Kiele Sanchez
Kiele Sanchez is an American actress who starred as the second-eldest Sorelli sister, Anne, a therapist in her mid-twenties, in The WB’s comedic ensemble drama, Related. She was cast as a co-star in the third season of the ABC television series Lost but her character was soon written out of the show. Sanchez appeared as a lead in the 2007 ABC pilot Football Wives, which did not go to series.
Kiele was born in Chicago, Illinois of Puerto Rican and French descent, and has three siblings. Sanchez began her acting career at Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Ill., when she performed in a school production of The Grapes of Wrath. Her performance helped her overcome her stage fright, which she suffered at the time. In 2000, Sanchez auditioned for MTV’s Wanna Be a VJ contest in New York. Kiele was selected as one of the five finalists, but did not win the competition. However, an agent who had seen her on MTV expressed interest in representing her. After her agent recommended a move to Los Angeles, Kiele auditioned and landed roles in the short-lived drama series That Was Then and the sitcom Married to the Kellys. In 2003, Kiele appeared in the film Stuck on You. She joined the cast of the hit ABC show Lost for the series’ third season, as Nikki Fernandez, but due to fan responses to her character, she was killed off eleven episodes after her first appearance. She now has a recurring role on the ABC show Samantha Who? Sanchez is married to writer and film director Zach Helm. She practices pilates and yoga. Sanchez is claustrophobic. She had trouble filming a scene where her character was buried due to her claustrophobia, but made it through the scenes.
Kiele Sanchez can be currently seen in “A Perfect Getaway” Directed by David Twohy with Steve Zahn, Milla Jovovich, Timothy Olyphant in a Theater near you and out on DVD December 29th, 2009.
Kiele is currently starring as ‘Stella’ and shooting “30 Days of Night: Dark Days” in Vancouver, BC Canada.
Kiele Sanchez is also Director of Development in the Treatro De Facto Theater Group in Los Angeles with her Husband and Artistic Director of Teatro de Facto, Zach Helm. http://www.teatrodefacto.org/
Kiele Sanchez and Carlos Gomez have landed co-starring roles on A&E’s drama pilot “Sugarloaf.”
The project, from Fox TV Studios, centers on Jim Longworth (Matt Passmore), a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot by his ex-captain, who wrongfully accused him of having an affair with his wife. After receiving a payout, Jim, an observant detective with a sly sense of humor, moves to a small Florida town and joins the state police.
Kiele Sanchez will play Jim’s romantic interest, Callie, a nurse who moonlights at a pizza place to afford medical school. Uriah Shelton has been cast as Callie’s 12-year son, whom she is raising alone, with her husband in prison.
