Sarah Wayne Callies
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sarah Wayne Callies
| image = Sarah Wayne Callies by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
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| caption = Callies in 2016
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| education = Dartmouth College (BA)
National Theatre Conservatory (MFA)
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = {{marriage|Josh Winterhalt |2002}}
| children = 2
| yearsactive = 2003–present
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Sarah Wayne Callies is an American actress. She is known for starring as Sara Tancredi in Fox's Prison Break, Lori Grimes in AMC's The Walking Dead, and more recently, as Birdie Nicolletti in ABC's The Company You Keep. She has also starred as Katie Bowman in USA Network's Colony and Robin Perry in NBC's Council of Dads and has had film roles in Whisper (2007), Black Gold (2011), and The Show (2017).
Early life and education
Her parents Valerie Wayne and David E. Callies were both professors at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.{{cite web |author=Gary C.W. Chun |date=March 20, 2006 |title=Prison M.D. |url=http://starbulletin.com/2006/03/20/features/story01.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306081656/http://starbulletin.com/2006/03/20/features/story01.html |archive-date=March 6, 2007 |access-date=January 11, 2024 |publisher=Honolulu Star-Bulletin}}
Callies moved to Honolulu, Hawaii with her family when she was one year old. Throughout her youth, she expressed an interest in acting through participating in various school plays at the independent Punahou School. After graduating from high school, Callies entered Dartmouth College where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama in 1999, with a minor in women's studies and a senior fellowship in Indigenous theology.{{cite web |url=http://alum.dartmouthentertainment.org/ |title=Dartmouth Alumni in Entertainment and Media Association |access-date=2006-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212215659/http://alum.dartmouthentertainment.org/ |archive-date=2010-02-12 }}[https://www.huffpost.com/author/sarah-wayne-callies Contributor Sarah Wayne Callies] - website of American news aggregator HuffPost In conjunction with her studies, Callies remained involved in theatre. She continued her education at the National Theatre Conservatory, where she obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree in 2002.
Career
Callies moved to New York in 2003 and then quickly landed her first television role as Kate O'Malley, a recurring part on the short-lived CBS show Queens Supreme.{{cite web|title=Sarah Wayne Callies|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sarah-wayne-callies/bio/190892/|website=tvguide.com|publisher=TV Guide|access-date=April 19, 2015}}
=''Prison Break''=
After making various guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Dragnet (2003), and NUMB3RS, Callies gained a starring role on Fox's Prison Break as Sara Tancredi. She played the role in the first two seasons, but her character was killed off for the third season before being brought back for the fourth season. According to Prison Break{{'}}s executive producer Matt Olmstead, although the writers, the network, Callies herself, and he all wanted her to stay on the show, the character was written out due to contract disputes.[http://www.tvguide.com/news/Prison-Break-Exclusive-8487.aspx Prison Break Exclusive: The Real Story Behind Sara's Death] Ausiello Report, TVGuide.com, October 8, 2007, Retrieved March 28, 2008 She stated through a spokesperson to TV Guide in fall 2007:{{cquote|As hard as we all tried, the Prison Break powers that be and I were unable to find a way to meet both the needs of the story and the needs of my family. We parted wishing each other well. I had a wonderful time working with the creative team and have a world of respect for all of them; they took great care of Sara. I'm also enormously grateful to the fans. They've been so gracious and supportive, and I hope they continue to enjoy the show.}}
File:Sarah Wayne Callies September 2013.jpg
However, in March 2008, Olmstead stated that the character of Sara is still alive and would return in season four. Though the character Sara Tancredi appeared to have a violent death, Olmstead stated "...we realized that there was actually a way she could still be alive."[http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Ausiello-Scoop-Prison/800036399 TV Guide Editors' Blogs: Prison Break Stunner: Sarah Wayne Callies Returns!], Michael Ausiello, TVGuide.com, March 27, 2008, Retrieved March 28, 2008 Executive Producer Matt Olmstead admitted the fans' overwhelming response to her death had influenced the decision to bring the character, and Callies, back to the show.[http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=3fd3e7cf-0758-484e-beca-5d5b7e09cae0 Breaking! Prison Break Brings Back Sarah Wayne Callies!] Kristin, eonline.com, March 27, 2008, Retrieved March 31, 2008
=''The Walking Dead''=
In 2010, Callies was cast in the major role of Lori Grimes on the AMC post-apocalyptic drama series The Walking Dead, based on the comic-book series of the same name.{{Cite news |last=Wigler |first=Josh |date=April 30, 2010 |title=Sarah Wayne Callies Joins 'The Walking Dead' As Lori Grimes |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/4psmdg/sarah-wayne-callies-joins-the-walking-dead-as-lori-grimes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127184622/https://www.mtv.com/news/4psmdg/sarah-wayne-callies-joins-the-walking-dead-as-lori-grimes |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |work=MTV News}} The drama became the highest-rated show in AMC's history.
