Early Life:
Andria Savio was born on February 27, 1963, in Manhattan, New York. Raised as a Catholic in New Canaan, Connecticut, she grew up in a beautiful modern house designed by her father, Dino Savio. The house was located next to the famous Philip Johnson Glass House, which was converted into a convent at the time. Andria would often see nuns walking around the house from her front door.
As a child, Andria's artistic career began with piano lessons every week with the late surrealist artist Wilma Ervin, who also wrote an art book with Andy Warhol. When her parents divorced, Andria's mother moved with her to Westport, Connecticut, and enrolled her in a private middle school.
Andria Savio is the daughter of Vicki Savio Valley, a former ballerina for the New York City Ballet and winner of the best artist of the year award from the Museum of Modern Art in the early 1970s. Her mother became a ballet teacher after her choreography days for Off-Broadway. Andria's father, Dino Savio, was an industrial designer for IBM, Seth Thomas, and Westinghouse, and he also designed sets for Off-Broadway productions. Andria's grandmother, Eleanor, was an original Rockette in the ballet chore of The Ziegfeld Follies and danced with Fred Astaire in Bandwagon on Broadway. Andria's grandmother taught her the Time Step when she was five.
Biography:
Andria Savio is an American actress, singer, and artist born on February 27, 1963. She is best known for her role in Stryker and for being in a relationship with movie star legend Tony Curtis.
Career:
Andria Savio began her acting career in her early teens by starring in ingenue roles in community theater in Florida. She starred in Bus Stop, playing Marilyn Monroe's leading role, and also appeared in The Pleasure of His Company, Forty Karats, and Lo and Behold.
Savio graduated high school in Florida with honors and college credits in English to make her first motion picture. She was cast in her first movie, Death Screams, directed by David Nelson, at the age of 16. She then starred in Stryker, an action movie directed by Cirio Santiago, and filmed on location in the Philippines.
Savio was also a backup singer for Rod Stewart and became a member of SAG from her first feature film, Death Screams. She starred in a few commercials, one directed by her first director, David Nelson, and one starring with Tony Curtis.
Personal Life:
Andria Savio left Hollywood around 1990 with success as a movie star and fame happened fast. Later in life, she was involved with the presidential campaigns of former Vice President Al Gore and Senator John Edwards, and also worked with the Democratic labor party helping former NASA Astronaut Senator Bill Nelson of Florida. Since then, she has remained an artist and a mother.
