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Ruth Livier Biography

Birth Name:Ruth Livier

Birth Place:Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Profession Actress, Sound department

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for an ALMA Award for best actress for "Resurrection Blvd․" in 2001
  • Founding member of Inside Out, an after school program for at-risk youth
  • Was the first writer to join the Writers Guild of America because of her work in new media, via her award-winning web series "Ylse․"
  • Won an Imagen Foundation Award for best web series for "Ylse" in 2010
  • Has studied English literature and Chicano studies at the University of California at Los Angeles
  • Best known for playing Yolanda Santiago in "Resurrection Blvd․" and the title character in "Ylse․"
  • Has been a guest speaker on the topic of content creation at USC, LMU, Emerson College and the Hanson Film Institute

Awards

  • 2001ALMA Award-Outstanding Actress in a New Television Series: nominated