Ariana Savalas

Ariana Savalas (born January 9, 1987^[1] in Los Angeles^[2]) is an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. She is the daughter of film and TV actor, Telly Savalas.

Early years

Savalas was born in Los Angeles but was raised in Minnesota following her father's death.^[2] She studied Shakespeare and acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and is a member of Playhouse West, a repertory theater directed by Jeff Goldblum.^[3] Before turning to jazz, Savalas toured and recorded in Europe as a pop singer in her teens with European producer Jack White. She also released her first original song "Perfect Man" independently in 2012, the video featuring Eric Dane from "Grey's Anatomy". She worked as an actress, cast as the title role in the independent feature film "Miriam" and making a guest appearance on CBS' hit drama Criminal Minds. Savalas stars in her second feature "Akrasia", by Polish director Xavier Tartakiewicz, still in post-production.

Career

Savalas began her music career in Los Angeles as a singer/songwriter playing venues on the Sunset Strip such as the Whisky a Go-Go and Hard Rock Cafe before quickly transitioning into jazz. Her first jazz EP, "Sophisticated Lady", is a combination of Savalas' original compositions as well as two standards from the Great American Songbook, including the song Sophisticated Lady by Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, and Irving Mills which she named the record after. ^[4] She has performed at venues including the New York Friars' Club, Herb Alpert’s Vibrato in Beverly Hills, Michael Feinstein's late New York cabaret Feinstein's, the Royal Room in Palm Beach, and Palm Desert's McCallum Theatre.^[5]

Personal life

Ariana Savalas is the youngest daughter of Telly and Julie Savalas .

References

External links

• Official Website