24 Facts About Sara Paxton

Sara Paxton was born on April 25,1988 and is an American actress and singer.

Sara Paxton began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows before rising to fame in early October 2002.

Sara Paxton played Sarah Tobin from Greetings from Tucson, the title role in the television series Darcy's Wild Life and Sarah Borden in Summerland.

Sara Paxton is the only child of Lucia and Steve Paxton, both of whom are dentists.

Sara Paxton's mother, Lucia, was born to a Jewish family in Monterrey, Mexico and grew up in the city of Ciudad Acuna.

Sara Paxton's father is of English and Scottish descent, and he converted to Judaism upon marrying her mother.

Sara Paxton did not have a bat mitzvah because of her filming schedule.

Sara Paxton was raised in the San Fernando Valley, and graduated from El Camino Real High School in June 2006.

Sara Paxton has said that singing and acting performances "went hand in hand" during her early years, though she initially began working as an actress appearing in musical theater and later in television commercials at a young age.

Sara Paxton's first film role was a small role in the 1997 comedy film Liar Liar.

In 2003, Paxton starred in R L Stine's Haunted Lighthouse, a short 3D film attraction that still plays at several theme parks across the United States.

Sara Paxton received an Emmy nomination for the role in 2006.

In 2005, Sara Paxton spent three months working on the Florida-themed Aquamarine, in which she played the title character as a mermaid, opposite Emma Roberts and JoJo, whom she befriended while filming.

Sara Paxton has said that she felt a sense of "female empowerment" while on set because "almost everyone" on set was female.

Sara Paxton was signed to a record deal with Epic Records during the time she was cast in Aquamarine.

Sara Paxton hosted The Secret Life of Water, the first episode of the series Planet H2O, which premiered in April 2006 on public television stations.

Sara Paxton described it as "very different" from her previous roles and has specified that she was looking for a role that would be a "challenge".

Sara Paxton next starred in Superhero Movie, a parody on superhero films which began filming in September 2007 and was released on March 28,2008.

Sara Paxton starred in the remake of The Last House on the Left, playing the lead female character, Mari.

Sara Paxton starred in the CW drama series The Beautiful Life alongside Corbin Bleu, Mischa Barton and Elle Macpherson.

Sara Paxton next co-starred with Scott Eastwood in the thriller Enter Nowhere; she played one of the lead roles in the Ti West film The Innkeepers.

Sara Paxton then played Mirabella on the ABC Family movie Lovestruck: The Musical in 2013.

Sara Paxton has a supporting role in Andrew Dominik's Blonde, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates.

In 2013, Sara Paxton met Zach Cregger in Austin, Texas; they married in October 2019.