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Biography

Sara Paxton Paxton's birth certificate lists no middle name, despite the sometime reported middle name of "Emily." See the California Birth Index, 1905–1995 . Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress, model and singer. She grew up in California and began acting at an early age, appearing in many minor roles in both films and television shows, before coming to wider renown in 2004, after playing the title role in the series '' Darcy's Wild Life and Sarah Borden in Summerland (TV series)|Summerland . Paxton has also starred in the films Sleepover (2004 film)|Sleepover , Aquamarine (film)|Aquamarine , Return to Halloweentown , Sydney White , Superhero Movie , The Last House on the Left (2009 film)|The Last House on the Left , and Shark Night 3D .

Early life and education

Paxton, an only child, was born in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills , Los Angeles, to what she has described as "a very mixed family." Her father, Steve, is of Irish, Scottish, and English descent, and is distantly related to actor Bill Paxton . Her mother, Lucia, was born in Monterrey , Mexico and raised in Ciudad Acuña . Paxton's mother is History of the Jews in Mexico|Jewish and Paxton's father conversion to Judaism|converted to Judaism upon marrying her mother. http://www.boxofficemagazine.com/articles/2012-02-the-innkeepers-star-sara-paxton-i-would-love-to-play-carrie Both her parents are dentists.

During her childhood, Paxton put on shows and wanted to perform, sometimes dressing up in costume and coming to school as a particular character. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley , choosing to attend a public high school instead of accepting home-schooling. Paxton graduated from high school in May 2006.

Career

Film career

Paxton has said that singing and acting "went hand in hand" during her early years, though she initially began working as an actress, appearing in musical theater and later in television commercials at a young age. Her first film role was a small part in the 1997 Jim Carrey comedy, Liar Liar . During the late 1990s and early 2000s, she appeared in a number of minor television and film roles, including a part on the soap opera Passions , regular roles on the series Greetings from Tucson and Action (TV series)|Action , and a guest starring role on the Disney Channel show, Lizzie McGuire starring Hilary Duff playing an ex-president of Lizzie's school. In 2003, Paxton starred in R. L. Stine 's Haunted Lighthouse , a short 3-D film attraction that still plays at several theme parks across the United States. She also appeared as Lana on CSI: Miami .and as Marnie Piper in Return to Halloweentown .

Paxton's first major role was in the teen-oriented film Sleepover (2004 film)|Sleepover , which opened in July 2004 to negative reviews and low box office revenue; during the same summer season, she appeared in several episodes of the series, Summerland (TV series)|Summerland , playing Sarah Borden, a mentally troubled teen who experimented with drugs and sex with Jesse McCartney 's character. Paxton was subsequently 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 and aired from 2004 to 2006, often featuring Paxton's music track, " Take a Walk ". Paxton received an Emmy nomination for the role in 2006.

In 2005, Paxton spent three months working on the Australia-filmed Aquamarine (film)|Aquamarine , in which she played a mermaid, opposite Emma Roberts and JoJo (singer)|JoJo , whom she befriended while filming. Paxton has said that she felt a sense of "female empowerment" while on set because "almost everyone" on set was female. The film opened on March 3, 2006 and grossed approximately $7.5 million in its opening weekend. Reviewers of the film compared Paxton, whose inspiration is Goldie Hawn , to actress Reese Witherspoon , saying that she has an "infectious, nutty energy." 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 (album)|Rebelde , which has been used in Barbie and the Diamond Castle and covered by Katharine McPhee .

Paxton hosted The Secret Life of Water , the first episode of the series Planet H2O , which premiered in April 2006 on public television stations. In May of the same year, she made an appearance on the television series Pepper Dennis , playing a teen actress. Paxton, who sees herself as an "evolving actress," 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, in Vancouver Island . In the film, she plays Jessie, a college student who falls victim to binge drinking . Paxton has described it as "very different" from her previous roles, and has specified that she was looking for a role that would be a "challenge". The film aired in March 2007. 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. 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 also helped co-star Drake Bell record his theme song for the movie, Superhero& #33; Song .

Paxton starred in the remake of The Last House on the Left (2009 film)|The Last House on the Left , playing the lead female character, Mari. The film opened March 13, 2009. Her next film may be Gravy , a horror-comedy with Jena Malone and Winona Ryder , and she will also guest star on the show Jonas L.A.|Jonas .

Paxton starred in the The CW Television Network|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 2 episodes. It was later aired online on YouTube. Paxton will next co-star with Scott Eastwood in the thriller Enter Nowhere , and will also play one of the lead roles in the Ti West film The Innkeepers (film)|The Innkeepers .

