Sadie Calvano

{{Infobox person

| name = Sadie Calvano

| image = Sadie Calvano on Dulce Osuna.jpg

| caption = Calvano interviewed by Dulce Osuna in 2018.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|04|08}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| education = Occidental College{{cite web|url=http://www.instyle.com/news/how-mom-star-sadie-calvano-got-chuck-lorre-write-her-college-letter-recommendation|title='Mom' Star Sadie Calvano on Going to College|work=InStyle|publisher=Time Inc|last=Simon|first=Samantha|date=March 26, 2015|accessdate=December 29, 2015}}

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2010–present

| website = {{URL|sadiecalvano.com}}

}}

Sadie Calvano (born April 8, 1997{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SadieCalvano/info?tab=page_info|title=Sadie Calvano|work=Facebook|accessdate=December 29, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sadie-calvano/555868|title=Sadie Calvano Actor {{!}} TVGuide.com|work=TV Guide|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=December 29, 2015}}) is an American actress, known for her role as Violet Plunkett on the CBS sitcom Mom.{{cite news |first=Megan|last=Masters |url=http://tvline.com/2013/02/12/mom-pilot-cbs-sadie-calvano/ |title=Exclusive: Meet Anna Faris' Mom Daughter |work=TVLine |date=February 12, 2013 |accessdate=June 22, 2016}} In 2016, she played the title role in the television film The Perfect Daughter.{{cite news |first=Ed|last=Stockly |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-saturday-s-tv-highlights-and-weekend-talk-party-over-here-on-fox-20160325-story.html |title=Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Party Over Here' on Fox |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 25, 2016 |accessdate=June 22, 2016 |quote=The Perfect Daughter A single father (Brady Smith) enjoys a fairly close relationship with his 15-year-old daughter (Sadie Calvano) until one night she loses control at a high school party and comes home disoriented and feeling sick.}}

Biography

Calvano was born on April 8, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. She was a competitive gymnast{{cite magazine |last=Tejeda |first=Valerie |date=March 9, 2015 |title=Meet Sadie Calvano, Primetime's Newest Funny Lady on the Rise |url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/sadie-calvano-mom-interview |magazine=Teen Vogue |accessdate=June 22, 2016}} before focusing on acting full-time after fourth grade.{{cite magazine |last=Loewenstein |first=Melinda |date=October 15, 2013 |title=7 Acting Lessons From 'Mom's' Sadie Calvano |url=http://www.backstage.com/interview/7-acting-lessons-moms-sadie-calvano/ |magazine=Backstage |accessdate=June 22, 2016}} She attended Occidental College in Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://en.24smi.org/celebrity/117984-sadie-calvano.html|title=Sadie Calvano|publisher=24smi|date=January 1, 2020|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://tvovermind.com/sadie-calvano/|title=10 Things You Didn’t Know about Sadie Calvano|first=Tom|last=Foster|publisher=TVOvermind|date=June 8, 2023|accessdate=October 7, 2023}} Calvano was cast to play the daughter of the main character in the sitcom series Mom, in which she played the character Violet Plunkett.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/chuck-lorres-college-recommendation-letter-for-mom-star-sadie-calvano/|title=Chuck Lorre Writes College Recommendation Letter for His 'Mom' Star Sadie Calvano – and It Works|first=Wade|last=Rouse|publisher=people.com|date=June 1, 2015|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/mom-star-sadie-calvano-playing-pregnant-teen-best-form-of-birth-control-ever|title=‘Mom’ star Sadie Calvano: Playing pregnant teen 'best form of birth control ever'|first=Diana|last=Falzone|publisher=Fox News|date=March 26, 2015|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/acting-lessons-moms-sadie-calvano-14398/|title=7 Acting Lessons From 'Mom's' Sadie Calvano|publisher=Backstage|date=September 9, 2019|accessdate=October 7, 2023|first=Melinda|last=Loewenstein}} She starred along with Brady Smith and Reiley McClendon in the TV film The Perfect Daughter.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2088804/the-perfect-daughter|title=The Perfect Daughter (2016)|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-perfect-daughter|title=Watch The Perfect Daughter|publisher=Lifetime|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://2paragraphs.com/2016/03/who-is-daughter-sadie-in-the-perfect-daughter-on-lifetime/|title=Who Is Daughter Sadie In ‘The Perfect Daughter’ on Lifetime?|publisher=2paragraphs.com|date=March 26, 2016|accessdate=October 7, 2023}} Calvano co-starred with Daniel Doheny, Geraldine Viswanathan, Luke Spencer Roberts and Eduardo Franco in the teen comedy film The Package, her character is named as Sarah.{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80175147|title=Watch The Packager|publisher=Netflix|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/08/movie-review-the-package-2018/|title=Movie Review – The Package (2018)|publisher=Flickering Myth|accessdate=October 7, 2023}} In 2019, Calvano appeared on the first season of the dark comedy anthology series Why Women Kill.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/why-women-kill-sadie-calvano-cast-cbs-all-access-series-1202577992/|title=‘Why Women Kill’: Sadie Calvano Cast In CBS All Access Series|publisher=Deadline|date=March 19, 2019|accessdate=October 7, 2023|first=Denise|last=Petski}}{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/paramount-plus-why-women-kill/|title=If You’re Not Watching This Hidden Gem on Paramount+, You’re Missing Out|first=Alicia|last=Shalapata|publisher=Collider|date=June 18, 2023|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://starrymag.com/sadie-calvano-why-women-kill/|title=Sadie Calvano – Why Women Kill|publisher=starrymag.com|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/gallery/sadie-calvano-on-why-women-kill/|title=Sadie Calvano on Why Women Kill|publisher=TV Fanatic|date=August 14, 2019|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hawtcelebs.com/sadie-calvano-why-women-kill-season-one-promos/|title=SADIE CALVANO – Why Women Kill, Season One Promos|publisher=hawtcelebs.com|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.spoilertv.com/2019/03/why-women-kill-sadie-calvano-joins-marc.html?hl=en&m=1|title=Sadie Calvano Joins Marc Cherry's CBS All Access Series|publisher=SpoilerTV|date=March 20, 2019|accessdate=October 7, 2023}}

