Sara Foster

{{Infobox person

| name = Sara Foster

| image = Sara Foster TechCrunch Disrupt 2024.jpg

| caption = Foster in 2024

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|2|5}}

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

| birth_name =

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1999–present

| spouse = Tommy Haas 2006-2024

| children = 2

| father = David Foster

| relatives = {{unbulleted list|Erin Foster (sister)|Amy S. Foster (half-sister)}}

}}

Sara Foster (born February 5, 1981{{cite tweet |author=Sara Foster |user=saramfoster |title=Guys thanks so much for my birthday wishes.The thing is,ITS NOT MY BIRTHDAY!!My bday is FEB 5th!!Internet wants me to be younger apparently. |number=231111916754456576 |date=August 2, 2012 |accessdate=June 18, 2016}}{{cite news |author=Pauline O'Connor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/fashion/sara-foster-whos-keeping-score.html |title=Sara Foster: Who's Keeping Score? |work=The New York Times |date=March 13, 2005 |access-date=June 18, 2016 |quote=Though Ms. Foster just turned 24...}}) is an American actress and producer.

Early life

Sara Michael Foster was born on born February 5, 1981 in Los Angeles, California to record producer David Foster and former model Rebecca Dyer.{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Zach |date=March 27, 2012 |title=Samantha Ronson Splits With Erin Foster After 9 Months |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/samantha-ronson-splits-with-erin-foster-after-9-months-2012273 |accessdate=May 4, 2015 |work=Us Weekly}} She is the older sister of producer Erin Foster and fashion stylist Jordan Foster. After Foster’s parents divorced in 1986 when she was five years old, she and her sisters were raised by her mother.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-17 |title=Who Are David Foster's Daughters Erin and Sara? Get to Know the Famous Sisters |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/who-are-david-fosters-daughters-erin-and-sara-get-to-know-the-famous-sisters?amp |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Bravo TV Official Site |language=en}}

Through her father’s previous marriage to B.J. Cook, Foster is half-sister of songwriter Amy S. Foster. Through her father’s later marriages to Linda Thompson in 1999 and Yolanda Hadid in 2011, Foster was stepsister to television personalities Brody and Brandon Jenner, and models Gigi and Bella Hadid.

Foster and her sister have revealed to have felt resentment to her father’s distance growing up, sharing on their podcast "I was dealing with my whole own emotional turmoil, which was watching my father raise other children. They had a very different life." Foster and her sisters struggled with being perceived as spoiled rich kids while living a different reality, "We did not have a trust fund; we had to have a job."{{Cite web |title=Sara and Erin Foster Had 'Deep' Resentment as Dad David Foster Raised Brandon and Brody Jenner |url=https://people.com/tv/sara-foster-erin-foster-deep-resentment-dad-david-foster/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=People.com |language=en}}

Career

Foster began acting with her debut role in the 2004 film D.E.B.S. She starred in roles in The Big Bounce, Entourage, Crossing Jordan, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Psych 9.

In 2009, Foster started in the recurring role of Jen Clark on The CW drama series 90210.{{cite magazine |author=Stacy Dodd |date=March 11, 2009 |title=Sara Foster cast on '90210' |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/news/sara-foster-cast-on-90210-1118001119/ |access-date=June 18, 2016 |magazine=Variety}}

She briefly hosted Entertainment Tonight spin-off ET on MTV in 2002. She has also appeared in the Backstreet Boys music video "Shape of My Heart", as well as music video for "Drop That Baby" by The Wondergirls.

In 2015, she and her sister Erin Foster created the TV series Barely Famous on VH1. The show was a mockumentary satire of reality TV and ran for two seasons. {{cite web |last=Amatangelo |first=Amy |date=March 16, 2015 |title='Barely Famous': TV Review |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/barely-famous-tv-review-782318 |accessdate=April 1, 2015 |work=Hollywood Reporter}}

From 2017 to 2020, Foster and her sister Erin were co-creative heads for the dating app Bumble.{{Cite web |last=Eldor |first=Karin |title=The Common Thread Between Bumble And Mirror's Mega Valuations: The Foster Sisters |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/karineldor/2020/11/19/the-common-thread-between-bumble-and-mirrors-mega-valuations-the-foster-sisters/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Forbes |language=en}} Since 2021, Foster and Erin host a podcast, The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster.{{Cite web |title=The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-worlds-first-podcast-with-erin-sara-foster/id1564670445 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-GB}}

Foster and Erin co-produced the 2024 Netflix series "Nobody Wants This", inspired by Erin's real-life love story.{{cite web |last=Krueger |first=Alyson |date=2024-10-24 |title=Erin and Sara Foster Discuss ‘Nobody Wants This’ and Their ‘IVF, Baby’ Shirts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/style/erin-foster-nobody-wants-this.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=The New York Times}} Foster described herself as "an ally" for the Jewish people, citing the way Judaism "has brought our family together". Following the success, she had signed an overall deal with 20th Television.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2024-12-17 |title=‘Nobody Wants This’ EPs Erin & Sara Foster Ink Overall Deal With 20th Television |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/nobody-wants-this-erin-sara-foster-overall-deal-20th-television-1236205352/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Personal life

In 2000, Foster was engaged to actor Ashley Hamilton but they split a year later. Foster dated Benicio del Toro, Leonardo Di Caprio, and David Spade.{{Cite news |last=O’Connor |first=Pauline |date=13 Mar 2005 |title=Sara Foster: Who's Keeping Score? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/fashion/sara-foster-whos-keeping-score.html |work=The New York Times}}

In 2006, Foster began dating German professional tennis player Tommy Haas. They have two daughters, Valentina Evelyn (b. 2010) and Josephine Lena (b. 2015). In August 2024, they announced their separation after 18 years together.{{Cite web |title=Sara Foster and Tommy Haas Have Split, Will Remain 'Entirely Focused on Co-Parenting' (Exclusive Source) |url=https://people.com/sara-foster-tommy-haas-split-focus-on-co-parenting-8694110 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=People.com |language=en}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Film and television roles
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1999 \| D.R.E.A.M. Team \| Model \| Television film; uncredited{{cn\|date=July 2023}}
rowspan="3" \| 2004 \| D.E.B.S. \| Amy Bradshaw \| Film
{{sortname\|The\|Big Bounce\|dab=2004 film}} \| Nancy Hayes \| Film
Entourage \| Herself \| Episode: "Talk Show"
rowspan="2" \| 2005 \| Crossing Jordan \| Tammi Eldridge \| Episode: "Family Affair"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \| Amy Maynard \| Episode: "Unbearable"
2006 \| South Beach \| Arielle \| Episode: unaired pilot
rowspan="2" \| 2008 \| Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation \| Melinda \| Direct-to-video film
{{sortname\|The\|Other End of the Line}} \| Emory Banks \| Film
2009–2012 \| 90210 \| Jennifer "Jen" Clark \| Recurring role, 23 episodes
2010 \| Psych 9 \| Roslyn Hanniger \| Film
2011 \| Demoted \| Jennifer \| Film
2015–2016 \| Barely Famous \| Herself \| Main role; also executive producer
2016 \| Celebrity Name Game \| Herself \| Celebrity player; 3 episodes
2018 \| The $100,000 Pyramid \| Herself \| Celebrity player; episode: "Leslie Jones vs. Taye Diggs and Sara Foster vs. Erin Foster"

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Film and television roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1999

| D.R.E.A.M. Team

| Model

| Television film; uncredited{{cn|date=July 2023}}

rowspan="3" | 2004

| D.E.B.S.