Music career

Paxton was signed to a record deal with Epic Records during the time she was cast in Aquamarine . Her debut music CD, The Ups and Downs , featuring the titled single "Here We Go Again", is due for release by Epic at some point "in the future"; as of March 2007, Paxton has not completed work on it. She has described the sound as "pop/rock. It is believed Sara's debut album has been shelved and she has no plans to continue her music career as she has not made any announcement of any plans to further her career in the music industry. "

Personal life

Paxton has said that attending college is "very important" to her because "it is important to expand your mind." In 2006, Paxton applied to the University of Southern California 's film studies program. She has noted that she would like to major in business administration with a minor in history (as she is a "history fanatic") and to start a production company.

Paxton has credited her Jewish religion for feeling "very connected" to her family, who keep her "grounded" and are "always number one" in her life. She did not have a B'nai Mitzvah|Bat Mitzvah because she was busy filming, though she has said that she "wanted to so bad".

Filmography

Films

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Liar Liar	Child at Party and School
1998	Music from Another Room	Young Karen
	Soldier	Angie
	Tunnel Vision	Shauna
1999	Durango Kids	Hilary
2000	Perfect Game	Sydney	Supporting role
2001	The Ruby Princess Runs Away	Princess Sabrina
2001	Hounded	Tracy	Supporting role
2003	Haunted Lighthouse	Ashley	4D
2004	Sleepover	Stacie Blake	Main role as antagonist
2006	Aquamarine	Aquamarine	Main role
2006	Return To Halloweentown	Marnie Piper	Main role
2007	Sydney White	Rachel Witchburn	Supporting role
2008	Superhero Movie	Jill Johnson	Main role
2009	The Last House on the Left	Mari Collingwood	Main role
2011	Shark Night 3D	Sara
2012	Liars All	Katie	Filming
	The Briar Lake Murders	Blake	Pre-production
	The Lowenfish Party	Missy	Pre-production
	The Innkeepers	Claire	Main role
	Enter Nowhere	Jody	Post-production
	The Big Valley	Audra Barkley	Post-production
Films made for television or video
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	'' You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's... Christmas Party	Patty	Video
2000	Geppetto	Featured	TV musical
2002	Generation Gap
2006	Return to Halloweentown	Marnie Piper Young Splendora Agatha Cromwell	Main role
2007	The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker	Jesse Brenner	Main Role
2012	Blue-Eyed Butcher	Susan Wright	Main Role

Television

Starring and recurring roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Small Talk	Herself, Panelist #1	TV series, 10 episodes
1999–2004	SpongeBob SquarePants	Kid Fish/ Baby Fish	Recurring role, 12 episodes
2002–2003	Greetings from Tucson	Sarah Tobin	Recurring role, 5 episodes
2004	Summerland	Sarah Borden	Recurring role, 5 episodes
2004–2006	'' Darcy's Wild Life	Darcy Fields	Lead role, 33 episodes
2009	The Beautiful Life: TBL	Raina Marinelli	Main role, 5 episodes
Television guest appearances
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	NewsRadio	Sara	TV series, 1 episode
1998	Two of a Kind	Homeless Girl	Episode: "A Very Carrie Christmas"
1999	Working	Amanda Baines	TV series, 1 episode
	Passions	Young Sheridan	TV series, 1 episode
	Action	Georgia Dragon	TV series, 2 episodes
2001	Lizzie McGuire	Old Class President
2002	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Jody Bradley	Episode "Burden of Proof"
2002	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Spirit of little girl	"The Wailing"
2003	CSI: Miami	Lana Walker	TV series, 1 episode
2004	Will & Grace	Melanie	TV series, 1 episode
	Malcolm in the Middle	Angela	"Malcolm Dates a Family"
	Quintuplets	Chelsea	1 episode
2006	Pepper Dennis	April May/ Chrissy Tyler	TV series, 1 episode
2006	Skater Boys	Kayla Gordon	TV series, 1 episode
2008	Wizards of Waverly Place	Millie	Episode "Credit Check"
2009	Jonas	Fiona Skye	Frantic Romantic "

Discography

Singles

Year !! Song
2005	"Here We Go Again"
2006	"Temporary"
2008	"Kiss Me Like You Mean It"

Soundtracks

Year	Song	Soundtrack
2005	"Take a Walk"	Darcy's Wild Life soundtrack
	"There For You"	''Darcy's Wild Life soundtrack
	"Don't Wanna Be Alone" (with Jesse McCartney )	Summerland soundtrack
2006	"Connected"	Aquamarine soundtrack
2006	"Can You Feel The Love Tonight"	Disneymania 4
2008	"I Need a Hero"	Superhero& #33; Movie

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