She has a dog named Jenny, a Chihuahua puppy named Coco Chanel, and another Chihuahua named Bella.
Who is Sara Paxton? Is she related to Bill Paxton?
Sara Paxton was born on the 25th April 1988, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California USA, and is an actress, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Darcy Fields in the Discovery Kids/the Family channel series “Darcy’s Wild Life” (2004-2006), playing the title role in the teen fantasy comedy film “Aquamarine” (2006) and as Mari Collingwood in the horror thriller film “The Last House On The Left” (2009). She is also known as a singer. Concerning her relationship to the late actor Bill Paxton, she was distantly related to him as his seventh cousin.
Early Life and Education
Speaking about her early life, Sara Paxton spent her childhood in Woodland Hills, where she was raised by her father, Steve Paxton, a businessman of British descent who converted to Judaism after marrying her mother, Lucia Menchaca Zuckerman, who works as a dentist. Regarding her education, Sara went to El Camino Real High School, and upon matriculation in June of 2006, wanted to enroll in the University of Southern California’s film studies program, however, she delayed it due to her budding acting career.
Career Beginnings
Talking about her acting career, Sara became interested in the performing arts at an early age, initially appearing in various television commercials. At the age of eight, she made her debut TV appearance in the series “Small Talk” (1996), after which came her debut film role in the comedy entitled “Liar Liar” (1997), starring alongside Jim Carrey and Justin Cooper. During the same year, she guest-starred as Sara in an episode of the NBC sitcom “NewsRadio”, which was followed by her portrayals of young Karen in Charlie Peters’ romantic comedy film “Music From Another Room”, and Angie in the sci-fi action drama film “Soldier” next to Kurt Russell, both in 1998. By the end of the decade, she had guest-starred in such TV series as “Working”, “Passions” and “Action”, among others. Moreover, she featured as Hillary in the fantasy western film “Durango Kids” in 1999, and provided her voice to various characters in the Nickelodeon animated series “SpongeBob SquarePants” between 1999 and 2017. All of these appearances marked the strong establishment of her net worth.
The early 2000s
After gaining experience, Sara started o receive more serious offers, landing the role of Tracy Richburg in the Disney Channel comedy-drama film “Hounded” (2001), and guest-starring as Jody Bradley in an episode of the CBS TV crime drama series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2002), for which she won the 2003 Young Artist Award in the Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actress category. During the same year, she was chosen to portray Sarah Tobin in The WB’s sitcom “Greetings From Tucson”, however, the series was cancelled after its first season, so she pursued other acting projects, and landed the role of Ashley in the short 3-D film “Haunted Lighthouse” (2003). She also guest-starred as Lana in an episode of the CBS police procedural drama series “CSI: Miami” (2003), earning a Young Artist Award nomination, and as Melanie in an episode of the NBC sitcom “Will & Grace” (2004).
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Rise to Prominence
In 2004, Sara appeared in her first major role as Staci in the romantic comedy film “Sleepover”, after which she played Sarah Borden in The WB’s drama series “Summerland”, and portrayed Amanda Pope in the TV film “Mr. Ed”. During the same year, she came to prominence when she was selected to join the cast as Darcy Fields, in the Discovery Kids/the Family channel series “Darcy’s Wild Life”, which lasted until 2006 and earned her an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series category, helping to add a considerable amount to her net worth. Thereafter, Sara won the title role in the teen fantasy comedy film “Aquamarine”, co-starring Emma Roberts and JoJo, and appeared as Marnie Piper/Spendora Agatha Cromwell in the Disney Channel film entitled “Return To Halloweentown”, both in 2006.
The late 2000s
Sara’s next major roles came in 2007, when she landed the role of Jessie Brenner in the Lifetime film “The Party Never Stops: Diary Of A Binge Drinker”, and played Rachel in the comedy “Sydney White” alongside Matt Long and Amanda Bynes.
Before the end of the decade, she was also cast as Jill Johnson in the parody on superhero films entitled “Superhero Movie” (2008), portrayed Mari Collingwood in the horror thriller film “The Last House On The Left” (2009), and featured in the main role of Raina Marrinelli in The CW teen drama series “The Beautiful Life: TBL” next to Mischa Barton, all of which increased her wealth as well as her popularity.
