Since she was a little girl, Cristina Cimellaro hasn’t let her feet touch the ground. It doesn’t matter if it’s theatre, film or television - her determination and dedication to the art of performing is matched only by her ability to entertain. While this Second City grad enjoys acting in both dramatic and comedic roles, her sense of humor and delivery are priceless.
Cimellaro has made “swaportunity” a household word with her national commercial for Yoplait Yogurt. The popular commercial has been airing since January 2012. She also starred in the Emmy-nominated commercial for Sprint/Nextel, “what if a film crew ran a wedding.” On the big screen, Cimellaro was seen in the indie film, TiMER, starring Emma Caulfield, Desmond Harrington, and JoBeth Williams.
Cimellaro grew up just outside of Philadelphia, the youngest of two children. She began taking ballet classes and studying classical piano at the age of two. She attended Upper Darby Summer Stage where she wrote, acted, choreographed and produced her own shows. Alums include numerous Broadway stars and most notably, Tina Fey.
Following her stint with Summer Stage, she decided to go to Vassar College and pursue a career in art therapy, majoring in Biopsychology / Drama. While at Vassar not only did she perform on stage, but Cimellaro also learned set design, costuming, lighting, etc. They say that necessity is the mother of invention and it gave her the opportunity to learn how to produce a show, from beginning to end, inside and out.
After Vassar she spent over a year working in NY doing local theatre, going on auditions, and learning Commedia dell'Arte. She also studied at the New York School for Film and Television. Cimellaro eventually came to Los Angeles and performed/studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Her theatre company, WTF, met and formed at Second City in Hollywood. They performed three sketch shows there, and then moved to a monthly residence with the LA Comedy Festival Stage at the Asylum Theater.
Ironically, one of the first auditions she went on was the Sprint commercial.
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