Biography
Distinctive Features
Bright Blue eyes in pix, in real life they are green/grey.
Ambitions
To be on the New York Times bestsellers list.
Measurements
Bust: 34"
C
Waist: 24"
Hips: 34"
(Dress size: 2/4)
(Shoe size: 9)
Friends and Family
Keith
[Brother]
(Died 2002)
Pets
Dudley
Dog
[ 1997 - present]
Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 “My next stop? I don’t know. Right now, I’m enjoying Boston. I could say I’ll visit New York, but knowing me, I’m more likely to sit myself down in Greenland with a diet coke, a pack of ciggies and watch the ‘Land of the People’. I’m disciplined when I allocate time to write, but I’m not a planner, it’s too much rigidity for me. I like to just take off and end up wherever. In all honesty I can’t say where I’ll go when I leave Massachusetts. I only know that come Christmas I’ll be home for the holidays." “Yes, my sister told me about the rubbish on those sites, supposedly written by myself. I was upset when I read some of them and rang Mary (Mother) and she told me to ignore it, which initially I found hard to do as its pure hate and jealousy. However, on a lighter note, I’m flattered to be called a Porn Star, I never thought my body was good enough to make a porn film since you`re like totally naked. Not that I would ever make one, well not for public use anyway." Blushes. "Oh, and an escort too… WhooHoo! I`m like `Show me the money.` I mean I`m supposedly having wild, crazy sex and I didn’t feel it or receive any funds.” Laughs. “No, seriously the posts are a load of $hite. The bloopers within the comments speak for themselves. I’m from the UK and we spell words differently than American’s. Some folk need to do their homework if they want to convince others that Sylvia York wrote that cr@p.”
Gossip
(Regarding hate comments to The Enterprise Newspaper in Massachusetts)
[2009]
"I understand the speed of emails, but I don`t understand why folk can`t write a letter, place it in an envelope, put a stamp on it and post it. I do, I write letters all the time and I treasure letters I receive and I keep them in a box because when I`m old I`ll have them to read and reflect as to who truly took the time to care and who didn`t. I sound old fashioned don`t I? Sorry. I`m an old soul I guess, but on a positive note, we have to keep the postal workers in their jobs." Laughs.
Computers
(Talking about how impersonal computers are.)
[2009]
"I think I jinxed myself with the ‘Free Bird’ song by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Yet it’s so me. I never wanted to be with anyone, I’m used to being alone and being free is a life I’ve led since childhood. I`ve read dozens of horoscope reports that claim people born on February 14th are misfits, perhaps they`re right, I don`t know. I only know I`ve never experienced the feeling of falling in love, being in love or needing a person to the point of insanity. Trust me, if I had, I’d have kids by now. Studies say that when a woman loves a man, she wants his kids and so far I haven`t met any man whose kids I’ve wanted. But, I keep my hopes up because I know he`s out there, I can feel his soul reaching into the depth of my own, and I can almost touch it like Cathy with Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. I don`t know who he is, but when I meet him, I’ll know right away and the walls I hide behind will crumble because I’ve got a lot of making up for lost time and I fully intend to grasp him physically, emotionally and with intense passion. I know he’ll embrace it because like myself he’ll know we’ve waited long enough."
Soulmates
(Explaining why she doesn`t have kids)
[2009]
“I’m so happy to be back in the UK. You have no idea how sad I was in Miami and I wanted to leave earlier, but they wouldn’t let me on the plane because I was sick which only made me more miserable. I should have gotten an Academy Award for acting that I was well enough to travel, that’s how much I wanted out of the States.”
Happiness
(Arriving in England.)
[2009]
“Oh, I know I’m late. I merely wanted to take a quick kip, but I slept really deep. Sorry dear, I truly am. By the way, who said my Mum lives in Blackpool? She doesn’t, she lives way up North and I’m not saying where. My Mum doesn’t need to be bothered. I’m only in Warrington to see my brother and of course the sights, and then I’m off to Carlisle, and no, Mum doesn’t live there either, I have friends there.”
Home
(Warrington Guardian)
[2009]
“My Mum doesn’t exactly know how to describe me; she just tells people I’m deep.”
Mother
[2009]
People think because I`ve led a hectic life I must have had a hundred boyfriends or something. The truth is I`ve had less than five, shameful isn`t it." Laughs.
