Sarah Wynter

Born February 15, 1973 (1973-02-15) (age 35)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse(s) Dan Peres (August 20, 2005–present); 1 son

Sarah Wynter (born February 15, 1973[1]) is an Australian actress, most widely known for her roles on American television – such as Kate Warner on the television drama 24 and as Beth on Windfall.[2]

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Biography

Career

Wynter's interest in acting led her to move to New York City when she was seventeen to study drama.[1] Wynter earned her SAG card by landing a role on the Sex and the City pilot,[3] playing what she later summarized as the first woman to have sex on that show.[3] A few years later she was recognized by SAG again, as part of the cast of 24 when it earned a SAG Award nomination as Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[2]

Wynter also appeared in The 6th Day and Lost Souls, and had a recurring role in The Dead Zone.[2] her Australian feature film debut, Three Dollars, was released in 2005.[4] She has recently been cast as Daisy Adair in the new, straight-to-DVD movie version of Showtime TV series Dead Like Me.

Wynter has appeared on a 2003 issue of Maxim Magazine. She was ranked #81 in Stuff (2002 edition) magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World."

Personal life

Wynter was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, the daughter of Helen Williams, a worker in the Australian federal judicial system, and Stuart Wynter, a physician.[5][1] Her grandmother, the late Joy Cummings, was the Lord Mayor of Newcastle - Australia's first female Lord Mayor.

On August 20, 2005 Wynter married Details magazine editor-in-chief Dan Peres in Sydney.[6] Wynter's first child, Oscar Dallas Wynter Peres, was born on January 14, 2008.

She underwent LASIK surgery in New York City, calling it "one of the best things I have ever done in my life."[7]

Wynter commented on the 2004 U.S. presidential election in an interview in Australia held soon after the results were announced: "I think we are on a fast track to hell with the current administration. Bush is a religious fanatic."[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Biography of Wynter from Allmovie via The New York Times
  2. ^ a b c Sarah Wynter at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ a b Wynter, Sarah (2006), "Interview", The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, June 19, 2006
  4. ^ Summary of Three Dollars from the Dendy Films website
  5. ^ Sarah Wynter Biography (1973-)
  6. ^ Wynter ties knot, from The Sydney Morning Herald
  7. ^ Testimonial about her experience with LASIK surgery from a surgeon's website
  8. ^ Wynter returns for Three Dollars, from The Sydney Morning Herald

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Wynter"


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