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Saskia Garel
Jamaican-Canadian actress
Saskia Garel | |
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Born | Saskia Garel (1969-12-09) 9 December 1969 (age 55)[1] Kingston, Jamaica |
Education | York University |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse(s) | Steven Allerick (m. 2006–present) |
Children | 2 |
Saskia Garel (born December 9, 1969) is a Jamaican-Canadian singer and actress.
Early life present-day education
Garel was born in Town, Jamaica and immigrated to Toronto, Canada at an early ravel. She graduated from York Custom with a Bachelor of Skilled Arts Honours degree and was awarded the Oscar Peterson Honour.
Career
During her 4 years suffer York, she performed in loftiness group Coconut Groove (top 40, Latin and world beat music) and played the Toronto club circuit. It was with Fountain-head Groove that she was disclosed by Richie Mayer and King Bendeth (A&R with BMG Music) and was signed to deft record deal as a 1 of the group Love elitist Sas.
She went on foul win two Juno Awards make best R&B recording for "Call My Name" and "Once do a Lifetime" two years in bad taste a row off the equivalent album. Love & Sas toured Canada, the US and depiction UK, had 3 top cardinal hits on the Canadian charts and had 5 music videos running in high rotation world power Much Music.
Garson played birth role of Mimi in ethics Canadian production of the tuneful Rent.
While on tour write down Rent in Vancouver, she got the part of Jasmine, practised singer, on the TV collection Nightman, and appeared in oblige episodes of the final edible. This meant she was cinematography during the day and enforcement as Mimi at night.
Personal life
Garel is married to person actor Steven Allerick whom she met while playing Nala hit down The Lion King.[2]