{{cite web |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=October 13, 2014 |title='The Walking Dead' Season 5 Premiere Hits Series High Ratings in Adults 18-49 & Viewers |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/13/the-walking-dead-season-5-premiere-hits-series-highs-in-adults-18-49-viewers/313670/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419013345/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/13/the-walking-dead-season-5-premiere-hits-series-highs-in-adults-18-49-viewers/313670/ |archive-date=April 19, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |work=TV by the Numbers}} Callies played the role from the show's pilot until the third season.{{Cite news |last=Memmott |first=Carol |date=December 3, 2012 |title='Walking Dead' cliffhanger leaves fans dangling |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2012/12/02/the-walking-dead-robert-kirkman-norman-reedus-andrew-lincoln/1735411/ |access-date=January 6, 2024 |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett}}
=Other projects=
Callies starred in her first feature, the independent film The Celestine Prophecy, in 2006.{{Cite magazine |last=Mohr |first=Ian |date=March 16, 2004 |title=Kretschmann on indie quest for 'Celestine' |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |pages=4–60 |volume=383 |issue=2}} She also starred in the horror film Whisper alongside Josh Holloway the following year.{{Cite magazine |date=May 11, 2007 |title=Über Content Signs Director Hendler |magazine=SHOOT |page=6 |volume=48 |issue=9 |issn=1074-5297}} In April 2010, she appeared on the Fox Television drama House as a patient of the week, whose open marriage fascinates House and the team.{{cite web |last=Wightman |first=Catriona |date=April 26, 2010 |title=Sarah Wayne Callies teases 'House' cameo |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/house/news/a216579/sarah-wayne-callies-teases-house-cameo/ |access-date=May 15, 2017 |website=Digital Spy}} In August 2010, Callies' first screenplay, an adaptation of Campbell Geeslin's children's book Elena's Serenade, was optioned by French production company Fulldawa Films.{{cite news |last=Fernandez |first=Jay A. |date=August 9, 2010 |title='Prison Break' actress' screenplay optioned |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/prison-break-actress-screenplay-optioned-26474 |access-date=November 15, 2012 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |agency=Associated Press}}
Callies starred in the Nigerian movie Black Gold (2011) and one of the female lead roles in the Canadian thriller Faces in the Crowd (2011). In 2015, she co-starred with Nicolas Cage in Uli Edel's thriller film Pay the Ghost.{{Cite news |date=September 24, 2015 |title=Horror thriller 'Pay the Ghost' follows a father's quest |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/2015/09/24/pay-the-ghost-movie-summary/72703182/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |work=Detroit Free Press |publisher=Gannett}} In 2016, she returned to television in the lead role of Katie Bowman in Colony.{{cite web |last=Wigler |first=Josh |date=March 10, 2016 |title=How 'Walking Dead' (and Nicolas Cage) Helped Sarah Wayne Callies Book 'Colony' |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/sarah-wayne-callies-prison-break-873800 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Personal life
Callies is married to Josh Winterhalt, whom she met at Dartmouth College.{{Cite magazine |last=Plottner |first=Sean |date=December 2021 |title=Actor Sarah Wayne Callies '99 takes a deep dive into audio with her new podcast drama |url=https://dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/articles/sarah-wayne-callies-aftershock |access-date=January 11, 2024 |magazine=Dartmouth Alumni Magazine}} On January 23, 2007, her publicist announced that the couple were expecting their first child.{{Cite news |date=January 23, 2007 |title='Prison Break' Doc Pregnant |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prison-break-doc-pregnant/ |access-date=January 4, 2024 |work=CBS News}} Their daughter was born in July 2007.{{cite web |date=September 19, 2007 |title=Update: Sarah Wayne Callies welcomes a daughter |url=https://people.com/parents/sarah-wayne-cal-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106191627/https://people.com/parents/sarah-wayne-cal-2/ |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |access-date= |website=People}} Their second child, an adopted son, was born in 2013.{{Cite news |date=March 29, 2014 |title=Sarah Wayne Callies on adopting baby in Vegas, Richard Armitrage talks 'Into The Storm' |url=https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=ddfc709790aa8250b3d1a8478eec576f |access-date=January 5, 2024 |agency=Associated Press}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2006
