Sara Paxton

Sara Paxton
Sara Paxton
	Paxton at Mother Goose Parade in 2007
Born	April 25, 1988 (age 36); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actress; singer;
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Zach Cregger (m. 2019)

Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988)^[1]^[2] is an American actress and singer. She began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows before rising to fame in Early October 2002. She played Sarah Tobin from Greetings from Tucson (2002-2003), the title role in the television series Darcy's Wild Life (2004-2006) and Sarah Borden in Summerland (2004). Her other films include Aquamarine (2006), Return to Halloweentown (2006), Sydney White (2007), Superhero Movie (2008), The Last House on the Left (2009), The Innkeepers (2011), and The Front Runner (2018).

Early life

Paxton was born in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles; she is the only child of Lucia (née Menchaca) and Steve Paxton.^[3] Her mother, Lucia, was born to a Jewish family in Monterrey, Mexico and grew up in the city of Ciudad Acuña.^[4]^[3]^[5]^[6]^[7] Paxton's father is of English and Scottish descent, and he converted to Judaism upon marrying her mother.^[8]^[9] Both of her parents are dentists.^[10] Sara Paxton did not have a bat mitzvah because of her filming schedule.^[9]

Paxton was raised in the San Fernando Valley.^[9] She graduated from El Camino Real High School in June 2006.^[11]

In a 2009 interview with Teen Hollywood, Paxton disclosed that she had been accepted to several colleges, but decided not to attend any schools in favor of pursuing her acting career.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[9]

Career

1997–2004: Early roles

Paxton has said that singing and acting performances "went hand in hand" during her early years, though she initially began working as an actress^[9] appearing in musical theater and later in television commercials at a young age. Her first film role was a small role in the 1997 comedy film Liar Liar.^[9] During the late 1990s and early 2000s, she appeared in a number of television and film roles, including voice roles in 15 episodes of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, a role on the soap opera Passions, regular roles on the series Greetings from Tucson and Action; and a guest starring role on Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire playing Holly, an ex-president of Lizzie's school.

In 2003, Paxton starred in R. L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse, a short 3D film attraction that still plays at several theme parks across the United States. In the same year, she appeared as Lana Walker on the CSI: Miami season two episode "Death Grip." Paxton's first major role was in the teen film Sleepover, which opened in July 2004 to negative reviews and low box-office revenue.^[15]^[16] During the same summer season, she appeared in several episodes of Summerland, playing Sarah Borden, a mentally troubled teen who experimented with drugs and sex with Jesse McCartney's character.

Paxton was the cast in the lead role of the Discovery Kids television series, Darcy's Wild Life playing Darcy Fields, a girl who works at a rural veterinary; the series was filmed on a farm in Toronto^[9] and aired from 2004-2006. It often featured Paxton's song, "Take a Walk". She received an Emmy nomination for the role in 2006.

2005–2012: Mainstream recognition

In 2005, Paxton spent three months^[9] working on the Florida-themed Aquamarine, in which she played the title character as a mermaid, opposite Emma Roberts and JoJo, whom she befriended while filming.^[3] Paxton has said that she felt a sense of "female empowerment" while on set because "almost everyone" on set was female.^[9] The film opened on March 3, 2006 and grossed approximately $7.5 million in its opening weekend.^[17] Reviewers of the film compared Paxton, whose inspiration is Goldie Hawn, to actress Reese Witherspoon, saying that she has an "infectious, nutty energy."^[3] Paxton recorded a song for the film's soundtrack titled "Connected," an English version of the Mexican group RBD's song Tenerte y Quererte from their 2004 album Rebelde. Paxton was signed to a record deal with Epic Records during the time she was cast in Aquamarine.^[9] Her debut music CD, The Ups and Downs, featuring the titled single "Here We Go Again," was due for release by Epic at some point "in the future"; as of March 2007, Paxton has not completed work on it, and it was presumably shelved.^[9]^[18]

Paxton hosted The Secret Life of Water, the first episode of the series Planet H2O, which premiered in April 2006 on public television stations. The following month, shortly after turning 18, she made an appearance on the television series Pepper Dennis, playing a teen actress. Paxton then appeared in Return to Halloweentown, replacing Kimberly J. Brown in the fourth installment in Disney Channel's Halloweentown series; she dyed her hair brown for the role. The film aired on October 20, 2006.

