Kiele Sanchez

Kiele Sanchez Biography

Kiele Michelle Sanchez ( ; born October 13, 1976) is an American actress who stars in the A&E Network drama The Glades. Previously she had starred as Anne Sorelli in the The WB comedy-drama Related and as Nikki Fernandez on the main cast in the third season of the ABC television action-adventure series Lost.

Early life

Sanchez was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Oscar Sanchez, is a racetrack jockey. She is one of four children, and is of Puerto Rican and French descent. Sanchez began her acting career at Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Ill., when she performed in a school production of The Grapes of Wrath. Her performance helped her overcome her stage fright, with which she struggled at the time.

Career

In 2000, Sanchez auditioned for MTV's Wanna Be a VJ contest in New York. Kiele was selected as one of the five finalists, but did not win the competition. However, an agent who had seen her on MTV expressed interest in representing her.

After her agent recommended a move to Los Angeles, Sanchez auditioned and landed roles in the short-lived drama series That Was Then and the sitcom Married to the Kellys. In 2003, Sanchez appeared in the film Stuck on You. She joined the cast of the hit ABC show Lost for the series' third season, as Nikki Fernandez, but due to fan responses to her character, she was killed off six episodes after her first appearance. She had a recurring role on the ABC show Samantha Who?. She played a leading role in the 2008 film Insanitarium alongside Jesse Metcalfe and co-starred in the 2009 thriller A Perfect Getaway.

Sanchez starred in the 2010 film 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, taking over the role of Stella Oleson from Melissa George, who played her in the first film.

Personal life

Sanchez's first husband was writer and film director Zach Helm, from whom she is divorced.

In the spring of 2010, Sanchez began dating actor Zach Gilford, whom she met on the set of the television film The Matadors. The couple became engaged in November 2011, and married on December 29, 2012.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Live Girls	Lynne	TV movie
2000	Migrating Forms	Dream Woman
2001	The Kiss	Girl	Short film
	Stealing Time	Emily	AKA, Rennie's Landing
	Class Warfare	Amber Whidden	TV movie
2002	That Was Then	Claudia Wills-Glass	3 episodes
2003	Young MacGyver	Taylor	TV movie
	Stuck on You	Pepper Spray Cutie
	Married to the Kellys	Susan Kelly	21 episodes
2006	Related	Anne Sorelli	19 episodes
	Four Kings	Jen	Episode: "Pilot"
	Modern Men	Lisa	Episode: "Pilot"
	Girls on the Bus	Ronnie Sarazen	Episode: "Pilot"
	Lost	Nikki Fernandez	6 episodes
2007	Football Wives	Donna Reynolds	TV movie
	Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium	Mrs. Goodman
	Samantha Who?	Chloe	4 episodes
2008	Insanitarium	Lily	Video
2008	The End of Steve	Emily Green	TV movie
2009	A Perfect Getaway	Gina
2010	The Matadors	Natalie Munoz	TV movie
	Redemption Road	Hannah
	30 Days of Night: Dark Days	Stella Olemaun	Video
	The Glades	Callie Cargill	49 episodes (2010"2013)
2011	Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe	Amanda Maples	TV movie