Saskia Garel was born in Kingston, Jamaica and immigrated to Toronto,
Canada at an early age. Her exotic looks are a result of just the right
blend of a Spanish-Jamaican father and a Chinese-Jamaican mother.
She launched her music career in a huge way as one half of the BMG
Recording group Love & Sas with the album entitled "Call My Name." She
went on to garner 2 Juno Awards for best R&B recordings two years in a
row off the same album. Love & 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.
She was able to combine her love of singing and her new found passion
for acting in the realm of musical theatre. The role of Mimi, in the
Canadian Production of the Pullitzer Prize winning Broadway show "Rent"
was Saskia's first venture into the world of theatre. Not surprisingly,
she excelled on the stage and acquired quite a following during the
Rent phenomenon.
While her busy acting career was taking off, she found the time to
record an independent CD entitled Movin' On where she developed her
remarkable songwriting skills.
Soon after, Saskia landed the coveted leading role of Nala in yet
another Broadway show, Disney's the Lion King which opened in Toronto
to rave reviews. Later, she went on to wow audiences in Chicago and Los
Angeles, which finally motivated her to make the daring move to LA.
Since arriving on Californian soil, Saskia has guest-starred in
numerous TV shows including "She Spies", "Nightman", "Wild Card",
"Platinum", "Tracker" portraying characters ranging from a sexy hot
tempered spy to a diva with attitude to a quirky reporter. She is
currently recurring on UPN's hit show "One On One" as Danielle, Flex
Alexander's girlfriend and former psychiatrist. Her most recent
undertaking was in the role of Mercedes (Desdemona) in Lynn Manning's
contemporary version of Othello, "Up from the Downs" with the Watts
Village Theatre Company. Saskia is looking forward to continuing her
incredible journey here in LA with hopes to conquer the film world in
the very near future.