During the summer and early fall of 2006, Paxton filmed The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker, a Lifetime Television film, on Vancouver Island.^[9] In the film, she plays Jessie, a college student who falls victim to binge drinking. Paxton described it as "very different" from her previous roles and has specified that she was looking for a role that would be a "challenge".^[12] The film aired in March 2007.^[19]

Paxton's next film role was in Sydney White, a college-set comedy starring Amanda Bynes and Matt Long; filming began on February 12, 2007 in Orlando, Florida and the movie was released on September 21, 2007.^[20] She next starred in Superhero Movie, a parody on superhero films which began filming in September 2007 and was released on March 28, 2008. She provided backing vocals on her co-star Drake Bell's theme song for the movie Superhero! Song.^[21]

Paxton starred in the remake of The Last House on the Left, playing the lead female character, Mari. The film was released on March 13, 2009.

2013–present: Television roles and film

Paxton starred in the CW drama series The Beautiful Life alongside Corbin Bleu, Mischa Barton and Elle Macpherson. The show premiered on September 16, 2009, but was cancelled after just two episodes.^[22] It aired later online on YouTube. Paxton next co-starred with Scott Eastwood in the thriller Enter Nowhere;^[6] she also played one of the lead roles in the Ti West film The Innkeepers.^[23]

She starred in the 2011 movie Shark Night. She then played Mirabella on the ABC Family movie Lovestruck: The Musical in 2013.^[24] In April 2016, it was announced that Paxton had joined the cast of David Lynch's 2017 Twin Peaks revival.^[25]

In 2018, she co-starred as Donna Rice opposite Hugh Jackman in Jason Reitman's The Front Runner, a biographical film about politician Gary Hart.^[26] In 2018-2019, she played Amber Dooley in the NBC series Good Girls.^{[citation needed]}

Paxton has a supporting role in Andrew Dominik’s Blonde (2022), based on the biographical fiction novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates. The film is a fictionalized portrayal of the life and career of actress Marilyn Monroe.^[27]

Personal life

In 2013, Paxton met Zach Cregger in Austin, Texas; they married in October 2019.^[28]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Liar Liar	Child at Party and School
1997	You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Christmas Party	Patty	Short film
1998	Music from Another Room	Young Karen
	Soldier	Angie
	Tunnel Vision	Shauna	Short film
1999	Durango Kids	Hillary
1999	The Ruby Princess Runs Away	Princess Sabrina
2003	Haunted Lighthouse	Ashley	Short film
2004	Sleepover	Staci Blake
2006	Aquamarine	Aquamarine, Aquamarine's Starfish Earrings
2006	Return to Halloweentown	Marnie Piper, young Aggie Cromwell
2007	Sydney White	Rachel Witchburn
2008	Superhero Movie	Jill Johnson
2009	The Last House on the Left	Mari Collingwood
2011	The Innkeepers	Claire
	Shark Night	Sara Palski
	Enter Nowhere	Jody
2012	Static	Rachel
2013	Love & Air Sex	Kara
	Cheap Thrills	Violet
	Liars All	Katie
2014	Boys of Abu Ghraib	Peyton
2014	All Relative	Grace
2016	Happily Ever After	Sarah Ann
2016	Sundown	Lina Hunter
2017	Three Women	Kathy	Short film
2018	First Date	Kathy
2018	The Front Runner	Donna Rice
2022	Blonde	Miss Flynn
2022	Barbarian	Nursing Video Narration / Assistant / Megan	Voice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Small Talk	Panelist #1	Recurring role; 10 episodes
1997	NewsRadio	Sara	Episode: "Office Feud"
1999	Working	Amanda Baines	Episode: "The Prodigy"
1999	Passions	Young Sheridan	Episode #1.14
1999	Action	Georgia Dragon	Guest role; 2 episodes
1999–2017	SpongeBob SquarePants	Various roles (voice)^[29]	Recurring role; 15 episodes
2000	Perfect Game	Sydney	Television film
2000	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Girl	Episode: "The Wailing"
2001	Hounded	Tracy Richburg	Television film
2001	Lizzie McGuire	Holly	Episode: "Election"
2002	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jody Bradley	Episode: "Burden of Proof"
2002–2003	Greetings from Tucson	Sarah Tobin	Recurring role; 21 episodes
2003	CSI: Miami	Lana Walker	Episode: "Death Grip"
2004	Malcolm in the Middle	Angela Pozefsky	Episode: "Malcolm Dates a Family"
2004	Will & Grace	Melanie	Episode: "I Never Cheered for My Father"
2004	Summerland	Sarah Borden	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2004	Quintuplets	Chelsea	Episode: "Date Night"
2004–2006	Darcy's Wild Life	Darcy Fields	Main role; 33 episodes
2006	Pepper Dennis	April May/Chrissy Tyler	Episode: "Celebrity Twin Could Hang: Film at Eleven"
2006	Skater Boys	Kayla Gordon	Episode: "Sundown"
2006	Return to Halloweentown	Marnie Piper/Splendora Agatha Cromwell	Television film; replacing Kimberly J. Brown as Marnie Piper
2007	The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker	Jessie Brenner	Television film
2008	Wizards of Waverly Place	Millie	Episode: "Credit Check"
2009	Jonas	Fiona Skye	Episode: "Frantic Romantic"
2009	The Beautiful Life	Raina Marrinelli	Main role; 5 episodes
2012	Blue Eyed Butcher	Susan Wright	Television film
2013	Lovestruck: The Musical	Mirabella Hutton	Television film
2013	Guys with Kids	Stacee	Episode: "Gary's Idea"
2014	How to Get Away with Murder	Natalia "Talia" Lewis	Episode: "Let's Get to Scooping"
2015	Stalker	Isabelle Martin	Episode: "Salvation"
2015	Code Black	Sophie	Episode: "You Are the Heart"
2016	Heartbeat	Lou Panttiere	Episode: "The Land of Normal"
2016	Murder in the First	Alicia Barnes	Recurring role; 10 episodes
2017	This Is Us	Kathryn	Episode: "Moonshadow"
2017	Twin Peaks	Candy Shaker	Episode: "Part 4"
2017	Baker Daily: Trump Takedown	Sara	Television short
2017	Wrecked	Sister Grace	Episode: "Sister Mercy"
2018	Liberty Crossing	Jessica Larson	Episode: "Weekend Warriors"
2018–2019	Good Girls	Amber Dooley	Guest role; 3 episodes

Video game

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes
1999	Koudelka	Charlotte D'lota^[29]	English dub

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

Source:^[30]

Year	Song	Soundtrack
2005	"Take a Walk"	Darcy's Wild Life
	"There For You"	Darcy's Wild Life
	"Don't Wanna Be Alone" (with Jesse McCartney)	Summerland
2006	"Connected"	Aquamarine
2006	"Can You Feel The Love Tonight"	Disneymania 4
2008	"I Need a Hero"	Superhero! Movie
2008	"Superhero! Song (featuring Sara Paxton)	Superhero! Movie
2012	"Shark Bite Rap"	Shark Night 3D
2013	"Me Too (Stripped)"	Lovestruck: The Musical
	"Like a Virgin"
	"How Can I Remember to Forget"
	"Me Too (Main Mix)"
	"Everlasting Love"

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
2000	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Young Performer Age Ten or Under	Working	Won
2003		Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress	Greetings from Tucson	Nominated
2003		Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actress	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Won
2004		Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress	CSI: Miami	Nominated
2005		Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress	Darcy's Wild Life	Nominated
2005		Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast	Sleepover	Nominated
2006		Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)	Darcy's Wild Life	Nominated
2006	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series		Nominated
2007	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)		Nominated
2007	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress	Aquamarine	Nominated
2012	Fright Meter Awards	Best Actress	The Innkeepers	Nominated

References

^ "UPI Almanac for Thursday, April 25, 2024". United Press International. April 25, 2024.
^ "Today in History". Associated Press. April 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "All is going swimmingly for Aquamarine star Paxton". Kalamazoo Gazette. March 17, 2006. Archived from the original on March 20, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2007.
^ Sparktech Software LLC (February 1, 2012). "'The Innkeepers' Star Sara Paxton: I Would Love To Play Carrie — Inside Movies Since 1920". Boxofficemagazine.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
^ Break.com. "Sara Paxton from 'The Last House on the Left'". Break Media. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
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External links

[1] "UPI Almanac for Thursday, April 25, 2024". United Press International. April 25, 2024.

[2] "Today in History". Associated Press. April 25, 2021.

[family-3] "All is going swimmingly for Aquamarine star Paxton". Kalamazoo Gazette. March 17, 2006. Archived from the original on March 20, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2007.

[4] Sparktech Software LLC (February 1, 2012). "'The Innkeepers' Star Sara Paxton: I Would Love To Play Carrie — Inside Movies Since 1920". Boxofficemagazine.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.

[5] Break.com. "Sara Paxton from 'The Last House on the Left'". Break Media. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2011.

[tdink-6] Lee, David C. (2009). "Sara Paxton". TDINK. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2009.

[ref209-7] Damarys, Sara Paxton in 'The Last House on the Left' published by sitv.com date=2009-03-13

[Backgroundinfo-8] Bloom, Nate (April 5, 2007). "Celebrity Jews". The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2007.

[moreinfo-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Jones, Jen (March–April 2007). "Sara Paxton". JVibe. 3 (2). Jewish Family & Life: 14–17.

[ref09-10] Wilson, Staci Layne (March 6, 2009). "Sara Paxton – Interview". Horror.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2009.

[graduating-11] "Sara Paxton loved wearing the fins in Aquamarine". Scripps Howard News Service. June 16, 2006. Archived from the original on June 22, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2007.

[colonist-12] Reid, Michael D. (September 8, 2006). "Sara Paxton brings the party". Times Colonist. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2007.

[13] Audrey Fine (September 5, 2007). "Sara Paxton Party Never Stops". Seventeen. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

[14] "Sara Paxton's In the "House"". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.

[reviews-15] "Sleepover". Rotten Tomatoes. 2004. Archived from the original on January 15, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2007.

[sleep-16] "Sleepover". The Numbers. 2004. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2007.

[aquagross-17] "Aquamarine". The Numbers. 2006. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2007.

[CDinfo-18] Steinberg, Lisa (2007). "Sara Paxton Life of the Party". Starry Constellation Magazine. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2007.

[reutersparty-19] "Sara Paxton set to "Party" on at Lifetime" (Press release). Reuters. September 25, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2007.^{[dead link]}

[Sydneywhite-20] "Amanda Bynes Set to Star in the New Comedy 'Sydney White' for Morgan Creek Productions" (Press release). Morgan Creek Productions. January 3, 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2007.

[Superhero1-21] "Dimension Films scares up 'Superhero'". Los Angeles Times. September 20, 2007. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2007.

[nowhere-22] Kit, Borys (April 5, 2010). "Jack Heller to direct 'Enter Nowhere' film". MoviesOnline. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.

[innkeepers-23] Miska, Brad (April 27, 2010). "Sara Paxton Becomes the Final 'Innkeeper'". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010.

[24] "'Lovestruck: The Musical': Sara Paxton Previews ABC Family Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.

[twin-25] Murthi, Vikrim (April 25, 2016). "'Twin Peaks' Full Cast Revealed: Amanda Seyfriend, Michael Cera & Over 200 More Join David Lynch Show". Indiewire. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.

[26] White, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Sara Paxton on "Compassionate" Portrayal of Donna Rice in 'The Front Runner'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.

[27] DiLillo, John (June 16, 2022). "Everything You Need to Know About 'Blonde'". Netflix. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.

[28] "Sara Paxton From 'Aquamarine' Is Now Starring in Horror Films and Has a Celebrity Fiancé". Distractify. August 20, 2019. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

[btva-29] "Sara Paxton (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

[30] "Sarah Paxton". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016. Allmusic Accessed 2016-1-28

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Sara Paxton

Early life

Career

1997–2004: Early roles

2005–2012: Mainstream recognition

2013–present: Television roles and film

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Television

Video game

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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