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Sally was born in Rutland, Vermont and is a cum laude graduate of Middlebury College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Studio Art and French. Sally also attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Florence Academy of Art in Italy and the acclaimed Circle in the Square Theatre School in NYC. She has been acting and singing since childhood and has performed in numerous local and regional commercials, film, theatre and live music events. Sally starred in the commercial Emily’s Bridge for Heritage Automotive Group, written and produced by Mt. Mansfield Media, which was awarded “Television Agency Produced Most Creative Commercial” of 2011. She also starred in Widow, directed by Michael Fisher, an award-winning short film that was praised at both the Green Mountain Film Festival and the White River Indie Film Festival in 2010. Sally also appeared on the CBS television series HACK (episode #36  "One for My Baby"), directed by Chad Lowe and starring David Morse and Andre Braugher in 2004.

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For more than five years, the Vermont native has immersed herself in all things Carpenters. Sally was the managing director of a voice studio in South Burlington, VT from 2009 to 2018. Carpenters Tribute Concert debuted in January 2015. In April 2017, Sally made her NYC debut at the famed Triad Theater on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. While in the city, Sally was a special guest on Sunday Night Live Featuring The Late Joey Reynolds on 77 WABC and The Mom & Pop Shop Radio Show with George Bettinger on It’s Right Here in Miramar Radio, as well as being featured on Scott Barbarino's Nite Life Exchange dot com. Sally has also been a guest on several Vermont-based radio and TV shows, including Morning Chat with Kenn Hayes on WSYB 1380 AM/100.1 FM and Morning Brew ABC 22/Fox 44, in addition to guest appearances on Cleveland’s Lakeside Today! WKYC ABC 3, Las Vegas’ GO B Networks Podcast, Vegas Live with Ninon, Las Vegas Morning Blend KTNV ABC 13 and Dallas’ Good Morning Texas ABC 8 to name a few.

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In late January 2018, Sally made her Las Vegas debut where she first worked with acclaimed pianist and entertainer, Ned Mills. She has since relocated from Burlington, VT to Las Vegas, NV and has performed to SOLD OUT Vegas venues including showrooms at the Starbright Theatre, Freedom Hall Theatre and the CasaBlanca Resort & Casino Showroom. Carpenters Tribute Concert is the featured entertainment for the Carpenters 50th Anniversary Celebration in Thousand Oaks, California in April 2019. Sally is the FIRST-EVER and ONLY Karen Carpenter tribute artist to perform with the world-renowned Las Vegas based review Legends In Concert.

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Randy Schmidt, author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, has said that "Sally's tribute to Karen Carpenter is heartfelt and honest" and Dave Halston of Tribute Masters says “Sally is remarkable, spot-on, and delightfully entertaining.” Sally is truly unsurpassed in her startling representation of Karen Carpenter and captures the essence of the late singer right down to her hairstyles, costumes, makeup, gestures and voice.

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To visit Sally's IMDb page, click here.

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