Actress Krysti DeMario on Her Career Inspiration and the ‘Secret Sauce’ to Making a Film

The 33-year-old actress wrote the script for the upcoming film ‘Secrets in the Sauce,’ which begins production in March.

Actress and filmmaker Krysti DeMario. Courtesy of Krysti DeMario

Krysti DeMario, an actress and filmmaker who recently starred in the 2024 holiday romantic comedy “Christmas Overtime,” draws inspiration for her career in the entertainment industry from a rather unlikely source: Sylvester Stallone.

Despite their four-decade age difference, DeMario, 33, and Stallone, 78, have much in common. Both are actors of Italian heritage who overcame obstacles early on in their acting careers by writing their own movie scripts.