Adam Frazier had the privilege of sitting down with up-and-coming actress Cassandra Sawtell to talk about her upcoming projects.

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, 11-year-old Cassandra can currently be seen in Terry Gilliam’s highly anticipated film, “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”. Cassandra plays “Olga” alongside Colin Farrell and Lily Cole in the film.

“Olga’s first appearance is on this tiny little island,” Cassandra explained. “She’s found crying in a puddle of her own tears by Imaginarium Tony (Farrell) and Valentina (Cole). According to Cassandra, the couple rescue her with the promise of providing the young Olga with a better life – though things don’t go quite as planned.

Cassandra has been seen in twenty-five television and film projects, most notably Showtime’s “The L Word”, Sundance Channel’s “Terminal City”, The CW’s “Smallville”, USA Network’s “Psych” and a lead role in the Lifetime movie, “Imaginary Playmate”. You may, however, know Cassandra best for her starring role as “Madison Allen” on the critically acclaimed 2009 CBS series “Harpers Island”.

What’s next for Cassandra? “Well, I’m going down to L.A. for pilot season, but I don’t have too much going on at the moment.”

After working with Terry Gilliam, a dream director for any aspiring actor, Cassandra has her sights set on working with Steven Spielberg. “I would simply love to work with Spielberg, Rachel McAdams and Neil Patrick Harris – he’s hilarious!”

*** Note By Writer *** I tried so hard to imagine a dream project involving Spielberg, McAdams and Harris – so young Cassandra could go ahead and knock those three dreams out of the park on one pitch. Unfortunately, all of my ideas involved remaking “My Pet Monster”. ***

When asked about her favorite films, Cassandra presents a surprisingly varied list. “Forrest Gump, for certain – let’s see, The Notebook and Lord of the Rings.”

While Cassandra prepares for pilot season, she’s certainly got a dream project in mind. “Fablehaven, it’s a children’s literature fantasy series written by Brandon Mull,” explained Cassandra.

With numerous Children’s fantasy titles flying from bookshelves and into theaters, It’s not a stretch to imagine Mull’s fantasy series will eventually gain the attention of some writer or producer looking for the next Harry Potter. And hey, who knows, maybe Cassandra will be right there with Spielberg, McAdams and Neil Patrick Harris… sure as Hell beats “My Pet Monster”…