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| Born | February 5, 1981 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Father | David Foster |
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Sara Foster (born February 5, 1981 [1] [2] ) is an American actress and producer.
Sara Michael Foster was born on born February 5, 1981 in Los Angeles, California to record producer David Foster and former model Rebecca Dyer. [3] She is the older sister of producer Erin Foster and fashion stylist Jordan Foster. After Foster’s parents divorced in 1986 when she was five years old, she and her sisters were raised by her mother. [4]
Through her father’s previous marriage to B.J. Cook, Foster is half-sister of songwriter Amy S. Foster. Through her father’s later marriages to Linda Thompson in 1999 and Yolanda Hadid in 2011, Foster was stepsister to television personalities Brody and Brandon Jenner, and models Gigi and Bella Hadid.
Foster and her sister have revealed to have felt resentment to her father’s distance growing up, sharing on their podcast "I was dealing with my whole own emotional turmoil, which was watching my father raise other children. They had a very different life." Foster and her sisters struggled with being perceived as spoiled rich kids while living a different reality, "We did not have a trust fund; we had to have a job." [5]
Foster began acting with her debut role in the 2004 film D.E.B.S. She starred in roles in The Big Bounce, Entourage , Crossing Jordan, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Psych 9.
In 2009, Foster started in the recurring role of Jen Clark on The CW drama series 90210. [6]
She briefly hosted Entertainment Tonight spin-off ET on MTV in 2002. She has also appeared in the Backstreet Boys music video "Shape of My Heart", as well as music video for "Drop That Baby" by The Wondergirls.
In 2015, she and her sister Erin Foster created the TV series Barely Famous on VH1. The show was a mockumentary satire of reality TV and ran for two seasons. [7]
From 2017 to 2020, Foster and her sister Erin were co-creative heads for the dating app Bumble. [8] Since 2021, Foster and Erin host a podcast, The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster. [9]
In 2000, Foster was engaged to actor Ashley Hamilton but they split a year later. Foster dated Benicio del Toro, Leonardo Di Caprio, and David Spade. [10]
In 2006, Foster began dating German professional tennis player Tommy Haas. They have two daughters, Valentina Evelyn (b. 2010) and Josephine Lena (b. 2015). In August 2024, they announced their separation after 18 years together. [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | D.R.E.A.M. Team | Model | Television film; uncredited[ citation needed ] |
| 2004 | D.E.B.S. | Amy Bradshaw | Film |
| 2004 | The Big Bounce | Nancy Hayes | Film |
| 2004 | Entourage | Herself | Episode: "Talk Show" |
| 2005 | Crossing Jordan | Tammi Eldridge | Episode: "Family Affair" |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Amy Maynard | Episode: "Unbearable" |
| 2006 | South Beach | Arielle | Episode: unaired pilot |
| 2008 | Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation | Melinda | Direct-to-video film |
| 2008 | The Other End of the Line | Emory Banks | Film |
| 2009–2012 | 90210 | Jennifer "Jen" Clark | Recurring role, 23 episodes |
| 2010 | Psych 9 | Roslyn Hanniger | Film |
| 2011 | Demoted | Jennifer | Film |
| 2015–2016 | Barely Famous | Herself | Main role; also executive producer |
| 2016 | Celebrity Name Game | Herself | Celebrity player; 3 episodes |
| 2018 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Herself | Celebrity player; episode: "Leslie Jones vs. Taye Diggs and Sara Foster vs. Erin Foster" |
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