Sarah Ramos
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{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sarah Ramos
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| birth_name = Sarah Emily Ramos
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|5|21}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_date =
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| education = Columbia University
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2001–present
| partner =
| spouse = Matt Spicer (m. 2020)
| children =
}}
Sarah Emily Ramos (born May 21, 1991) is an American actress who began her career as a child actress. She is known for her roles on the television series American Dreams (2002–2005) and Parenthood (2010–2015).
Early life
Ramos was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is of one-quarter Filipino ancestry. Her mother is Jewish.{{cite web |url=http://www.sarah-ramos.com/aboutme.html |title=About Me |accessdate=April 11, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524122607/http://www.sarah-ramos.com/aboutme.html |archivedate=May 24, 2010 }}{{cite news|title=THR's 35 Hottest Young Latinos in Entertainment - Sarah Ramos|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/sarah-ramos-371027|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=December 18, 2013|date=September 20, 2012}} She became interested in acting at a young age.{{cite web | title=Teen Voices Online | work=Big American Dreams for This Little Sister | url=https://mmm22.boca01-verio.com/teenvo/issue_current/tvarts_interview.html | access-date=May 4, 2006}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}} Ramos began developing her acting abilities at the age of nine, entering into formal training at Center Stage L.A. "According to her mother, 11-year-old Sarah Ramos would go to bed each night pleading to get an agent — then wake up each morning asking about the status of her parents' talent agent search."[http://vidiot.com/AmericanDreams/ American Dreams] at Mr Video Productions She graduated from Columbia University in May 2015.{{Cite web|url = http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/parenthood-sarah-ramos-graduates-college-gilmore-girls-cake-2015195|title = Parenthood's Sarah Ramos Graduates College, Gets Gilmore Girls Cake|date = May 20, 2015|accessdate = |website = |last = |first = }}
Career
Ramos began her acting career as a child in various television commercials. She gained attention as Patty Pryor in the NBC drama TV series American Dreams (2002–2005). This role garnered her acting accolades, including winning the Women's Image Network Award (WIN) for Best Actress in a TV Drama in 2003 and various nominations by the Young Artist Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |title=24th Annual Young Artist Awards |publisher=Young Artist Awards |accessdate=August 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907111707/http://youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |archivedate=September 7, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm |title=25th Annual Young Artist Awards |publisher=Young Artist Awards |accessdate=August 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802044855/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm |archivedate=August 2, 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm |title=26th Annual Young Artist Awards |publisher=Young Artist Awards |accessdate=August 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304222052/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm |archivedate=March 4, 2008 }} Variety commented: "Patty is an out-and-out brat, and Ramos does it right."{{cite news|last=Gallo|first=Phil|title=Variety Reviews - American Dreams|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117918787?refcatid=32|work=Variety|accessdate=September 20, 2012|date=September 22, 2002}}
In April 2006, she landed the role of Hannah Rader, a.k.a. Kate Holland, on the CW series Runaway. However, the show was canceled after one season. Ramos's other television credits include guest-starring roles in Scrubs, Close to Home, Ghost Whisperer, Law & Order, Wizards of Waverly Place, Without a Trace, Private Practice, and Lie to Me.
In 2009, she was cast as Haddie Braverman in the NBC series Parenthood. Parenthood's fourth season premiered in September 2012; however, Ramos would no longer be a regular but had a guest-starring billing as her character went to college.{{cite web|last=MacKenzie|first=Carina Adly|title='Parenthood': Sarah Ramos reduced to guest-starring role as Haddie heads to college|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/07/parenthood-sarah-ramos-reduced-to-guest-starring-role-as-haddie-heads-to-college.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203225049/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/07/parenthood-sarah-ramos-reduced-to-guest-starring-role-as-haddie-heads-to-college.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2012|work=Zap2it|accessdate=September 20, 2012|date=July 10, 2012}} In the Season 5 finale, aired in April 2014, Haddie came home for the summer, bringing along a girlfriend from college. Entertainment Weekly wrote that her performance was "one of the most underrated, sustained performances on TV recently, calling upon her to express an array of moods and emotions that went well beyond the usual prime-time network-drama teen role."{{cite magazine|last=Tucker|first=Ken|title='Parenthood' premiere review: Tears, lizards, God, and Ray Romano|url=http://watching-tv.ew.com/2012/09/11/parenthood-ray-romano-season-4-episode-1/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=September 20, 2012|date=September 11, 2012}} She returned in Season 6 for two episodes, including the series finale.