Men
(Deco Drive Miami Florida (WSVN.com))
[2009]
"I have tried to quit smoking lots of times and gone through so many procedures. I mean I had this doctor try to hypnotize me and all I was thinking throughout the entire session was `Would you bloody hurry up because I`m dying for a fag.` I`ve quit for months, sometimes years, and then stress kicks in and the next minute I`m busy scrounging a fag. Not the right word for the yanks, but gosh I`m from the UK and that`s what we call cigarettes.
Smoking
(Struggles with a smoking habit.)
[2008]
“I don’t use my name on books I’ve written. I was going to, but then I decided not to as it’s enough people think I’m weird, I wouldn’t want them to think I’m a pervert too.” Laughs. “Some parts are naughty, but they fit the mode and are necessary to make it work and yes, I get embarrassed writing some stuff because my mind is in the gutter. I’m blushing right? Gosh, I hate it when that happens. However getting back to writing, I write under a different name, I could be a man or a woman, I’m not saying. I dunnae want be rude, but like I said earlier, people think I’m wacko, psycho too, and my attitude could be like ‘oh pooh on you,’ but I just keep my mouth shut as most folk don’t have a clue or get me, so what’s the point?”
Writing
(Explaining why she hides her identity.)
[2008]
“Well, gosh, it was like being on the bottom of the ocean for months on end and coming up for air. My last manuscript was dark and the deepest I`ve ever written, it really took a toll on me and I neglected myself, which is why I got sick a bit, but only a wee bit, I’m really tough you know, I’m not a light weight. I’m just not the type of person who can programme themselves to write four hours a day and then stop ‘cause when I write I go to extremes and have no concept of time. It’s all or nothing with me and I only know days have passed when I can no longer think and I dunnae have the energy to move from my desk.”
Writing
(Explaining why she is constantly sick.)
[2008]
“I don’t think a person has to be physically attractive to be sexy, some people have an intangible aura that naturally draws you to them and I like that, I think sexiness is a quality not a look. And, I don’t care what a man looks like physically, I can always find something sexy about him, whether it’s his hands, feet, tummy or height. However, I might add I`m not into those muscle freaks, I like a soft stomach to rest my weary head. You get the picture, right?”
Men
[2008]
“The loss of a child is the cruelest thing a parent could experience. I look at my Mom and I see the trauma etched across her face and I know she is going through hell. I try to cheer her up, but my Mom is not the same Mom she was before Keith`s sudden death on September 3, 2002 and it breaks my heart. I think the worst thing for a parent is to lose a child, no pain on this earth compares to that and I’ve never seen my Mom so miserable, it’s just awful, and ever so sad. I would give anything to bring my brother back, anything. Love can literally destroy a soul, it truly can.”
Love
(Miami Herald - 7/19/07)
[2007]
“Ha. You’re joking right? I’m on the bottom of the sexiest person on the planet list. There is nothing sexy about Sylvia York, nothing, but hey I`ll take a compliment and a wink and be smiling all day long.”
Sex Appeal
[2007]
“I stay away from a lot of folk because they have this misconception that you are going to be a certain way and in reality you are nothing like what the public sees because all they see is sensationalized journalism and a client’s need to sell a product.”
Self-awareness
[2007]
It’s weird when folk come up to me and say ‘Hello’ because I don’t know them, but then I look at everything from their point. They think they know me and they don`t, but I’m humble. My only problem with some people is they then claim to know me and take it upon themselves to spread malicious garbage because I`m protective of my privacy and don`t accept their friendship offers. But hey, I have my own circle of friends, I don`t allow just anyone into my life, I have family to think about, and I think that irks some folk. I honestly don`t understand why some stranger would want to put me down just because I rebuffed their advances. It`s quite sad that some folk have nothing better to do than spread hate.
People
(Discussing her privacy and hatred.)
[2007]
“I love England, Scotland and gosh, Ireland, overall I love Scotland the most. I find peace there, a peace I can’t seem to find elsewhere. I would love to live in a lighthouse and write, that’s all, well aside from yelling ‘Och aye the noo Jimmy Boy” Laughs.
