Sarah Wright | |
Birth Name: | Sarah Fay Wright |
Birth Date: | 28 September 1983 |
Birth Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actress |
Years Active: | 1998–present |
Children: | 3 |
Sarah Fay Wright Olsen (born September 28, 1983) is an American actress. She played Millicent Gergich in a recurring role on Parks and Recreation.
Wright was born on September 28, 1983, in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] [2] She graduated from Seneca High School in 2005.[3] [4]
Wright began her acting career at an early age.[5] When she was 14 years old she became a model and soon after, she appeared in a minor role in the 1998 comedy Enchanted. She played the character of Paige Chase in the sitcom Quintuplets.[6] She co-starred in the Fox sitcom The Loop as Lizzy.[7] She also played the recurring role of Jane on the CW series 7th Heaven.[8] In 2011, Wright began a recurring role in the CBS mid-season replacement comedy series Mad Love and maintained a small recurring role as Millicent Gergich on the NBC show Parks and Recreation.[9]
In 2017, Wright co-starred alongside Tom Cruise in the action crime film American Made as Lucy Seal.[10] She had a major role in the Netflix show Spinning Out, which aired January 1, 2020.[11]
In 2005, Wright married A. J. Mason. They divorced in 2006.[12] [13]
In 2011, on an episode of The Talk, she announced her engagement to actor Eric Christian Olsen.[14] They married near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on June 23, 2012.[15] The couple have a son, born in 2013,[16] and two daughters, born in 2016[17] and 2020.[18] [19]
Wright and actress Teresa Palmer co-founded the parenting site Your Zen Mama and co-authored the book Zen Mamas: Finding Your Path Through Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond in 2021.[20]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1998 | Enchanted | David's High School Date | ||
2006 | All You've Got | Lauren McDonald | ||
2007 | X's & O's | Jane | ||
2008 | Made of Honor | Sexy blonde | ||
2008 | Wieners | Lavender | ||
2008 | Ashley | |||
2008 | Surfer, Dude | Stacey | ||
2008 | Streak | Ashley | Short film | |
2012 | Touchback | Jenny | ||
2012 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | Tera | ||
2013 | 21 & Over | Nicole | ||
2013 | Girls Season 38 | Short film | ||
2014 | Walk of Shame | Denise | ||
2017 | American Made | Lucy Seal | ||
2019 | The Place of No Words[21] | Sarah/Knight in Shining Armor |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2004–2005 | Quintuplets | Paige Chase | 22 episodes | |
2005 | Sara Jennings | Episode: "Prey" | ||
2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Vicki | Episode: "Secret Boyfriend" | |
2006 | Lizzy | Series regular | ||
2006–2007 | 7th Heaven | Jane | 18 episodes | |
2007 | Up All Night | Kris | Television film | |
2008 | Mad Men | Susie | Episode: "Maidenform" | |
2008 | Ernesto | Madizon Cutler | Television film | |
2009 | Accidentally on Purpose | Sasha | Episode: "The Love Guru" | |
2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Claire | Episode: "The Playbook" | |
2009 | Waiting to Die | Brandi | Television film | |
2010 | Kasey | Episode: "A Birthday Story" | ||
2010 | True Love | Tiffany | Television film | |
2011 | Mad Love | Tiffany McDermott | 7 episodes | |
2011 | The Assistants | Tina | Television film | |
2011–2013 | Parks and Recreation | Millicent Gergich | 5 episodes | |
2012 | Happy Endings | Nicki | Episode: "The Shrink, the Dare, Her Date and Her Brother" | |
2012 | Happy Valley | Agnes Little | Television film | |
2013 | Men at Work | Molly | 3 episodes | |
2013 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Trish Osborne | Episode: "Original Bitch..." | |
2013 | Hello Ladies | Courtney | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2014 | Mixology | Laura | 3 episodes | |
2014–2015 | Marry Me | Dennah | 18 episodes | |
2015 | House Hunters | Herself | Episode: "Television Actors Hunt for a Vacation Home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming" | |
2017 | Lady Dynamite | Self | Episode: "Kids Have to Dance" | |
2020 | Spinning Out | Mandy Davis | 10 episodes | |
2021 | Home Economics | Jessica | Episode: "Giant Jenga, $120" |