In 2011, she voiced a character for an episode of Family Guy. In May 2011, it was announced she had joined the cast of the film Predisposed, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Melissa Leo.{{cite news |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sarah-ramos-joins-cast-indie-188373|title =Sarah Ramos Joins the Cast of Indie 'Predisposed' (Exclusive)|first=Borys|last=Kit| work= The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 13, 2011 |accessdate= August 3, 2011}}
In 2011, she also co-wrote and co-directed a short film, The Arm, that won a Special Jury Prize for Comedic Storytelling at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012.{{cite web| url= http://filmguide.sundance.org/film/120179/the_arm| website= sundance.org| title= The Arm| url-status= dead| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120427231033/http://filmguide.sundance.org/film/120179/the_arm| archive-date= April 27, 2012| access-date= March 9, 2018}}{{cite web| first= Brian| last= Gallagher| url= http://www.movieweb.com/news/2012-sundance-film-festival-awards-winners| website= movieweb.com| title= 2012 Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners| date= January 29, 2012| access-date= March 9, 2018}} She also directed a music video starring most of her Parenthood co-stars to the cover of "Girl on TV" sung by Landon Pigg{{cite news| url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/parenthood-girl-on-tv-video_n_1296337.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Jaimie | last=Etkin | title='Parenthood' Cast Makes An Adorable Music Video | date=February 23, 2012}} and a short, Marry Me, for the Ally Coalition.{{cite news| url= http://nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=8810| title= Video Premiere: Marry Me| work= Nylon| via= nylonmag.com| url-status= dead| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130509151439/http://nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=8810| archivedate= May 9, 2013| access-date= March 9, 2018}}
Ramos makes a brief appearance in the feature film The Perks of Being a Wallflower,{{cite AV media| type= DVD commentary| title= The Perks of Being a Wallflower | first1= Stephen | last1= Chbosky | first2= Mae |last2= Whitman | date= | publisher= }} which has a cast that includes her Parenthood co-star Mae Whitman.
Sarah wrote, directed and starred in the short film Fluffy (2016), produced by B. B. Dakota.{{Cite news| url= https://www.bustle.com/articles/186855-sarah-ramos-short-film-fluffy-inspires-women-in-more-ways-than-one|title=Sarah Ramos' Short Film 'Fluffy' Inspires Women In More Ways Than One|last=Koerner|first=Allyson|access-date=March 27, 2017}}
In 2020, Sarah and the [http://www.thnk1994.com/ THNK 1994 Museum] published the iconic "Autograph Hound" Exhibition Book,{{Cite web|title="Autograph Hound" Exhibition Book|url=http://www.thnk1994.com/autographhoundmerch/psupl1ta4ejdvuypfbho2jriqzry1j|access-date=December 10, 2020|website=THNK1994 Museum|language=en-US}} documenting years of Sarah's celebrity encounters and sightings, following her from a starstruck young girl to a star in her own right (who still appreciates a fabulous celebrity spotting in the wild).{{Cite web|last=Garcia-Furtado|first=Laia|date=December 4, 2020|title=Sarah Ramos' Celebrity Impressions|url=https://garage.vice.com/en_us/article/7k9kwx/sarah-ramos-celebrity-analysis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208190922/https://garage.vice.com/en_us/article/7k9kwx/sarah-ramos-celebrity-analysis|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2020|access-date=December 10, 2020|website=Garage|language=en}}
In 2020, Sarah Ramos participated in Acting for a Cause, a live classic play and screenplay reading series created, directed and produced by Brando Crawford. Ramos played Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The reading raised funds for non-profit charities including Mount Sinai Medical Center.
In September 2024, Ramos joined the cast of Chicago Med as Dr. Caitlin Lenox as a series regular.
