Sara Niemietz
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Sara Niemietz is an American singer/songwriter and actress located in Los Angeles
.
. In 2000, she relocated to Los Angeles
, where she currently resides. She attended Saugus High School in Saugus, California
.
in the play Hollywood Arms
with a cast including Linda Lavin
, Michele Pawk
, Donna Lynne Champlin
, and Frank Wood
. Renown director, Hal Prince
, commented that Sara, “possesses an extraordinary voice and acting honesty, and a personality that leaps across the stage.”
While in New York, Sara played the lead role of Pamela in Pamela's First Musical, a musical adapted from the book by Wendy Wasserstein
(music from Cy Coleman
and David Zippel
). Ms. Wasserstein called Sara “an astonishing performer.”
In 2006, Niemietz released her first album, "Live at the Cat Club," which included live recordings from her set at the Cat Club.
Sara teamed up with acclaimed producer John Boylan in 2008, for her second release, an EP entitled Without a Net.
Niemietz's voice can be heard on a multitude of recordings. In the film, Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
, she sings the end-title song, "I'm On My Way
."
She worked with film composer, Christopher Young
in 2005, providing vocals for the score of The Exorcism of Emily Rose
and again in 2008 for The Uninvited
. When asked about Sara's work, Young responded, "Without Sara’s voice, there would be no score."
Her film and television appearances include the role of Polly in the feature film Akeelah and the Bee
and roles in Providence
, Gilmore Girls
, and First Monday
.
Sara also played the role of Patrice at the LA premiere of Jason Robert Brown
and Dan Elish's musical, 13 (musical)
in 2007, for which the Daily Variety described her as a “standout” with “genuine warmth.”
In 2010, Sara began work on Glee
as the on-screen guitarist. Niemietz is currently writing and collaborating with composer W. G. Snuffy Walden and has begun releasing her new music on her official website.
On May 4, 2011 Sara made an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show after Ellen saw her YouTube video and asked to have her on "immediately."
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Early life and education
Niemietz was born in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. In 2000, she relocated to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, where she currently resides. She attended Saugus High School in Saugus, California
Saugus, California
Saugus is a neighborhood in Santa Clarita, California. Saugus was one of the four communities that merged in 1987 to create the city of Santa Clarita. Saugus is named after Saugus, Massachusetts, the hometown of Henry Newhall, upon whose land the town was originally built...
.
Career
In 2002, Sara made her Broadway debut at age ten when she played young Carol BurnettCarol Burnett
Carol Creighton Burnett is an American actress, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett started her career in New York. After becoming a hit on Broadway, she made her television debut...
in the play Hollywood Arms
Hollywood Arms
Hollywood Arms is a play by Carrie Hamilton and Carol Burnett.Adapted from Burnett's memoir One More Time, the dramedy is set in Hollywood, California in 1941 and 1951, and centers on the heartbreak and laughter shared by three generations of women living on welfare in a dingy apartment house...
with a cast including Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin
Linda Lavin is an American singer and actress. She is best known for playing the title character in the sitcom Alice and for her Broadway performances.After acting as a child, Lavin joined the Compass Players in the late 1950s...
, Michele Pawk
Michele Pawk
Michele Pawk is an American actress and singer.-Biography:Born in Butler, Pennsylvania, Pawk attended Allegheny College and the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, after which she spent a year working in a musical revue at Disney World...
, Donna Lynne Champlin
Donna Lynne Champlin
Donna Lynne Champlin is an actress from New York City. She is married to actor Andrew Arrow.Her burgeoning career began at the age of four, when she performed a tap solo in a local variety show...
, and Frank Wood
Frank Wood
Frank Wood is the name of:*Frank Wood , Iowa State Senator from the 42nd District*Frank Porter Wood , Canadian art collector*Frank Wood , American actor...
. Renown director, Hal Prince
Hal Prince
Harold Smith Prince is an American theatrical producer and director associated with many of the best-known Broadway musical productions of the past half-century...
