Successful model-turned actress, Sherri Shaum got her start at a Model Search America convention near her home in Fettering, Ohio. She was discovered during high school, modeling mainly during summer breaks until she decided to move to New York and work full time with the New York modeling agency Images Management. Though, not the typical five-foot-ten model, Sherri’s natural beauty landed her plenty of jobs with catalogs, YM magazine, Glamour magazine, and WWD. She even worked for a period of time in the ‘European Market’.
Involved in the drama club in high school, Sherri was able to recognize her true passion-acting. Her career quickly diverted from Modeling to auditioning for roles in Film and Television. Her first big acting job was on the television series “Sunset Beach”, where she starred as the character Vanessa Hart from 1997 to 1999. Sherri was even nominated for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in the 1999 Daytime Emmys. After her acting on “Sunset Beach”, Sherri continued to work steadily. Her next job was a regular role on Showtime’s “Beggars and Choosers”. She also appeared on episodes of “Girlfriends” (2000), “Charmed” (2001), and starred on the soap opera “One Life to Live” as Keri Reynolds from 2001 to 2003. In April of 2005 Sherri appeared on an episode of “Law and Order: Trial by Jury”.
Though modeling and acting were her main pursuits, the music industry has also played a role in Sherri’s career. In 1993 she was cast in music videos by hip-hop icons such as Exposé, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg. In the episode of “Charmed” that Sherri appeared in, she actually composed a song entitled, “Charmed Chant”. She is now a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).
Soon Sherri Saum will begin shooting a thriller entitled “Primal Scream”, which she appears in along with four other new faces in acting.
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