Nancy Anne Sakovich (born October 8, 1961) is a

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and former

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Life and career

Sakovich grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, and attended Laurentian High School.She began modeling locally as a teenager.
In 1981, she started studying at

Trent University Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes.

(

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) and earned a degree in

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.
Discovered by the

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, she traveled the world as an international model, moving first to New York, then settling in Europe where for three years she graced covers and runways in Germany, Italy, France and England.
Back in Canada, she appeared on various TV commercials, including ''Jamieson Vitamins'' and a series of commercials for the

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.
After modeling, Sakovich turned to acting. She did a commercial for a large auto maker, and began doing guest roles for TV shows like CBC's '' Street Legal''. She quickly landed roles in variety of TV productions, including a title role in '' Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story'', recurring roles on TV shows

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, Relic Hunter, and

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, and a major secondary role in Category 6: Day of Destruction.
She also presented the

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(1996) as a host, and participated in th
MPICA
s ''"Light, Camera, Auction"'' annual charity event in 2002.
Sakovich is most famous for her role as the series lead, senior data analyst Lindsay Donner, in the TV series '' Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal''. She now lives in

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."Silken’s Olympic triumph: true grit in the True North". Edmonton Journal. June 23, 1996

Partial filmography

References

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Nancy Anne Sakovich
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakovich, Nancy Anne Living people Canadian television actresses Female models from Ontario 1961 births People from Belleville, Ontario Actresses from Ontario Trent University alumni