Sarafina Vecchio
- Actress
Sarafina was born and raised near Chicago in Elgin, IL, a town which offered many musical theatre performing opportunities for school aged kids. Once she got involved at the age of 7, she quickly realized she was in love with performing. Dedicating her childhood to acting, singing, and dancing, she eventually received her bachelor's in theatre from Chicago's Roosevelt University, as well as a post graduate degree in Teaching Shakespeare from The University of Warwick, in conjunction with the RSC, in Coventry, England.
In her 20's, she worked as a plus model on both coasts, represented by Aria Models in Chicago, The Lyons group in NYC, and finally by Brand Model and Talent in LA. She was one of 3 winners of the 2003 Brand Model/Size Appeal model search, as well as BBW Magazine's model search in the same year. While pursuing her modeling career, she also appeared in Chicago's wildly popular improv production, "Tony N Tina's Wedding" from 2001-2009. It was here she discovered her love for comedy and digging into character creation, leaning into her 5' 10", size 12 frame for inspiration.
She has been working consistently in Chicago on stage, screen, and voice over for the past 2 decades. She has also established herself as a successful audition coach in Chicago, and continues to perform while working with private clients.
In her 20's, she worked as a plus model on both coasts, represented by Aria Models in Chicago, The Lyons group in NYC, and finally by Brand Model and Talent in LA. She was one of 3 winners of the 2003 Brand Model/Size Appeal model search, as well as BBW Magazine's model search in the same year. While pursuing her modeling career, she also appeared in Chicago's wildly popular improv production, "Tony N Tina's Wedding" from 2001-2009. It was here she discovered her love for comedy and digging into character creation, leaning into her 5' 10", size 12 frame for inspiration.
She has been working consistently in Chicago on stage, screen, and voice over for the past 2 decades. She has also established herself as a successful audition coach in Chicago, and continues to perform while working with private clients.