Sara Niemietz | |
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Live performance 2015
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sara Anne Niemietz |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois |
June 7, 1992
Origin | Los Angeles, California |
Genres | Pop, rock, jazz, blues |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, piano |
Years active | 2000–present |
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Website | SaraNiemietz |
Notable instruments | |
Vocalist, 3 1/2 Octave |
Sara Anne Niemietz (/ˌsɛrˈɑː nɪmˈɪts/) (born June 7, 1992) is an American singer/songwriter and actress based in Los Angeles, California.
Born Sara Anne Niemietz in Chicago, Illinois, she currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Niemietz first appeared on stage at age 4, when BJ Thomas helped her on to the stage. On video, BJ Thomas appears delighted that the youngster is completely at ease with singing "Hooked on a Feeling" in front of an audience. Following her brief time on stage, Thomas can be heard to say, "I can't believe she knows the words!" and repeats an inaudible comment from the audience, "...she knows all my songs?" Reunited in 2012, Niemietz and Thomas recorded "Hooked on a Feeling" for Thomas' The Living Room Sessions (2013) album.
Delivering Chicago and Broadway theatre performances, beginning at age 9, Niemietz continued her career in California with television roles, film roles, soundtrack productions, music videos and CDs. Niemietz played young Helen in Hollywood Arms (2002), the Broadway presentation of Carol Burnett's memoirs. She is Polly in the feature film Akeelah and the Bee (2006), and Niemietz played a starring role of Patrice in the world premier of Jason Robert Brown's musical, 13 at the Mark Taper Forum in 2007. Niemietz is the vocalist on the haunting soundtrack for The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) and she is also the guitarist on the 2010 season of the television series, Glee.