Filmography

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Film and television roles
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes !Refs
scope="row" \| 2010 \| NCIS \| Rebecca Mason \| Episode: "Worst Nightmare" \|
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| 2011 \| J. Edgar \| Edgar's Niece \| Film \|
Eagleheart \| Julie \| Episode: "Death Punch" \|
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| 2012 \| Village People \| Ione Wilson \| Unsold television pilot \|{{cite magazine \|last=Weisman \|first=Jon \|date=December 16, 2011 \|title=O'Hurley surely in ABC Family pilot \|url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/o-hurley-surely-in-abc-family-pilot-1118047649/ \|magazine=Variety \|accessdate=June 22, 2016}}{{cite news \|last=Andreeva \|first=Nellie \|date=February 6, 2012 \|title=ABC Family Picks Up 'Bunheads' To Series, Passes On 'Intercept' And 'Village People' \|url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/abc-family-picks-up-bunheads-to-series-passes-on-intercept-and-village-people-226850/ \|accessdate=June 22, 2016 \|work=Deadline Hollywood}}
Kickin' It \| Lindsay \| Episode: "Wazombie Warriors" \|
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| 2013 \| Crash & Bernstein \| Jennifer \| Episode: "System Crash" \|
Melissa & Joey \| Keira \| 3 episodes \|
scope="row" \| 2013–2016, 2018 \| Mom \| Violet Plunkett \| Supporting role (season 1–3); recurring role (season 4); guest (season 6) \|
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| 2016 \| The Perfect Daughter \| Natalie Parish \| Television film \|
The Skinny \| Sadie \| Web series \|
scope="row" \| 2018 \| The Package \| Sarah \| Direct-to-video film \|
scope="row" \| 2019 \| Why Women Kill \| April Warner \| Main role (season 1) \|
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| 2021 \| 9-1-1: Lone Star \| Keira \| Episode: "Difficult Conversations" \|
Secrets of a Marine's Wife \| Erin Corwin \| Television film \|
scope="row" \| 2022 \| The Rookie \| Everest Sanders \| Episode: "Real Crime" \|{{Cite AV media \|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7587890/characters/nm3970180 \|title=The Rookie (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb \|access-date=2024-08-13 \|via=www.imdb.com}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Film and television roles

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

!Refs

scope="row" | 2010

| NCIS

| Rebecca Mason

| Episode: "Worst Nightmare"

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2011

| J. Edgar

| Edgar's Niece

| Film

Eagleheart

| Julie

| Episode: "Death Punch"

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2012

| Village People

| Ione Wilson

| Unsold television pilot

|{{cite magazine |last=Weisman |first=Jon |date=December 16, 2011 |title=O'Hurley surely in ABC Family pilot |url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/o-hurley-surely-in-abc-family-pilot-1118047649/ |magazine=Variety |accessdate=June 22, 2016}}{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 6, 2012 |title=ABC Family Picks Up 'Bunheads' To Series, Passes On 'Intercept' And 'Village People' |url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/abc-family-picks-up-bunheads-to-series-passes-on-intercept-and-village-people-226850/ |accessdate=June 22, 2016 |work=Deadline Hollywood}}

Kickin' It

| Lindsay

| Episode: "Wazombie Warriors"

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2013

| Crash & Bernstein

| Jennifer

| Episode: "System Crash"

Melissa & Joey

| Keira

| 3 episodes

scope="row" | 2013–2016, 2018

| Mom

| Violet Plunkett

| Supporting role (season 1–3); recurring role (season 4); guest (season 6)

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2016

| The Perfect Daughter

| Natalie Parish

| Television film

The Skinny

| Sadie

| Web series

scope="row" | 2018

| The Package

| Sarah

| Direct-to-video film

scope="row" | 2019

| Why Women Kill

| April Warner

| Main role (season 1)

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2021

| 9-1-1: Lone Star

| Keira

| Episode: "Difficult Conversations"

Secrets of a Marine's Wife

| Erin Corwin

| Television film

scope="row" | 2022

| The Rookie

| Everest Sanders

| Episode: "Real Crime"

|{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7587890/characters/nm3970180 |title=The Rookie (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb |access-date=2024-08-13 |via=www.imdb.com}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year ! Association ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Refs
2011 \| rowspan="2" \| Young Artist Awards \| Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 11–15 \| NCIS \| {{Nom}} \| {{Cite web \|title=Young Artist Awards (2011) \|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000716/2011/1/ \|access-date=2024-08-13 \|website=IMDb}}
2013 \| Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 14–16 \| Kickin' It \| {{nom}} \| {{Cite web \|title=Young Artist Awards (2013) \|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000716/2013/1/ \|access-date=2024-08-13 \|website=IMDb}}
2015 \| Gracie Allen Awards \| Outstanding Female Actor – Rising Star \| Mom \| {{won}} \| {{Cite web \|title=Gracie Allen Awards (2015) \|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000966/2015/1/ \|access-date=2024-08-13 \|website=IMDb}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Association

! Category

! Work

! Result

! Refs

2011

| rowspan="2" | Young Artist Awards

| Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 11–15

| NCIS

| {{Nom}}