Sarah Hay
{{short description|American actress and ballerina (born 1987)}}
{{About|the American actress, producer and dancer|similar names|Sarah Hayes (disambiguation){{!}}Sarah Hayes}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Sarah Hay
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|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|09|16}}
|occupation = {{flatlist|
- Ballet dancer
- actress
- producer}}
|years_active = 1997–present
|website = instagram.com/sarahhayofficial
}}
Sarah Hay (born September 16, 1987)[http://instagram.com/p/BKd5EBjhGBO/ Yesterday was my birthday and I am so grateful for all of your messages and wishes... We are all on our journey together and I am so happy to have you with me. Thanks Guys!!!]. Instagram. September 17, 2016. is an American actress and ballerina. She is best known for her role as Claire Robbins in the Starz mini-series Flesh and Bone, she was nominated for a Golden Globe, a Satellite Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award.
Early life
Sarah Hay was brought up in Princeton, New Jersey and New York City, alongside her older brother and sister.{{cite news |last=Blake |first=Meredith |date=November 6, 2015 |title=To capture dark world of dance, 'Flesh and Bone' used pro dancers and a 'Breaking Bad' writer |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-flesh-and-bone-starz-20151108-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030054847/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-flesh-and-bone-starz-20151108-story.html |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times}} Her grandmother was an art dealer in New York City, and her grandfather is a member of the New York Philharmonic. Hay's parents are both psychologists.{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Julie |date=November 9, 2015 |title=The Story Behind Flesh and Bone's Taboo Plot Twist |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/flesh-and-bone-starz-incest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120194112/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/flesh-and-bone-starz-incest |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |newspaper=Vanity Fair}} Her godmother is magician’s assistant Debbie McGee. She began attending dance classes at the age of three and later attended the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of Ballet at the American Ballet Theatre.{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Emma |date=November 6, 2015 |title=Discovery: Sarah Hay |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/discovery-sarah-hay#_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923064207/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/discovery-sarah-hay#_ |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |access-date=December 30, 2015 |newspaper=Interview Magazine}} She later explained that while she was popular at normal school, at the ballet school she was considered to be a "loser" because she wasn't from a wealthy background.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Candice |date=September 30, 2015 |title=A Star Is Born: Sarah Hay Rises in Both Dresden & Hollywood |url=https://pointemagazine.com/sarah-hay-ballet/#gsc.tab=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224213420/https://pointemagazine.com/sarah-hay-ballet/#gsc.tab=0 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=Pointe Magazine}} She described herself as a "troublemaker" during her childhood, and only decided to pursue ballet professionally when she was a teenager.
Career
=Ballet=
Once she decided to become a professional ballet dancer, she sacrificed other pursuits, saying in a 2015 interview with the New York Post that she "had a few relationships fall apart because of it."{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Amy |date=December 3, 2015 |title='Flesh and Bone' star refused to get a breast reduction |url=https://nypost.com/2015/12/03/flesh-and-bone-star-refused-to-get-a-breast-reduction/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326024951/https://nypost.com/2015/12/03/flesh-and-bone-star-refused-to-get-a-breast-reduction/ |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=New York Post}} While others have described her as "workaholic," she prefers "motivated." At the age of 22, she moved to Germany to join the Dresden based Semperoper ballet.{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2015 |title=Former Pennsylvania Ballet dancer gets TV break as star of 'Flesh and Bone' |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/television/20151108_Former_Pennsylvania_Ballet_dancer_gets_TV_break_as_star_of__Flesh_and_Bone_.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240813183630/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/television/20151108_Former_Pennsylvania_Ballet_dancer_gets_TV_break_as_star_of__Flesh_and_Bone_.html |archive-date=August 13, 2024 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}
=Acting=
Hay made her acting debut in 1997 when she was cast as Stephanie in You're Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley's Ballet Party, starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. She made her film debut in 2010 as a dancer in Black Swan, but she did not consider herself to have made an acting appearance until she was cast in the Starz mini-series Flesh and Bone.{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Penelope |title=Lines in the Sand: Sarah Hay |url=https://fjordreview.com/blogs/all/sarah-hay |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240813175256/https://fjordreview.com/blogs/all/sarah-hay |archive-date=August 13, 2024 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |website=Fjord Review}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 1997
|You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Ballet Party |Stephanie |Short |
| 2010
|Corps De Ballet | |
| 2017
|It's No Game |Rhea L Deal |Short |
| 2018
|Tilda Darlings / Daughter | |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Extracurricular Activities |Sydney Vaughn | |
| The Mortuary Collection
|Carol | |
| rowspan="3" |2022
|Confession |Alicia | |
| Mid-Century
|Marie Verdin | |
| Unidentified Objects
|Winona | |
| TBA
|Twin Flames |Ella |Short, post-production |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2015
|Claire Robbins |Main role |
| 2017
|Tawny Lee |Episodes: "The Return", "Girls Are Funny, Too", "My Rifle, My Pony and Me", "The Unbelievable Power of Believing" |
| 2017
|Girl |Episode: "Voyeurs"{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20170629hbo08/ |title=Room 104 Episode Title: (#06/106) "Voyeurs" |website=The Futon Critic |access-date= August 5, 2017}} |
| 2017
|Sea Oak |Angela Silveri |TV film |
| 2018
|Jesse |Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2019
|{{sortname|The|Lost Boys|nolink=1}} |Mollie |TV film |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Association ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result !Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="4" | 2016
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | rowspan="4" |Flesh and Bone | {{nom}} |
| Satellite Award
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | {{won}} |
| Critics' Choice Television Award
| Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | {{nom}} |
| Women's Image Network Awards
|Actress Made For Television Movie/Miniseries | {{nom}} |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
Further reading
- {{cite journal | year = 2016 | title = Current Biography | journal = Current Biography Yearbook: Annual Cumulation | location = The Bronx | publisher = H. W. Wilson Company | volume = 77 | issue = 8 | issn = 0011-3344 | oclc = 2446272}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|4188769}}
- [http://instagram.com/sarahhayofficial Sarah Hay] on Instagram
- [http://www.facebook.com/sarahhayofficialfanpage/ Sarah Hay] on Facebook
- [http://twitter.com/_sarahhay Sarah Hay] on Twitter
{{Satellite Award Best Actress Television Miniseries or Film}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses