Sarah Cortez

BBR - 323.852.9559 (Commercial, Print)

Female White, Latinx/Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Native American, Ambiguous

Brown Hazel 115lbs 5'6"

2-4 26" 2 4 7


Film

RoleDirectorProduction
Dandelion (Academy Award Nominee)   Lead Fiona Obertinca AFI
The Conjuring 2   Dawn Defeo James Wan New Line Cinema
The Long Dig   Lead Tom Pike Electric Purple Studios
Long Shadows (w/ Dermot Mulroney)   Dulce Flores- LEAD William Shockley Tiki Tane Pictures
 

Television

RoleDirectorProduction
Station 19   Co-Star ABC
The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza   Recurring Adult Swim
Life By Ella   TOS Guest Star AppleTV +
9-1-1   LG Co-Star FOX
Angie Tribeca   LG Co-Star TBS
Dear White People   Co-Star Netflix
La>Vegas   Co-Star FOX
Makeup Mishaps Season 1 & 2   Series Regular ILOVEMAKEUPYT/Estee Lauder Prod.
Blackish   Co-Star ABC

Stage

RoleDirectorProduction
Best Christmas Pageant Ever   Imogene Wortham Theatre
Galveston! the Musical   Diana The Strand Theatre
Comedy 101   Titania Jose Quintero Theatre
Fool for Love   May Vagabond Theatre Project
The Sound of Music   Brigitta College of the Mainland
The Tempest   Ariel Shakespeare in the Canyon
Sleeping Beauty   Beauty The Strand Theatre
A Midsummer Night's Dream   Hermia Discovery Green Theatre
Texas! the Musical   Elsie Texas Panhandle Foundation
Hot L Baltimore   Jackie Leslie Swackhammer
Paradise Hotel   Marcelle Gus Kaikonnen
Dirty (w/ Anna Konkle of Pen15)   April Shannon Cochran

Commercial

RoleDirectorProduction
National Commercial   Principal Dir: Spencer Riviera
Commercial   Principal Dir: Brian Billow
National Commercial   Principal Dir: Brian Billow
National Commercial   Principal Dir: Matt Miller
*Full List Available Upon Request*  
Commercial   Principal Dir: Steve Riviera
National Commercial   Principal Dir: Steve Miller

Training

IMPROV at UCB, Lesly Kahn & Co (Intensive,Clinic,Ongoings) 2014-2016, Killian's Commercial Workshop 2020, Anthony Meindl (Intro and Phase 1) 2014, BFA in Acting from The University of Houston 2013, Ballet, Tap, and Jazz - Broadway Bound SPA - 2003-2009, Hand to Hand Combat - Certified by Society of American Fight Directors - 2013, Purple Belt Martial Arts Ken Nagayama Method  
 

Special Skills

ACTING GENRES, STYLES AND TECHNIQUES

Style

Action (Advanced), Comedy (Advanced), Crime (Advanced), Drama (Advanced), Family (Advanced), Horror (Advanced), Improv (Advanced), Lee Strasberg (Advanced), Method (Advanced), Musical (Intermediate), Romantic (Advanced), Sanford Meisner (Advanced), Science Fiction (Advanced), Sports (Intermediate), Stanislavsky (Advanced), Stella Adler (Advanced), Suspense (Advanced), Uta Hagen (Advanced), War (Intermediate), Western (Advanced)
 

Athletic

General

AEROBICS (Advanced), BADMINTON (Beginner), BOWLING (Beginner), BOXING (Intermediate), CHEER LEADING (Beginner), HIKING (Advanced), JOGGING (Advanced), JUMP ROPE (Intermediate), KICK BOXING (Intermediate), ROLLER SKATE (Intermediate), ROLLERBLADE (Intermediate), RUNNING (Advanced), TRAMPOLINE (Intermediate), WATER POLO (Beginner), WEIGHT LIFTER (Beginner)
 

Swimming

BACK STROKE (Beginner), BREAST STROKE (Beginner), BUTTERFLY (Beginner), FREESTYLE (Intermediate), SWIMMING, GENERAL (Intermediate), SYNCHRONIZED (Beginner)
 

Track & Field

TRACK, GENERAL (Intermediate)
 

Fighting and Weapons

General Weapons

HANDGUN (Beginner)
 

Martial Arts

AIKIDO (Intermediate), JUDO (Intermediate), KARATE (Intermediate), TAE KWON DO (Intermediate), TAI CHI (Intermediate)
 

Stage Combat

DAGGERS (Intermediate), HAND-TO-HAND (Intermediate), STAFF (Intermediate), SWORDS (Intermediate)
 

Improvisation and Comedy

Improvisation & Comedic Performance

IMPROV, GENERAL (Intermediate), LONG FORM (Intermediate), SHORT FORM (Intermediate), UCB (Intermediate)
 

Languages and Accents/Dialects

Accents/Dialects

BRITISH (Intermediate), COCKNEY (Intermediate), FRENCH (Intermediate), IRISH (Intermediate), ITALIAN (Intermediate), MEXICAN (Intermediate), NEW YORK / BROOKLYN (Intermediate), SOUTHERN (Intermediate)
 

Other

Driving Skills

4WD (Intermediate)
 

Horse Riding

HORSEBACK RIDING, GENERAL (Intermediate)
 

Licenses

CLASS C (Intermediate)
 

Miscellaneous

HOSTING (Beginner), PILATES (Intermediate), SIGN LANGUAGE (Beginner), STAND-IN EXPERIENCE (Beginner), VIDEO GAMES (Intermediate), YOGA (Intermediate)
 

Performance

Dance

BALLET (Intermediate), CLUB/FREESTYLE (Intermediate), HIP HOP (Intermediate), JAZZ (Intermediate), MODERN (Intermediate), TAP (Intermediate)
 

Singing

MUSICAL THEATER (Intermediate)
 

Vocal Range

ALTO (Intermediate)
 

Possessions