With a life-long passion for the performing arts, Ute has performed in theaters, on television, radio and film. She has traveled around the world and found home on the island of Maui. Ute hails from the state of Indiana where she got her start in children's theater and continued acting in high school productions. She attended Butler University, graduating with a degree in Radio and Television. After college, Ute worked for an ABC affiliate news station and a video production company in Indianapolis, as a videographer and editor. In Hawaii, Ute has performed in many community theater shows, specializing in dramas and comedies. She also hosted her own 80's music show on KKCR on the island of Kauai. Ute acted in many local television commercials and was a featured actor playing Gracia Burnham in the History Channel documentary "Come Home Alive". Ute's first film experience was as an Extra in the Adam Sandler film "Just Go With It". She was then featured in her first speaking role as Mrs. Tilly in the movie "Paradise City".