Ideals
(Asked where her favorite place to live is)
[2007]
“Like Hello. I can’t pose like I used to do. It wouldn’t be right. I’m more interested in writing than being a model, but I do pose a little here and there and that’s because people who helped me in the beginning became really great friends. I remember Ralph Hall used to tell me he didn’t hire me because I was the prettiest girl in London, he booked me because he knew I would show up on time and be sober, so how can I say no to him? He Rocks!” Laughs.
Work
(UK Newspaper Daily Star regarding friend photographer Ralph Hall)
[2007]
"Like yes, I still model." Said Sylvia York. "Just don`t call me Sylvie Richards. I resent that name." Laughs. "Seriously, I only work with photographers and companies I like. Hey, a girls gotta enjoy life and after almost 20 odd years of posing in six inch heals, my feet have earned it!
Work
(wsvn.com)
[2007]
“Social networking is strange, my niece asked ‘Aunt Sylvia, are you a member of Twitter, Facebook or My Space?’ And I was like ‘No,’ then she asked if I would sign up so she can add me as a friend. So I ventured into the unknown only to discover I have to stay in touch with nameless, faceless people whom mostly I don’t know. I was amazed that folk had the time to do all this online stuff as I never had the patience, I mean to me, it seemed pointless, however I signed up and I put my pages in private so only my family can see what I’m up to which amounts to nothing as I am always trapped in Word! But hey, I gotta please my relatives you know and to be honest I kind of dig You Tube.”
Family
(Online social networking.)
[2006]
“Life should not be a competition to see who thus far has led a worst existence. The fact of the matter is we are all suffering one way or another, but darn, I won’t accept anyone telling me their financial woes is worse than what my Mum has gone through coping with the death of my brother Keith. People like that have no place in my life and can F--K off. And, let me just add, what the F--K is the deal with negative twits with no values, I mean some folk need to re-evaluate their life or something because a monetary loss can be replaced, but a life can not.”
Life
(Regarding people who complain.)
[2006]
“I’m a simple woman. I don’t need fancy and deep down I`m naive, but gosh I hate to admit it. And yes, I like my down time. I need to have peace and quiet, for I’m not a loud person. When I was little I would hear screaming and shouting and run for the nearest cupboard. I still do, strange how childhood memories affect one’s life. I don’t like arguments, you know fighting and stuff like that as it flips my mind back thirty years and that`s not healthy.”
Life
[2006]
“When I go home I spend hours on the plane telling myself not to say the ‘F’ word and then when I get home I discover my Mum has found my tool box and is hammering away at something and the first words out of my mouth are ‘Mary what the F--k are you doing?` I`m sorry for the `F` word.”
Home
[2006]
My friends are good people and a tad wacko too, but maybe it`s their views on life that are so similar to my own that makes us bond. I don`t know. I only know, I can count my friends on one hand."
(Talking about friends.)
[2005]
“I like lots of songs, but Gordon Bennett, I’m not going to sit and listen to loud music containing lyrics I cannae understand. I don’t even know how people can call that music, but hey perhaps nobody likes the kind of music I listen too, but I don’t give a shit. I like Wham and I’m not ashamed to admit it. In fact I happen to think George Michael is the sexiest man alive and before you say a word, I don’t care about his lifestyle, we’re talking music here, oh, and sexy guys.” Laughs. “Cough, splutter, whatever…. Clive Owen, he’s sexy too that’s about it on men. Then again, Pierce Brosnan is delicious. ‘Ah! I used to have the biggest crush on him, he’s sexy as heck and I still kinda have a crush on him, can you blame me?” Blushes.
Celebrities
(Talking about who she has crushes on.)
[2005]
“America is such a disposable society; the majority doesn’t care about family values. They simply throw out the old and bring in the new, it’s something I never understood nor would live my life by, family comes first and that’s that. Know what I mean? Well, if you don’t? Perhaps you’re a disposable prat too.”
America
(America verses Europe)
[2005]
“My dream is to have a toolbox like Bob Vila, I mean the dude has got it going on. I love his do it yourself show on PBS and I wish I could have a work place where I can create things from a piece of wood and gosh, Sears sells the dream team on tool boxes. I want to have a garage like Bob Vila, he’s like my idol!”
Admiration
[2005]
“Gosh, I mentioned one time that I like to stay home, but it’s like ‘Hello’ how am I supposed to write if I’m not out studying folk. I get hurt when people write the wrong things. I leave the house. Gordon Bennett, I’m not a nut job for the love of God!”
