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Jill Gray Savarese

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Jill Gray Savarase (born 1969) is an American actress best known for her role of "Faith" in the cult film Metamorphosis: Beyond the Screen Door,[1] the first American feature film adaptation of Franz Kafka's short story The Metamorphosis.

Savarese grew up in Pickerington, Ohio. After a career as an actress and fortune teller, she attended Yale University through a program for non-traditional students[2] and completed her bachelor's degree in linguistics in 2003. She founded a business designing and selling women's handbags, which she sold in 2004.[3][4] Additionally, she opened up an agency for American Sign Language interpreters.[5][6] In this capacity, she interpreted for such notable people as Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, and Sonia Sotomayor. She is vice president of a film distribution company.[7]

References

  1. ^ Metamorphosis reborn reaches cult status: http://www.indiegogo.com/KAFKAS-METAMORPHOSIS
  2. ^ Wolff, Alexis. "Special students face aid plight", Yale Daily News, 19 April 2001.
  3. ^ "Love My Bag Takes Unique Approach to Marketing Designer Handbags". 2005-02-15. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  4. ^ MouseTrap Films http://www.mousetrapfilms.com/About.html
  5. ^ Tan, Caroline. "Hearing impaired face unique obstacles" Archived 2011-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, Yale Daily News, 20 January 2011.
  6. ^ Monahan, Kaely (25 January 2016). "'Catching Up' with Jill Gray Savarese". eastvalleytribune.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. ^ MouseTrap Films http://www.mousetrapfilms.com/About.html