Sarah Drew

Sarah Drew
Born	(1980-10-01) October 1, 1980 Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	University of Virginia (B.A.)
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Peter Lanfer (2002–present)
Children	Micah Lanfer

Sarah Drew (born October 1, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Hannah Rogers in Everwood (2004–2006) and for her role as Dr. April Kepner on Grey's Anatomy (2009–present).

Personal life

Drew was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, and raised in Stony Brook, New York, on Long Island. Her mother, Dr. Jeannie Drew, was the Head of Science at the Riverdale Country School in The Bronx. She is now teaching biology at the independent private school for girls, Brearley, in Manhattan. Her father, Rev. Charles Drew, is the senior pastor at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in New York City. Her second cousin is actor Benjamin McKenzie. Drew began acting in school plays, community theater with Take One Theatre Arts, and summer stock.

Drew received a Bachelor's degree in Drama from the University of Virginia in 2002.

Drew and her husband, Peter Lanfer, a lecturer at UCLA and visiting faculty at Dartmouth, reside in Los Angeles. Drew is good friends with fellow Everwood star Emily VanCamp. On May 20, 2011, Drew was a judge at the UCLA Spring Sing.

On January 18, 2012, Drew and Lanfer welcomed their first child, a son named Micah Emmanuel.

Career

In 1997, while still in high school, Drew lent her voice to the animated television series Daria, playing the character Stacy Rowe. She also voiced that same character in the Daria animated television movies Is It Fall Yet? and Is It College Yet?

In 2001, Drew made her professional stage debut as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey. She made her Broadway debut in 2003 in Vincent in Brixton, which later took her to London's West End. She made the move to television with a guest-starring role in the series Wonderfalls, and was in the feature film Radio, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. She appeared in the theatrical feature American Pastime, as Katie Burrell, the daughter of a Japanese relocation camp sergeant.

On June 9, 2010, she was promoted to a series regular on Grey's Anatomy.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Radio	Mary Helen
2005	The Baxter	Serena
2006	Locked Upstairs	Jo	Short film
2007	American Pastime	Katie Burrell
2007	The Violin	Judit	Short film
2008	Wieners	Karen
2010	Tug	Ariel

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997-2001	Daria	Stacy Rowe (voice)	26 episodes
2000	Is It Fall Yet?	Stacy Rowe (voice)	TV movie
2002	Is It College Yet?	Stacy Rowe (voice)	TV movie
2004	Wonderfalls	Bianca Knowles	Episode: "Karma Chameleon"
2004-2006	Everwood	Hannah Rogers	38 episodes
2006	Cold Case	Jenny	Episode: "Static"
2007	Reinventing the Wheelers	Becky Conner	TV movie
2007	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Becca Rice	Episode: "Responsible"
2008	Medium	Suzie Keener	Episode: "Wicked Game: Part 1" Episode: "Wicked Game: Part 2"
2008	Privileged	Caryn	Episode: "All About Insecurities"
2008	Front of the Class	Nancy Lazarus	TV movie
2008-2009	Mad Men	Kitty Romano	4 episodes
2008	Private Practice	Judy	Episode: "Know When to Fold"
2009	Private Practice	Judy	Episode: "Nothing to Fear"
2009	Inside the Box	Molly	TV movie
2009	Castle	Chloe Richardson	Episode: "Nanny McDead"
2009	Numb3rs	Piper St. John	Episode: "Angels and Devils"
2009	In Plain Sight	Rachel Rosenzweig	Episode: "Aguna Matatala"
2009	Glee	Suzy Pepper	Episode: "Ballad" (2009)
2009–present	Grey's Anatomy	Dr. April Kepner	57+ episodes
2010	Supernatural	Nora	Episode: "Swap Meat"
2010	Miami Medical	Emily	Episode: "What Lies Beneath"
2010	Seattle Grace: Message of Hope	Dr. April Kepner	TV series

External links

• Sarah Drew at IMDb