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Saskia Garel | |
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| Born | Saskia Garel (1969-12-09)9 December 1969 (age 56)[1] |
| Education | York University |
| Occupations | 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 musician and actress.
Garel was born inKingston, Jamaica and immigrated toToronto, Canada at an early age. She graduated fromYork University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours degree and was awarded the Oscar Peterson Award.
During her four years at York, she performed in the group Coconut Groove (top 40, Latin, and world beat music) and played the Toronto nightclub circuit. It was with Coconut Groove that she was discovered by Richie Mayer and David Bendeth (A&R with BMG Music) and was signed to a record deal as a member of the groupLove and Sas. She went on to win twoJuno Awards for best R&B recording for "Call My Name" and "Once in a Lifetime" two years in a row off the same album. Love and Sas toured Canada, the US and the UK, had 3 top ten hits on the Canadian charts and had 5 music videos running in high rotation on Much Music.
Garson played the role of Mimi in the Canadian production of the musicalRent. While on tour withRent inVancouver, she got the part of Jasmine, a singer, on the television seriesNightman, and appeared in ten episodes of the final season. This meant she was filming during the day and performing as Mimi at night.
Garel is married to fellow actor Steven Allerick whom she met while playingNala inThe Lion King.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Mistrial | Reporter #8 | TV movie |
| 2000 | A Tale of Two Bunnies | Judy | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | The Newsroom | - | Episode: "Meltdown: Part 3" |
| 1999 | Night Man | Jasmine | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Claire Jackson | Episode: "Deep Sleep" |
| Spynet | Usher | TV series | |
| Tracker | Gina Newcastle | Episode: "Eye of the Storm" | |
| 2003 | Platinum | - | Episode: "Loyalty" |
| 2004 | She Spies | Gina Dominic | Episode: "Remember When" |
| Wild Card | Jamie Rodrigue | Episode: "Bound and Gagged, Your Husband Was Snagged" | |
| 2004–2006 | One on One | Danielle | Recurring cast: season 4, guest: season 5 |