Practicality
(Regarding being reclusive)
[2005]
“It’s ridiculous to me that people make up so much rubbish, but I’m a firm believer in Karma, what goes around comes around because Karma is a bitch mate. Be kind to all and kindness comes back to you, I try to do my best, be polite and treat people right. If someone is obnoxious, I look at them as the idiot, for they have a lot to learn. It`s sad really.”
Beliefs
[2003]
“Gordon Bennett, that rumor was started by some Helga in Wales years ago. I have never been anorexic or bulimic. I couldn’t do all the things I have to do in a day if I didn’t eat right. The Welsh Helga was just a manipulative witch whose claim to fame was bashing me to bits via the Internet. She’s blessed I am busy living my life because I was so tempted to take a flight to Wales and beat the living crap out of her and her lies plus her obsessive jealousy, and I would have, however lucky for her I woke up the next day and spent the better part of the morning focussed on how pathetic her life must be if she needed to bash me.”
Rumor
[2003]
“Most men think I do nothing but sit around in lingerie and primp, my life is totally opposite. One time my sister was having a baby and I was staying at a friends house in London wearing my Mum’s robe and knitting, it was embarrassing to see my mates boyfriends face when he realized I was the girl in the lingerie ads, talk about being a boring fart, I’m referring to myself as the boring fart here, you know.” Laughs.
Realism
[2001]
When I lived in LA, I was a sitting duck. I`d literally come from England and every Tom, Dick and Harry was trying to get it on. I was lucky to have made two great friends in Barry Josephson and Mark Goodson. I was so young I don’t know what would have happened to me without their guidance.
I’ll always be grateful to them for that. I’m like an elephant. I never forget.
Life
(Sylvia York on California)
[2000]
Out of everyone I’ve been friends with the person whom I miss most is Mark Goodson. He was like the father and grand father I never had. He was my mentor, my guidance, my protector and I still think of him often as he always took the time to write letters to my Mum`s house no matter where I was or he was, or perhaps Rita his secretary who was from England too wrote them, I don`t know and I don`t care. All that is important is the person taking the time, and yes, he was like way older, but he was one of the only men I’ve ever met who didn’t try it on or expect anything in return. He was a true gentleman and I’ll always be grateful for all his teachings. He was so aware of everything and I was blessed to have not only met him, but have him as a friend; a friend I miss to this day, as he didn’t have to spend time worrying about me, my God, he was part of Goodson-Todman productions!
Appreciation
(Sylvia York talking about Mark Goodson)
[1998]
"In LA, I was being pushed into acting, but I didn`t want to act. I couldn`t stand having some stranger touch me, it grossed me out, and even though I had enough connections where I could have jumped on the band wagon, I didn`t want too. The intimacy, touchy, feely thing scared me to death in acting because I don`t just kiss or touch anyone. I sound like a nun, I`m not. Being a model comes easy to me, things are wrapped up fast and not lingering for months. Plus, most male models are gay and I like that because there`s no worry or fears because I didn`t have to kiss them, and if I did, it was my choice and on the cheek. I like to model it`s spontaneous and you can have fun, you know, joke around and finish the shoot."
Acting
(Prefers to model)
[1997]
Trivia
Moved from Florida and now resides in NY and the UK
(myspace.com)
Admits to being feisty. If somebody has hurt her she wrote she would confront them even if they were stood in the middle of Times Square and a mile away because she doesn`t play.
(sylviayork.com)
`Wind of Change` by the Scorpions is her favorite song, she favors the beginning of the chorus `Take me to magic of the moment on a glory night.`
(imeem.com)
Named her dog after actor Dudley Moore.
(youtube.com)
Is left handed.
Song `Free Bird` by Lynyrd Skynyrd has been her signature tune since childhood.
(myspace.com)
South Florida News printed an article that Sylvia York has not relocated to the UK, since she owns a home in South Florida. The Miami Herald contradicted the publication and wrote Sylvia York no longer resides in Miami, Florida. The Sun Sentinel printed that in their last interview with Sylvia York (July 09) she insisted people had become confused and that she does still maintain a home in South Florida and the UK.
(sun-sentinel.com)
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