
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