| data-sort-value=Celestine Prophecy, The" |The Celestine Prophecy |Marjorie | |
| 2007
|Roxanne | |
| 2008
|Bittersweet |Robyn | |
| 2010
|Josephine | |
| rowspan="3" |2011
|Kate Summers | Reissued into Black November |
| Faces in the Crowd
|Francine | |
| Foreverland
|Fran | |
| 2012
|Kate Summers | Reissued version of Black Gold |
| 2014
|Allison Stone | |
| 2015
|Kristen Lawford | |
| 2016
| data-sort-value="Other Side of the Door, The" | The Other Side of the Door |Maria Harwood | |
| 2017
|Karina | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| rowspan="4" |2003
|Kate O'Malley |Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| Dragnet
|Kathryn "Kate" Randall |Episode: "The Brass Ring" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
|Jenny Rochester |Episode: "Privilege" |
| Tarzan
|Main role; 9 episodes |
| 2004
| data-sort-value="Secret Service, The" |The Secret Service |Laura Kelly | Unsold television pilot |
| 2005
|Kim Hall |Episode: "Counterfeit Reality" |
| 2005–2009, 2017
| rowspan="2"| Sara Tancredi |Main role (seasons 1–2, 4–5); 73 episodes |
| 2009
|Prison Break: The Final Break |Television film |
| rowspan="2" |2010
|Julia |Episode: "Open and Shut" |
| Tangled
|Chloe / Sally | Unsold television pilot |
| 2010–2013, 2018
| data-sort-value="Walking Dead, The" | The Walking Dead |Main role (seasons 1–3); 26 episodes, Voice role (Episode: "What Comes After") |
| 2016–2018
|Katie Bowman |Main role; 36 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2017
| data-sort-value="Long Road Home, The" | The Long Road Home |Leann Volesky |Main role; 6 episodes |
| Robot Chicken
|Lori Grimes | Voice role; Episode: "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking" |
| 2018-2022
|Anita Dyck |Recurring role; 5 episodes (seasons 6, 8, 10-11) |
| 2019
|Margaret Sanders |Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2020
|Robin Perry |Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2023
| Birdie Nicoletti | Main role; 10 episodes |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2023
| Lori Grimes | Voice role |
=Stage=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Venue ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2013
| The Guardsman | The Actress | May 25, 2013-June 23, 2013 |
=Directing credits=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| colspan="3" | Television |
|---|
| Year
! Title ! Notes |
| 2018
| Colony | 3x09 - "The Big Empty" |
| 2019
| Episode 5 - "Compensation (1988–1993)" |
| rowspan="3"| 2020–2021
| rowspan="3"| The Good Doctor | 4x04 - "Not the Same" |
| 4x13 - "Spilled Milk" |
| 5x06 - "One Heart" |
| 2022
| 2x08 - "Family History" |
| rowspan="2"| 2023
| rowspan="2"| Firefly Lane | 2x12 - "Time After Time" |
| 2x13 - "Can't Fight This Feeling" |
| rowspan="3"| 2023–2024
| rowspan="3"| Fire Country | 1x09 - "No Good Deed" |
| 2x09 - "No Future, No Consequences" |
| 3x07 - "False Alarm" |
| 2024
| 2x07 - "Stan by Me" |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominated work ! scope="col" | Result |
|---|
| 2011
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| Best Horror Actress | The Walking Dead | {{nom}} |
| Satellite Awards
| Best Cast – Television Series | The Walking Dead | {{won}} |
| 2017
| Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture | The Show | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- {{IMDb name|915637}}
- {{Instagram|SarahWayneCallies}}
- [http://thetvaddict.com/2008/08/18/exclusive-interview-prison-break-star-sarah-wayne-callies/ Sarah Wayne Callies talks to theTVaddict.com]
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