Margo Sims

Margo Sims is pleased to be a member of the Southern Railroad Company as she performs in this premier presentation of

Blessed Be The Tie That Binds, by Susan Jackson.

Ms. Sims, is a former professional classical modern dancer and trained Method actor born and raised in New York City. Margo was graduated from the NYC School of Performing Arts and studied acting with professionals such as Carroll O’Connor, Peter Ustinov, Michael Howard, and Vinnette Carroll. In addition to her training in Italian and Russian Ballet, she received an Eartha Kitt dance scholarship, performed at the United Nations, and took master classes with the legendary Martha Graham. In television, Margo worked with Burgess Meredith.

Margo performed with the Geoffrey Holder Dance Company at Jacobs Pillow. While in the Eleo Pomare Company, she partnered with Dudley Williams, former lead dancer in the Alvin Ailey Company. Margo joined the Lee Sherman Dancers while living in Europe. She also performed with the Boscoe Holder Company, who choreographed the dance scenes for the film “She”. In that production, Margo performed with Ursula Andress, Christopher Plummer and Christopher Lee. The last dance company in which Margo worked was world renown, Maurice Bejart in Brussels. She has also performed with Cicely Tyson, Roscoe Lee Brown, and Clarence Williams III in “Dark of the Moon”, a play directed by Vinnette Carroll.

Of late, Margo has worked at her alma mater, with the University of San Francisco’s Dance Generators – a multigenerational Dance Company. She has also worked with the SF State Jazz Vocal Ensemble.