, commented that Sara, “possesses an extraordinary voice and acting honesty, and a personality that leaps across the stage.”
While in New York, Sara played the lead role of Pamela in Pamela's First Musical, a musical adapted from the book by Wendy Wasserstein
Wendy Wasserstein
Wendy Wasserstein was an American playwright and an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University...
(music from Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist.-Life and career:He was born Seymour Kaufman on June 14, 1929, in New York City to Eastern European Jewish parents, and was raised in the Bronx. His mother, Ida was an apartment landlady and his father was a brickmason...
and David Zippel
David Zippel
David Joel Zippel is an American musical theatre lyricist.-Biography:Zippel was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He is a 1976 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. While there, he wrote a "bizarre political musical" called Rotunda...
). Ms. Wasserstein called Sara “an astonishing performer.”
In 2006, Niemietz released her first album, "Live at the Cat Club," which included live recordings from her set at the Cat Club.
Sara teamed up with acclaimed producer John Boylan in 2008, for her second release, an EP entitled Without a Net.
Niemietz's voice can be heard on a multitude of recordings. In the film, Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper is a 2004 direct-to-video computer animated Barbie film, and the first musical in the Barbie film series. It is directed by William Lau and stars the voice of Kelly Sheridan, who has been voicing Barbie in all the CGI films to date, as both Anneliese and Erika...
, she sings the end-title song, "I'm On My Way
I'm on My Way
I'm on My Way may refer to:*I'm on My Way , a 1919 short comedy film*"I'm on My Way" , a 1989 single by The Proclaimers* "I'm on My Way", a traditional spiritual, sung by Odetta on her 1956 album Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues...
."
She worked with film composer, Christopher Young
Christopher Young
Christopher Young is an American music composer for both film and television.Many of his music compositions are for horror films, including Hellraiser, Tales from the Hood, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Urban Legend, and Drag Me to Hell...
in 2005, providing vocals for the score of The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 American courtroom drama horror film directed by Scott Derrickson. The film is loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel and follows a self-proclaimed agnostic defense lawyer representing a parish priest who is accused by the state of negligent homicide...
and again in 2008 for The Uninvited
The Uninvited
The Uninvited is an ITV science fiction television mini-series first shown in 1997 as four fifty minute episodes. The series was made by Anglia Television. It was created by Leslie Grantham, who also features as a police officer with a secret....
. When asked about Sara's work, Young responded, "Without Sara’s voice, there would be no score."
Her film and television appearances include the role of Polly in the feature film Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson, portrayed by Keke Palmer, an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother, portrayed by Angela Bassett, schoolmates, and also her...
and roles in Providence
Providence
Providence may refer to:* Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island* Divine providence, the idea of divinely ordained events and outcomes- Entertainment :* Providence , a French/Swiss film directed by Alain Resnais...
, Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
, and First Monday
First Monday
First Monday was a short-lived U.S. television midseason replacement drama centered on the U.S. Supreme Court. Like another 2002 series, "The Court," it was inspired by the prominent role the Supreme Court played in settling the 2000 presidential election...
.
Sara also played the role of Patrice at the LA premiere of Jason Robert Brown
Jason Robert Brown
Jason Robert Brown is an American musical theater composer, lyricist, and playwright. Brown's music sensibility fuses pop-rock stylings with theatrical lyrics...
and Dan Elish's musical, 13 (musical)
13 (musical)
13 is a musical with lyrics and music by Jason Robert Brown and a book by Dan Elish, with Robert Horn newly joining as co-librettist. The story concerns the life of 13-year-old Evan Goldman as he moves from New York City to Appleton, Indiana, and his dilemma when the move conflicts with the...
in 2007, for which the Daily Variety described her as a “standout” with “genuine warmth.”
In 2010, Sara began work on Glee
Glee (TV series)
Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
as the on-screen guitarist. Niemietz is currently writing and collaborating with composer W. G. Snuffy Walden and has begun releasing her new music on her official website.
On May 4, 2011 Sara made an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show after Ellen saw her YouTube video and asked to have her on "immediately."