Sarah Nevada Grether

Sarah Nevada Grether

About me

Sarah Nevada Grether was nominated as Best Actress by the German Film Critics’ Association for her lead role in “Grand Jeté” in 2023 from director Isabelle Stever, which premiered at the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival and has played in cinemas worldwide. 

Sarah Nevada is U.S.American, fluent in German and based in Berlin, New York and Los Angeles. She received her dance education in California, USA, and the National Ballet School in Hamburg, Germany under the direction of John Neumeier. 

From 2001-2006 she was engaged as a solo/group dancer at the Stuttgart Ballet, working with directors such as John Neumeier, Wayne McGregor, Hans von Mannen and Christian Spuck. She is the founder of "wake-shops", a curriculum combining dance, yoga and physical theater. She has worked internationally as a freelance actress, dancer and choreographer since 2008 landing lead roles such as Lilly, in the feature film, "The Lost” by film director Reynold Reynolds. Throughout her career she has continued to work alongside prestigious dance, theater and film directors such as Isabelle Stever, Wayne McGregor, Marco Carniti, Patrick King, Michel Comte, Reynold Reynolds, Constanza Macras, Rolando Villazón, Claus Guth and more. She has played out her comical skills in Marlene Melchior’s web series "Bigheads” as the lead character, Debbie Adams. In 2020, she danced and acted in celebrated multimedia artist Jeremy Shaw’s work,"Phase Shifting Index,” which premiered in the world-famous "Centre Pompidou”, in Paris. Furthermore, she is a founding artist and co-creator of the immersive lifestyle theater company, "Salon K Experience" implemented in Berlin in 2010 by Patrick King.

Sarah Nevada has choreographed and directed her own dance and interactive theater work in multiple venues worldwide, as well as curated performance acts for festivals, music videos and solo stage performances. 

Information

Acting age
28-46 years
Year of birth
1982 (42 years)
Place of birth
Reno, NV USA
Height (cm)
170
Weight (in kg)
56
Eye color
blue
Hair color
blond(e)
Hair length
Medium
Place of residence
Los Angeles (US), Berlin (DE)
Housing options
New York (US), Berlin (DE), Los Angeles (US)
Nationality
American
Languages
English(native)German
Dialects
American-California(native dialect)American-New YorkAmerican-Standard(native dialect)Brooklyn-EnglishCockneyIrish accentLondonMinnesota-EnglishNew Jersey accentQueens EnglishStandard German
Accents
AmericanEnglish
Instruments
Piano
Sport
AerobicsDancesportPilatesYogaBoxingChinese martial artsHorse riding
Dance
BalletBurlesqueButohChoreographyClassic danceContact improvisationContemporary danceExperimental danceFreestyle danceHip hopModern dancePerformanceRock & rollSalsaSolo danceStripteaseTangoTechnoVideo clip dancingArgentine tangoBollywood danceBreak dancingCharlestonBelly dance
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Dancer, Singer
Singing
Backing vocalsBalladBeltingBluesChansonImprovisationPopPunk rockRock & Roll
Special skills
EntertainerImpressionist/ voice impressionistImprovisationModelSinger-songwriter
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Professional background

Staatliche Ballettschule Hamburg: John Neumeier

Awards

Preis der deutschen Filmkritik -Beste Darstellerin 2023 (nominated) (Feature film)

Film

Grand Jeté
Nadja (Hauptrolle) (MR) Isabelle Stever Casting Director: Annike Pinske
Silk
Lead Actor Rani Messias
The Lost. The Murder and Resurrection of a German Girl
Lilly (main Actress) Reynold Reynolds
MK-Ultra
Lead Actor Rani Messias
Top Girl ou La Déformation professionnelle
Actor Tatjana Turanskyj

Television

Babylon Berlin
Dancer Tom Tykwer
Big Heads (Webseries)
Debbie Marlene Melchior & Alex Forge
Medical Minds
Dr. Sanders Harald Staudach

Theater

Die Sache Makropulos
Lead dancer Claus Guth Theater: State Opera Berlin
Frau ohne Schatten
White Gazelle Claus Guth Theater: State Opera Berlin
Giraffes and Jackals
Blanche DuBois Das Helmi Theater: Ballhaus Ost
Salon K Experience
Founding artist /The Icon/ Goddess Kali Patrick King Theater: International touring company
Sal da Vinci
Lead dancer Marco Carniti Theater: Teatro Lendi, Italy
Orfeo ed Euridice
Dancer Jürgen Flimm Theater: State Opera Berlin
La Rondine
Lead dancer Rolando Villazon Theater: Deutsche Oper
Faust's Damnation
Margaret Lead dancer Christian Spuck Theater: Deutsche Oper
Sacre du Printemps
Solo Dance with Shanghai Orchestra in 3D Klaus Obermaier Theater: Shanghai SSO Hall

Internet

Phase Shifting Index
Grether/Hardcore Jeremy Shaw
Lunakid - Therapy! feat. Dariuz Voltra
Lead Dancer Tizia Florence
Lunakid - Technicolor
Lead Dancer Rico Mahel
The Great Escape - Lead me on
Lead Dancer Jesse Darling
Royaltease - Day In Day Out
Lead Actor Hannes Steim

Commercial

Persil - Pro Clean
Actor Oliver Julius
Swisscom - Mobile Calls Kills Suspense (WT)
Actor Djawid Hakimyar
Manner Wafers - An Original Creation
Actor / Dancer Marieli Fröhlich