Sayla de Goede

Raised on a farm in British Columbia, Sayla de Goede is a Canadian actress of Dutch, Irish and Greek ancestry. She started her career in the film industry when she moved to Toronto. At five foot ten and a half, Her height attracted International modeling contracts booking her jobs in European and Asian markets. She naturally gravitated towards the film industry where her quirky comedic abilities brought opportunities in international commercials such as Hershey's Brookside Chocolate. She has a variety of skills from clowning, fire-dancing, roller-skating, aerial silks, nun chucks and contortion, where she performs a double-jointed handcuff escape in the closing scene of "Once Upon a Time at Christmas." Sayla landed her first lead Actor role in the dark fantasy short film "Seiren" where she plays a model who transforms into a maleficent mermaid. The film won Best Director at Mostra Amazona Cinema Festival in Brazil, and received praise in the festival circuit, inspiring Sayla to furthe