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The 2010s
In 2011, Sara was quite busy as she filmed the mystery horror “The Innkeepers” playing Claire, the horror film “Shark Night 3D” portraying Sara, and the sci-fi mystery “Enter Nowhere”, featuring as Jody. Afterwards, she appeared in the roles of Susan Wright in the Lifetime crime-drama “Blue Eyed Butcher”, and Rachel in the horror “Static”, both in 2012. During the following year, Sara played Katie in the thriller “Liars All”, portrayed Violet in the comedy-drama “Cheap Thrills” and was cast as Kara in the romantic comedy “Love & Air Sex”, all of which contributed significantly to her wealth. Her next major role was as Peyton in the 2014 thriller “Boys Of Abu Ghraib”, which was followed by her portrayal of Grace in the romantic comedy “All Relative” in the same year.
To speak further about her career, Sara continued to line up successes by starring in the role of Sarah Ann in the drama film entitled “Happily Ever After”, playing Lina Hunter in the romantic comedy “Sundown”, after which she featured as Alicia Barnes in the TNT detective anthology drama series “Murder In The First”, all in 2016. In 2017, Sara guest-starred in such TV series as “This Is Us”, “Twin Peaks” and “Wrecked”, after which she landed the role of Donna Rice in the biographical film “The Front Runner” in 2018, so her net worth is certainly still rising.
Apart from her acting career, Sara is also known as a singer, who was signed to Epic Records. In 2007 out came her debut studio album entitled “The Ups And Downs”, with the hit single “Here We Go Again”. In 2012, she released the song “Kiss Me Like You Mean It” via SoundCloud, however, she is currently inactive in that field, but we hope that situation will soon change.
Sara Paxton Net Worth
Her career started in 1996, and since then she has been an active member of the entertainment industry, not only as a professional actress, but also as a singer. So, if you ever wondered how rich Sara Paxton is, it has been estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of her net worth is over $3 million, accumulated through her successful career over more than 20 years.
Regarding her personal life, Sara Paxton was in a relationship with actor, producer and singer Lucas Grabeel from 2006 to 2009, and then dated model and actor Nico Tortorella between 2009 and 2012. It is believed that she is currently single, and so far hasn’t married.
Sara is known as a vegetarian, and spends her spare time playing video games and posting various contents across her official social media accounts, including on Instagram and Twitter. She also enjoys reading books, being a huge fan of the “Harry Potter” book series.
Appearance and Vital Statistics
Speaking about her appearance, Sara is apparently a young and beautiful woman, with blonde wavy hair and green colored eyes. She has a great body shape with a height of 5ft 7ins (1.70m) and weight that is reputed to be around 117lbs (53kgs), while her vital statistics are 34-24-35.
General Info
Full Name
Sara Paxton
Date Of Birth
April 25, 1988
Height
1.7 m
Profession
Actor, Model, Music artist, Singer
Education
El Camino Real High School
Nationality
American
Family
Parents
Steve Paxton, Lucia Paxton
Accomplishments
Nominations
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Star – Female, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chick Flick
Movies
Aquamarine, Shark Night, The Last House on the Left, Sydney White, Superhero Movie, The Innkeepers, Return to Halloweentown, Sleepover, Sundown, Cheap Thrills, Liars All, Liar Liar, Lovestruck: The Musical, Blue Eyed Butcher, Love and Air Sex, Enter Nowhere, The Boys of Abu Ghraib, All Relative, Dur…
TV Shows
The Beautiful Life: TBL, Darcy’s Wild Life, Greetings from Tucson
Social profile links
Quotes
#
Quote
1
(On being compared to Alexis Bledel) I have been getting that all the time ever since Gilmore Girls (2000) came out. I have been chased down the street before with people yelling, “Alexis, Alexis, you’re blonde now!” And I’m like, “No, my name is Sara and I’ve always been blonde!”.
2
I listen to all kinds of music. But people are really actually surprised to find out that I’m like a really big classic rock fan. Like The Rolling Stones are my favorite band. And when I was little, my mom had to inform me that John Lennon was dead. I didn’t know that. I thought they were like a current group when I was in fourth grade. My mom was like, “Honey, I just want you to know, there’s other music out there. There’s Britney Spears! And *NSYNC! And John Lennon is dead”. I was like, “Noooo!” And then I was like, “They’re old? No!” But I still love ’em.
