Famous People with Name Sarri

Georges Sarri            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Georges Sarri: She is a Greek author and actress. Her mother was French and her father was Greek. From an early age, she developed an interest in acting, and she started her acting career in 1962. She studied in Rodiri's Drama School and later she continued her studies in Paris in Charles Didlen's school. She has written many books and in 1994 she won the Best Children Literature book award for her book Ninet(which was a semi autobiography of her sister) In 1995 and 1999 she was awarded with the Greek Cycle of Books. In 1988 she was nominated for the Hans Cristian Andersen award. Furthermore, as an actress, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Thessaloniki's Cinema Festival.

Silvio Leonard Sarría            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Silvio Leonard Sarría: is a former sprinter from Cuba. He was the second athlete to run the 100 metres in less than 10 seconds with electronic timing, running in 9.98 seconds on August 11, 1977 in Guadalajara. The first was 1968 Olympic champion Jim Hines. He was also fastest in the world in 1977 in the 200 metres also with a time of 20.08.