Sarah Drew, born October 1, 1980[1], is an actress. She is known for her roles as Hannah Rogers in Everwood, voiced Stacy Rowe in Daria, Dr. April Kepner on Grey's Anatomy, and she guest starred on Glee as Suzy Pepper in 2009.
Personal life[]
Drew was born in Charlottesville, Virginia to Dr. Jean Drew and Rev. Charles Drew. Her mother is now teaching biology at the independent private school for girls, Brearley, in Manhattan. Her father is the senior pastor at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in New York City. She grew up in Stony Brook, New York, on Long Island.[2] Her second cousin is actor Benjamin McKenzie.[1]
She received a Bachelor's degree in Drama from the University of Virginia in 2002.[1]
Drew married Peter Lanfer in 2002. The couple have two children, Micah Emmanuel (born in January 2012)[3] and Hannah Mali Rose (born on December 3, 2014).[4]
Drew is good friends with fellow Everwood star Emily VanCamp.
Career[]
Drew began her acting career in 1997, while still in High School. She voiced the animated television series Daria with the television movies Is It Fall Yet? and Is It College Yet? as Stacy Rowe.
She later had her stage debut as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey, in 2001 and her Broadway debut in Vincent in Brixton,2003. The Broadway debut later took her to London's West End.
She made the move to television with a guest-starring role in the series Wonderfalls, and was in the feature film Radio, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. She appeared in the theatrical feature American Pastime, as Katie Burrell, the daughter of a Japanese relocation camp sergeant.
On June 9, 2010 she was promoted to a series regular on Grey's Anatomy.
She filmed Moms' Night Out in summer 2013.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Daria | Stacy Rowe / Various | voice, 1997 - 2001 (26 episodes) |
2000 | Daria: Is It Fall Yet? | Stacy Rowe | voice and TV movie |
2002 | Daria: Is It College Yet? | Stacy Rowe | voice and TV movie |
2003 | Radio | Mary Helen | |
2004 | Wonderfalls | Bianca Knowles | ("Karma Chameleon") |
Everwood | Hannah Rogers | 2004 - 2006 (38 episodes) | |
2005 | The Baxter | Serena | |
2006 | Locked Upstairs | Jo | short film |
Cold Case | Jenny | ("Static") | |
2007 | Reinventing the Wheelers | Becky Conner | TV movie |
American Pastime | Katie Burrell | ||
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Becca Rick | ("Responsible") | |
The Violin | Judit | short film | |
2008 | Medium | Suzie Keener | ("Wicked Game: Part 2") |
Wieners | Karen | ||
Privileged | Caryn | ("All About Insecurities") | |
Hallmark Hall of Fame | Nancy Lazarus | ("Front of the Class") | |
Mad Men | Kitty Romano | 2008 - 2009 (4 episodes) | |
Private Practice | Judy | 2008 - 2009 ("Know When to Fold" and "Nothing to Fear") | |
2009 | Inside the Box | Molly | TV pilot |
Castle | Chloe Richardson | ("Nanny McDead") | |
Numb3rs | Piper St. John | ("Angels and Devils") | |
In Plain Sight | Rachel Rosenzweig | ("Aguna Matatala") | |
Glee | Suzy Pepper | (Ballad) | |
Grey's Anatomy | Dr. April Kepner | 2009 - 2021, recurring/main/guest role (203 episodes) | |
2010 | Supernatural | Nora | ("Swap Meat") |
Miami Medical | Emily | ("What Lies Beneath") | |
Seattle Grace: Message of Hope | April Kepner | ||
Tug | Ariel | ||
2014 | Moms' Night Out | Allyson | |
Waking Marshall Walker | Charlotte | short | |
2018 | Christmas Pen Pals | Hannah Morris | TV movie |
Indivisible | Heather Turner | ||
Cagney and Lacey | Cagney | ||
2019 | Republic of Sarah | Sarah Cooper | |
Twinkle All the Way | Cadence Clark | ||
A Cohort of Guests | Julia | short | |
2020 | Christmas in Vienna | Jess Waters | TV movie |
2021 | Cruel summer | Cindy Turner | (6 episodes) |
Gallery[]
Social Network Links[]
- Sarah Drew's Twitter - @sarahdrew
- Sarah Drew's Facebook - Official Sarah Drew
- Sarah Drew's Instagram - thesarahdrew