Sara Maggio(I)
- Actress
Sara Maggio was born in Leominster, Massachusetts on June 24, 1974. The
spotlight began to shine on her as an infant, when she appeared in a
local newspaper with Santa Claus. As a child, she appeared in local
newspapers for various reasons: productions she was in, pictured at
school, playing in the yard, etc. always coincidentally being in the
right place at the right time for photo opportunities. She was the
class clown in high school, where she appeared in various plays and
musicals. In college at U-Mass Amherst where she studied Fine Arts, she
distanced herself from performing. After college, she worked as a chef
for many years, food became her "temporary" art form. She likened
mixing food ingredients to mixing paints on a palette. Her natural
instincts for colors transferring over to her food art. In 2002, she
moved to California with her best friend, also an artist. She learned
to speak fluent Spanish from the Latino friends who worked with her in
restaurants across the country. In 2010, she appeared on the Food
Network's
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (2006),
where she once again got bit by the entertainment bug. In January 2011,
she retired from her job as a chef to pursue a career in acting, her
dream since childhood. Since then, she has appeared in numerous short
films, commercials, TV and print ads.