Facts
#
Fact
1
Has studied under acclaimed booking coach Amy Lyndon.
2
Is best friends with Nina Dobrev and Matt Lanter.
3
First acting coach and manager was Amy Lyndon.
4
Her favorite movies are Some Like It Hot (1959), Overboard (1987), Gone with the Wind (1939), Billy Madison (1995), Zoolander (2001), and Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
5
She is a vegetarian.
6
She has two new dogs named Frankie and Bubs.
7
Is good friends with Aly Michalka, AJ Michalka, Julia Chantrey and Brie Larson.
8
She loves playing video games.
9
She has a dog named Jenny, a Chihuahua puppy named Coco Chanel, and another Chihuahua named Bella.
10
She dyed her hair brown for her role of Marnie Piper in Return to Halloweentown (2006).
11
She close friends with Corbin Bleu, Mischa Barton, Ashley Madekwe,Benjamin Hollingsworth and Nico Tortorella.
12
Attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills.
13
Was a model.
14
Ranked #44 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch “future stars of tomorrow”.
15
Her name was listed in the “special thanks” column on her Aquamarine (2006) co-star Emma Roberts’ debut album “Emma Roberts Unfabulous and More”.
16
Is good friends with Miriam McDonald and Shenae Grimes-Beech.
17
Her music debut CD, “The Ups and Downs”, will be released in 2007.
18
Her mother is a dentist and her father is a businessman
19
She is (approximately) a seventh cousin of actor Bill Paxton.
20
Biggest inspirations are Goldie Hawn and Reese Witherspoon. Paxton would like to appear alongside both in a film.
21
Sara’s mother, who was born in Mexico, was born Jewish (she is of Dutch-Jewish and Mexican descent). Sara’s father, who has Irish, Scottish, English, and remote French, ancestry, converted to Judaism upon marrying her mother.
22
Is an only child.
23
Bilingual: English/Spanish.
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Twin Peaks
2017
TV Series post-production
Three Women
2016
Short completed
Kathy
Murder in the First
2016
TV Series
Alicia Barnes
Heartbeat
2016
TV Series
Sundown
2016
Lina Hunter
Happily Ever After
2016/II
Sarah Ann
Code Black
2015
TV Series
Sophie
Stalker
2015
TV Series
Isabelle Martin
All Relative
2014
Grace
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
TV Series
Talia Lewis
Holloway Heights
2014
TV Series
Isabelle
Boys of Abu Ghraib
2014
Peyton
Mi$Match
2014
TV Movie
Kate
Lovestruck: The Musical
2013
TV Movie
Mirabella Hutton
Love & Air Sex
2013
Kara
Cheap Thrills
2013/I
Violet
Liars All
2013
Katie
Guys with Kids
2013
TV Series
Stacee
Static
2012/I
Rachel
The Carlton Dance
2012
Video short
Sara
Blue-Eyed Butcher
2012
TV Movie
Susan Wright
Enter Nowhere
2011
Jody
Shark Night 3D
2011
Sara
The Innkeepers
2011
Claire
The Beautiful Life: TBL
2009
TV Series
Raina Marrinelli
Raina Collins
Jonas
2009
TV Series
Fiona Skye
The Last House on the Left
2009
Mari
Wizards of Waverly Place
2008
TV Series
Millie
Superhero Movie
2008
Jill Johnson
Sydney White
2007
Rachel
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker
2007
TV Movie
Jessie Brenner
Return to Halloweentown
2006
TV Movie
Marnie Piper
Spendora Agatha Cromwell
Skater Boys
2006
TV Series
Kayla Gordon
Pepper Dennis
2006
TV Series
April May
Chrissy Tyler
Darcy’s Wild Life
2004-2006
TV Series
Darcy Fields
Aquamarine
2006
Aquamarine
Sara Paxton: Here We Go Again
2005
Short
Sara Paxton
Sara Paxton: Take a Walk
2005
Short
Sara Paxton
Mr. Ed
2004
TV Movie
Amanda Pope
Quintuplets
2004
TV Series
Chelsea
Summerland
2004
TV Series
Sarah Borden
Sleepover
2004
Staci
Will & Grace
2004
TV Series
Melanie
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999-2004
TV Series
Kid Fish / Kid Fish #1 / Monroe / …
Malcolm in the Middle
2004
TV Series
Angela Pozefsky
CSI: Miami
2003
TV Series
Lana Walker
Greetings from Tucson
2002-2003
TV Series
Sarah Tobin
Haunted Lighthouse
2003
Short
Ashley
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2002
TV Series
Jody Bradley
Generation Gap
2002
TV Movie
The Ruby Princess Runs Away
2001
Short
Princess Sabrina
Lizzie McGuire
