Libby Skala Net Worth
Libby Skala Net Worth is
$400,000
Libby Skala Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Libby Skala has charmed audiences internationally with her critically-acclaimed solo shows about her indomitable relatives. "Lilia!" - about her Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated grandmother Lilia Skala, "A Time to Dance" - about her great aunt Elizabeth Polk, an award-winning dance therapy pioneer, and "Felicitas" - about her great aunt "... | Date Of Birth | April 20, 1967 |
| Place Of Birth | Englewood, New Jersey, US |
| Height | 5' 6" (1.68 m) |
| Profession | Actress |
| Education | Oberlin College |
| Spouse | Steven May |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | In 2014, her uncle Peter Skala was Knighted by the French government and awarded France's highest order, the National Order of the Legion of Honor. He received the distinction (and medal) of "Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur" for his valor and heroism during World War II leading to the liberation of France at a ceremony conducted by the French Ambassador in London. |
| 2 | Her cousin Katri Skala co-founded the British division of Women in Film, and is a screenwriter, producer and novelist. |
| 3 | She was nominated for an "Irene Ryan Award' by the American College Theatre Festival for her performance of Cinderella in Janusz Glowacki's play "Cinders" while a student at Oberlin College. |
| 4 | She won "Best Solo Performer Award" at The London Fringe Theatre Festival for her performance in "A Time to Dance". |
| 5 | Former Canadian ambassador to Mexico, Hugh Keenleyside, was her first cousin twice removed (her maternal grandfather's first cousin). |
| 6 | Lilia Skala, Austria's first licensed and practicing female architect was her paternal grandmother. |
| 7 | Her great-great grandfather T.F. Kingsmill founded Kingsmill's Department Store, London, Ontario's oldest department store founded in 1865. |
| 8 | She was voted "Class Artist" in her seventh grade yearbook at Mather Junior High School. |
| 9 | She has dual citizenship Canadian-American. |
| 10 | She is first generation American. Her father originally came from Vienna, Austria and her mother from London, Ontario, Canada. |
| 11 | She spent a summer in Paris living with a french family as an exchange student when she was age 17. |
| 12 | Her father Martin Skala was a business writer for The Christian Science Monitor and Senior Editor at Standard and Poor's The Outlook. |
| 13 | She attended The Neighborhood Playhouse Teen Division for one year. |
| 14 | She attended Oberlin College with Jackson Galaxy, Kelly AuCoin, Camilla Enders and Melissa Chalsma. |
| 15 | She studied classical piano for eight years. |
| 16 | She graduated from Oberlin College. |
| 17 | Producer/writer Christopher Skala is her first cousin. |
| 18 | Her mother gave her the nickname "Libby" after actress-writer Libby Pockman Hughes, the wife of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist John Hughes. |
| 19 | Peter Skala, the subject of David Hutt's book "The Boy Who Wore White Stockings" is her uncle and the eldest son of Lilia Skala. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for walking unarmed into a German pillbox and talking the Germans into surrender during World War II. |
| 20 | Her sister Emily Skala Hull studied at The School of American Ballet and danced under the direction of George Balanchine in "The Nutcracker" and "Copelia" at Lincoln Center. |
| 21 | Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated actress Lilia Skala is her paternal grandmother. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 2004 | Bridesmaid | |
| Unscrewed | 2003 | Mary's Friend | |
| Smile | 2000/I | Short | Cindy |
Known for movies
Birth (2004)
as Bridesmaid
Unscrewed (2003)
as Mary's Friend
Smile (2000)
as Cindy