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Sayra Player

Sayra Player

Actor · Born July 31, 1976 (50) · Independence, Missouri, USA

Sayra Player, a Missouri native and long time New Yorker, is a member of The Collective NY and The Actors Studio. She is also a published playwright. She has worked with theatre folk such as: Elizabeth Kemp, Harvey Keitel, Ellen Burstyn, Lee Grant, Estelle Parsons, Len Jenkin, Jay Schieb, Carlin Glynn, Lyle Kessler, Michael Christofer, Jim Simpson, Alexandre Marine, Polly Draper & Mac Wellman. She worked in Italy and Poland with the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richard. She attended the same high school as Arliss Howard.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 31, 1976 (50)
From
Independence, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Sayra Player's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
42%
Self
27%
Bonds
21%
Morality
7%
Society
4%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Dread
2
Hopeful
1
Cold
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sayra Player's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sayra Player's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

14 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Long Way Back(2020)

    as Mona

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Chained for Life(2018)

    as Beckett

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Incorrectional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mom

  • FBI(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Sandy Ackerman

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Turnabout(2016)

    as Candy

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Americana(2016)

    as Nora Taylor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • A Song Still Inside(2013)

    as Ramona Rothchild

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • All Screwed Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Ms. Harper

  • A Little Closer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sheryl

  • Trooper(2010)

    as Brooke Banks

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Paper Covers Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ed

  • Duane Hopwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Fuller

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachel Alpert · as Renee Rostov

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 3rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 11 titles from 1990 to 2020.

Highest rated

Turnabout (2016)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Americana (2016)

Film career

  • 2005Screen debut· Duane Hopwood

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 11: 11 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sayra Player's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Trooper (2010)

99th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Long Way Back (2020)

Midcredits 90th · 96% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sayra Player work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sayra Player's MovieCove titles; E.B. Hughes shares the most, 2.