2001
TV Series
Holly
Hounded
2001
TV Movie
Tracy Richburg
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
2000
TV Series
Girl
The Wonderful World of Disney
2000
TV Series
Featured
Perfect Game
2000
Video
Sydney
Koudelka
1999
Video Game
Charlotte (voice)
Action
1999
TV Series
Georgia Dragon
Durango Kids
1999
Hillary
Passions
1999
TV Series
Young Sheridan
Working
1999
TV Series
Amanda Baines
Tunnel Vision
1998
Short
Shauna
Soldier
1998/I
Angie
Music from Another Room
1998
Young Karen
You’re Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley’s Christmas Party
1997
Video short
Patty
NewsRadio
1997
TV Series
Sara
Liar Liar
1997
Child at Party and School
Small Talk
1996
TV Series
Panelist #1
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lovestruck: The Musical
2013
TV Movie performer: “Me Too”, “Remember to Forget”, “Like a Virgin”, “Everlasting Love”
Shark Night 3D
2011
performer: “Shark Bite”
The Karate Kid
2010
performer: “SpongeBob SquarePants Theme”
Parenthood
2010
TV Series performer – 1 episode
The Troop
2010
TV Series performer – 1 episode
Superhero Movie
2008
performer: “I Need A Hero” / writer: “I Need A Hero”
Alvin and the Chipmunks
2007
performer: “SpongeBob SquarePants Theme”
Aquamarine
2006
performer: “Connected”
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mi$Match
2014
TV Movie
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Last King Blood
2011
Short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Vital Heat: The Making of ‘Cheap Thrills’
2014
Video documentary short
Herself
TakePart Live
2014
TV Series
Herself – Guest
ABC Family Movie ‘Lovestruck’: Scoop from the Stars
2013
Short
Herself
Lovestruck: The Musical – Dance Featurette
2013
Video documentary short
Herself
The Innkeepers: Behind the Scenes
2012
Video documentary short
Herself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2009-2012
TV Series
Herself – Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2012
TV Series
Herself – Guest
Eye on Entertainment
2012
TV Series
Herself
The Daily Habit
2011
TV Series
Herself
Hollywood Takes a Stand Against Planking
2011
Short
Herself
T4
2009
TV Series
Herself
Mother Goose Parade
2008
TV Movie documentary
Mother Goose Parade
2007
TV Movie
Herself
Fears: Popstar Interview
2007
Short
Herself
The 33rd Annual People’s Choice Awards
2007
TV Special documentary
Herself
E! True Hollywood Story
2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
Planet H2O
2006
TV Mini-Series
Herself
Saving a Species: Sharks at Risk
2006
TV Movie
Herself – Host
A Guide to the Perfect Sleepover: Making-of Featurette
2004
Video documentary short
Herself
Ready, Set, Action!: Sleepover Featurette
2004
Video documentary short
Herself
Sleepover: Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery
2004
Video short
Herself
Sleepover: Confessions
2004
Video documentary short
Herself
Sleepover: Gag Reel
2004
Video short
Herself
Awards
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2003
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actress
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
2000
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Young Performer Age Ten or Under
Working (1997)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2012
Fright Meter Award
Fright Meter Awards
Best Actress
The Innkeepers (2011)
2007
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Best Performace in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress
Aquamarine (2006)
2006
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series
Darcy’s Wild Life (2004)
2006
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Best Young Ensemble Perfromance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)
Darcy’s Wild Life (2004)
2005
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast
Sleepover (2004)
2005
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress
Darcy’s Wild Life (2004)
2004
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress
CSI: Miami (2002)
2003
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress
