Biography
Who is Sarah Wayne Callies?
Early life and education
Sarah Wayne Callies was born on June 1, 1977, in La Grange, United States. Her parents were professors at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and she grew up in Honolulu after moving there with her family at one year of age. During her youth, she participated in school plays at the Punahou School.
She later attended Dartmouth College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama in 1999. She also completed a minor in women's studies and a senior fellowship in Indigenous theology. Following her undergraduate studies, she attended the National Theatre Conservatory and obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree in 2002.
Career highlights
Sarah Wayne Callies moved to New York in 2003 and secured her first television role as Kate O'Malley on the CBS show Queens Supreme. After making guest appearances on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Numb3rs, she gained widespread recognition for starring as Sara Tancredi in the Fox television series Prison Break.
In 2010, she took on the major role of Lori Grimes in the AMC post-apocalyptic drama series The Walking Dead. Her later television work includes starring as Katie Bowman in the USA Network science fiction series Colony and playing roles in other network dramas.
Personal life
Sarah Wayne Callies is married to Josh Winterhalt, whom she met while studying at Dartmouth College. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Keala Winterhalt, in July 2007. They later expanded their family with the adoption of a son in 2013.
Standing at a height of 172 centimeters, she balances her family life with her career in film and television as an actress, voice actor, and television director.
Birthday and age
Sarah Wayne Callies was born on June 1, 1977, which makes Sarah 49 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Sarah shares the date with 40 other famous people.
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