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Yessica Sanchez Thurnherr

Yessica Sanchez Thurnherr

About me

Yessi Sanchez Thurnherr is a Swiss-Mexican actress and model. She was born in Cancun, grew up in Switzerland, and moved to Los Angeles in 2017 to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

She began her professional acting career by appearing in Swiss short films and commercials. Sanchez made her feature film debut in The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd (2017), for which she won the Fusion Award as Best Lead Actress.

Information

Year of birth
1993 (33 years)
Place of birth
Cancun, Mexico
Height (cm)
172
Eye color
brown
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Medium
Ethnicity and heritage
Mixed, Hispanic, Latino/a/e or Latinex, White or Caucasian
Stature
female
Place of residence
Zürich (CH), Los Angeles (US)
Housing options
Berlin (DE)
Nationality
Swiss, Mexican
Languages
German(native)Spanish(native)EnglishFrench
Dialects
MexicanStandard American EnglishSwiss German(native dialect)
Accents
French
Sport
BadmintonBeach volleyballBowlingFitnessHikingSoccerSquashSwimmingTae BoYoga
Dance
CharlestonContemporary danceLatin American dances
Main profession
Actor
Singing
A cappellaBalladBeltingChoirMusicalSoul/RnB
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
Car class

Credits

Primary professional training

2018
American Academy of Dramatic Arts (Los Angeles/New York)

Other professional training

2018
Hey, I Saw Your Commercial!
2014 – 2015
Stage Academy of Switzerland

Awards

2019
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd (Feature film)
2019
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd (Feature film)
2018
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd (Feature film)
2018
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd (Feature film)
2018
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd (Feature film)
2018
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd (Feature film)

Film

2015 – 2017
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd (Feature film)
Wendy (LR) Uwe Schwarzwalder Producer: KUSmagic Productions Distribution: Amazon Prime Casting Director: Uwe Schwarzwalder

Television

2019 – 2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (TV series)
Casting Girl (OTH) Station: Showtime
2019 – 2020
Murdered By Morning (TV series)
Mable Gomez (SUP) Station: Oxygen

Theater

2018
A Letter To...
Actress
2015
Der Schöne Willy
Linda (SUP)
2014
Haley
Haley (LR)

Audio

2018
Searching for Paradise
Ruslana (LR) Pascal Schmidlin Producer: Pascal Schmidlin Distribution: YouTube Casting Director: Pascal Schmidlin

Internet

2020
Cinderella Dress Transformation

Commercial

2019
Propel Water (Image film)
2019
Magic Words (Commercial)
2016
McDonalds Switzerland