Faith Salie

Faith Salie: Biography in Details

Who is Faith Salie?

Faith Salie is an American journalist, writer, actress, comedian, television and radio host, and Rhodes scholar.

She is an Emmy-winning contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning and a regular on NPR’s Wait Wait…don’t Tell Me!

She is also the author of many books like “Approval Junkie, My Heartfelt (and Occasionally Inappropriate)”,  “Quest to Please Just About Everyone”, and “Ultimately Myself”.

Faith Salie: Age, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity

Salie was born on April 14, 1971( currently 51) in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. She was born as the youngest amongst three siblings to parents Robert Salie and Gail Coley Salie.

She grew up in n Dunwoody, Georgia. Her siblings are brother Doug (eldest)and David Salie. She loved to dance and perform as a child and thus decided to become an actor.

Faith Salie first got a role in her fourth-grade school play which solidified her ambition to become an actor. She gradually started to participate in school plays and theatres.

Her first-ever acting gig is a chick-a-fila industrial film. Salie didn’t stop her passion when she was in college. She played in many plays and musicals at college.

In which school did Faith Salie attend?

In 1989, Faith Salie graduated from North Springs High School in Fulton County, Georgia. She enrolled as an undergraduate at Northwestern University and later transferred to Harvard University.

Faith Salie graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard with a degree in History and Literature of Modern France and England. With a Rhodes scholarship, she earned an M.Phil. in Modern English Literature from Oxford University.

Faith Salie: Professional Life, Career

Faith Salie first appeared in the film The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, playing the rival to Diane Lane’s character. She went on to appear in small roles on Sweet Valley High and Married… with Children before being cast on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

 In 2004, Salie starred in Bravo improvisational situation comedy “Significant Others” including other television sitcoms and dramas like “Sex and the City” and “Unhappily Ever After“. She made several appearances on VH-1 shows including “Best Week Ever, I Love the…90s”, and “Undateable” as a stand-up comedian and “pop-culture pundit,”.

In 2006, she hosted the Public Radio International show “Fair Game from PRI with Faith Salie”. Salie hosted the series Treehugger TV for Planet Green and was a panelist on BBC America’s “Would You… Rather? “with Graham Norton.

From 2008 to 2010, Faith Salie hosted the Sundance Channel’s coverage of the Sundance Film Festival. Salie has been a contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning since 2009. She is the author of the book, “Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much”. It was published on April 19, 2016.

Awards Nomination

Faith Salie won three Daytime Emmy Awards as a Contributing Commentator to CBS News Sunday Morning with the show’s wins for Outstanding Morning Program in 2013 and 2015.

Faith Salie: Net worth, Salary

This journalist earns about 40-$50K per year as an actress, writer, television and radio host. As of 2022, she is estimated to have a net worth of $2M.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Faith Salie is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weight is unknown. She has green eyes and brunette hair. Her other body stats are not disclosed.

Is Faith Salie active on social media?

Faith Salie is active on Social Media. She has a following of almost 19.9K on Twitter, 1.3K on Instagram, and 3K on her official Facebook page.

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