Personal life
In July 2016, Ramos announced via social media that she was in a relationship with director Matt Spicer, whom she had been dating since 2013.{{Cite news|url=http://liverampup.com/entertainment/dating-affair-revealed-sarah-ramos-parenthood-director-boyfriend-endearing.html|title=Dating Affair Revealed! Sarah Ramos From Parenthood Has A Director Boyfriend And He Is Endearing|date=February 28, 2017|access-date=March 30, 2017}}{{Cite web |last=Conaboy |first=Kelly |date=March 24, 2017 |title=Sarah Ramos Explains How She Gave Life To 'City Girl', The Rom-Com She Wrote At 12 Years Old |url=https://thehairpin.com/sarah-ramos-explains-how-she-gave-life-to-city-girl-the-rom-com-she-wrote-at-12-years-old-addd405b56b0 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705081443/https://www.thehairpin.com/2017/03/sarah-ramos-explains-how-she-gave-life-to-city-girl-the-rom-com-she-wrote-at-12-years-old/ |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |access-date=March 30, 2017 |website=The Hairpin}} Ramos announced that she and Spicer were engaged in an Instagram post on July 30, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jzUUNg9se/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B0jzUUNg9se |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|title = Login • Instagram}}{{cbignore}} In December 2020, Ramos announced via Instagram that she and Spicer married October 25, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CIeS24eAMX9/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CIeS24eAMX9 |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|title = Login • Instagram}}{{cbignore}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2001
|In Vein |Elizabeth, age 6 |Short film |
| 2007
|Walking Out on Love |Jackie |Short film |
| 2011
|Smorgasbord |Silvie |Short film |
| 2012
|Chloe | |
| 2015
|Minimum Wage |Kit |Short film |
| 2016
|Michelle | |
| 2016
|Marin | |
| 2016
|Fluffy |Grace Banks |Short film; also director and writer |
| 2017
|Jill | |
| 2017
|Meg | |
| 2018
|Maggie | |
| 2019
|Milkshake |Casting Associate |Short film |
| 2022
|Harriet Rothschild | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2002–2005
|Patty Pryor |Main role; 61 episodes |
| 2005
|Lindsay |Episode: "My Big Move" |
| 2006
|Kirsten Sullivan |Episode: "Dead or Alive" |
| 2006–2008
|Hannah Rader / Kate Holland |Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2007
|Mary Reese |Episode: "Good Faith" |
| 2008
|Isabella |Episode: "Beware Wolf" |
| 2008
|Darby Wechsler |Episode: "True/False" |
| 2009
|Riley Berenson |Episode: "A Perfect Score" |
| 2009
|Courtney |Episode: "Greek Tragedy" |
| 2010–2012, 2014–2015 |Haddie Braverman |Main role (seasons 1–3); recurring role (season 4); guest (seasons 5–6); 60 episodes |
| 2011
|Teenage Girl |Episode: "Brothers & Sisters"; voice role |
| 2012
|Sunni Gummi / Andrea |Episode: "In Bed Surrounded by Loved Ones"; voice role |
| 2013
|Holly |Episode: "In Which We Say Goodbye" |
| 2016
|Maggie Fox |Episode: "Siblings" |
| 2016, 2019
|Audrey |Guest role; 3 episodes |
| 2017–2018
|Creek Lovell |Main role (season 1); recurring role (season 2); 12 episodes |
| 2017
|City Girl |Casey Jones |Unknown episodes; also director and writer |
| 2017
|Brie |Episode: "A City Called Heaven" |
| 2019
|Gone Hollywood |Julie Grenfell |Unaired television series |
| 2020
|Lady Bracknell |Episode: "The Importance of Being Earnest" |
| 2022–2023
|Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty |Cheryl Pistono |
| 2022
| A Kismet Christmas | Sarah Collins/Sarah Grace | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2023–2024
|Jessica |4 episodes |
| 2023
|Christmas in Notting Hill |Georgia |Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2024–present
|Dr. Caitlin Lenox |Main role |
=Director=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Notes |
|---|
| 2012
|The Arm |Short film; also writer |
| 2020
|Episode: "Unboxed" |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! Refs |
|---|
| 2003
| Women's Image Network | Best Actress in a Drama Series | {{won}} | |
| 2003
| Best Ensemble in a TV Series | American Dreams | {{nom}} |
| 2004
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | American Dreams | {{nom}} |
| 2005
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress | American Dreams | {{nom}} |
| 2011
| Favorite TV Actress – Supporting Role | {{nom}} |
| 2012
| Favorite TV Actress – Supporting Role | Parenthood | {{nom}} |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|1186061|Sarah Ramos}}
- {{Instagram|saraheramos}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American actresses of Filipino descent
Category:American television actresses
Category:American child actresses
Category:Jewish American actresses
Category:Actresses from Los Angeles