Sarah Joy Brown
Sarah Joy Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sarah Joy Brown |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television actress |
| Website | http://www.sarahbrown.net |
Sarah Joy Brown (born February 18, 1975)[1] is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for originating the role of Carly Corinthos, which she portrayed on the American daytime drama General Hospital from 1996 to 2001, and which earned her three Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2008, she began playing a different General Hospital character, Claudia Zacchara.
Biography
Brown was born in Eureka, California to David and Pamela Brown. She attended the Los Angeles County High School for Performing Arts. Her acting career began at the age of 19.
In April 1996 Brown originated the role of Carly Corinthos on the American ABC soap opera General Hospital.[2] Brown "quickly became an overnight sensation" and received three Daytime Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Carly.[3] She won for Outstanding Younger Actress in 1997[4] and 1998,[5] was nominated in 1999,[6] and won again for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2000.[7] Brown appeared on the cover of Soap Opera Digest 19 times during her run in the role,[3] and won two Soap Opera Digest Awards in 1998 (Younger Lead Actress)[8] and 2000 (Favorite Actress).[9] She departed the series in April 2001.[2]
After leaving General Hospital, Brown guest-starred on many hit television series, including Crossing Jordan, Strong Medicine, The Sopranos and Without a Trace. She returned to daytime in the role of Julia Morrisey Larrabee on As the World Turns from August 2004 to March 2005, in which she appeared in 109 episodes.
In 2004, Brown played the lead role of Kate Vignatti in the fact-based television movie The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story. She became a regular on the popular CBS crime drama Cold Case in the fall of 2005 but was let go after only a few months (she appeared in five episodes) with the series. In 2006, she starred in her first feature film, the comedy, Big Momma's House 2 and appeared in an episode of Monk the same year. Brown was most recently seen in the second season finale of The Closer and on a 2007 episode of the Fox police drama K-Ville.
Brown is a practicing convert to Judaism.[10] She has one daughter, Jordan Alexandra Judith (b. July 20, 1998).
Brown returned to General Hospital on January 31, 2008 in the role of Claudia Zacchara.
Daytime television credits
| Show | Role | Time Period |
|---|---|---|
| General Hospital | Carly Corinthos | April 5, 1996-April 24, 2001 |
| As The World Turns | Julia Morrisey Larrabee | August 2004-March 2005 |
| General Hospital | Claudia Zacchara | January 31, 2008-present |
References
- ^ http://www.filmbug.com/db/21444
- ^ a b "General Hospital Cast: Carly Corinthos Jacks". Soaps.com. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ a b Lenhart, Jennifer. "As the World Turns Interview: Who Is Sarah Brown?". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1997". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1998". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 1999". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ "Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees: 2000". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 1998". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards: 2000". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
- ^ "Q & A with Sarah Brown (Carly Roberts, General Hospital)". Soap Opera Article 17. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
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