Sarah Lassez

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Sarah Lassez
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Sarah Lassez singing in Los Angeles in 2011
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Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Actress, Author

Sarah Lassez is a French American and Canadian actress and writer. She was born in Canada to French parents and raised in Australia. At the age of 14, she moved to New York City and currently lives in Los Angeles.

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Sarah Lassez is best known for her work in Gregg Araki's Nowhere , Abel Ferrara's The Blackout and the underground cult hit Mad Cowgirl .

Her memoir, Psychic Junkie, was published by Simon & Schuster in the summer of 2006. [1] It was featured on the cover of The New York Times Sunday Styles section, Entertainment Weekly , People Magazine and The Today Show . She has the lead role in the horror musical The Dead Inside, directed by Travis Betz. [2]

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Her Great-Grandparents were the French/Polish cubist painters Louis Marcoussis and Alice Halicka. Her grandfather Jacques Besse composed several songs for Edith Piaf as well as the music for the films Dédée d’Anvers d’Yves Allégret, Van Gogh d’Alain Resnais and the theatrical play Les Mouches by Jean-Paul Sartre.

Hooked on Online Psychics- New York Times==References==

  1. Welcome to Psychic Junkie
  2. Travis Betz Goes Horror-Musical with 'The Dead Inside'
  3. DVD Art and Details to Make You Feel Lo

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