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Sarah Hagan | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Freaks and Geeks |
| Website | www |
Sarah Hagan is an American television and film actress.
Hagan has been acting since the age of six, when her mother first signed her up for musical theater. Hagan was first involved with theater companies such as Houston's Playhouse 1960, the Houston Grand Opera (where she sang in the children's chorus), the Crighton Playhouse, the Houston Music Hall and the Bitter Truth Theater. From there, she made her screen debut in the 1997 feature film Faith, where she played the title character at age 13; her TV debut came on an episode of the Calista Flockhart series Ally McBeal in 1999.
Hagan's first major break came when she was cast in a recurring role as Millie Kentner on the short-lived NBC cult TV series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000). Following that show's cancellation, she was cast on the David Alan Grier NBC sitcom DAG , where she was originally slated to play Camilla Whitman, daughter of the US President; however, the role of Camilla was recast when the pilot episode was revamped before airing.
Following the lead of several fellow Freaks and Geeks cast members, Hagan then appeared in an episode of the short-lived Fox sitcom Undeclared in 2001. Her next roles were a bit part in the Jack Black movie Orange County and a guest role as Melissa in Boston Public in 2002. After that, she was cast as Amanda in the seventh and final season of the hit cult series Buffy the Vampire Slayer .
In recent TV roles, Hagan appeared on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy as Devo, a teenage girl whose religious beliefs conflict with getting treatment for a heart condition she was diagnosed with; she appeared on the NBC drama Medium , playing a character named Suzannah, a friend of Allison's (Patricia Arquette) who appeared in two dreams flashing back to Allison's teen years; and she played the role of Patricia on an episode of the CBS legal drama Close to Home . She made her first venture into animation in 2007 when she played the voices of Lola Llama and Jungle Girl on two episodes of the Cartoon Network series My Gym Partner's a Monkey .
Hagan next appeared in the direct-to-DVD Warner Bros. comedy feature Spring Breakdown . She appeared in the role of Sandy in the NCIS episode "Seek".
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1997 | Faith | Faith at 13 | [1] | |
| 2000 | Architecture of Reassurance | Susan | Short film | [2] |
| 2002 | Orange County | Sarah | [3] | |
| 2009 | Someday We Will Get Married | Jenny | Short film | [4] |
| 2009 | Spring Breakdown | Truvy | [5] | |
| 2010 | Starter Home | Claire | Short film | [6] |
| 2011 | The Bride of Frank | The Bride / Emma | Short film | [7] |
| 2011 | Jess + Moss | Jess | [8] | |
| 2012 | The Most Fun I've Ever Had with My Pants On | Liv | [9] | |
| 2013 | OJ: The Musical | Dietrich | [10] | |
| 2015 | Sun Choke | Janie | [11] | |
| 2021 | Arlo the Alligator Boy | Barn Folk, Bully Kid (voices) | [12] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Ally McBeal | Girlfriend #3 | Episode: "Love's Illusions" |
| 1999-2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Millie Kentner | Recurring role (12 episodes) |
| 2000 | DAG | Camilla Whitman | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2001 | Undeclared | Jordanna | Episode: "Eric Visits Again" |
| 2002 | Boston Public | Melissa | Episode: "Chapter 35" |
| 2002-2003 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Amanda | Recurring role (10 episodes) |
| 2004 | Judging Amy | Maggie Parsons | Episode: "Christenings" |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Devo Friedman | Episode: "Save Me" |
| 2005 | Medium | Young Suzannah | Episode: "Sweet Dreams" |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Patricia | Episode: "Drink the Cup" |
| 2007 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Lola Llama (voice) | Episode: "Save the Drama for Your Llama" |
| 2008 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Jungle Girl (voice) | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Kim | Episode: "In the Name of Love" |
| 2011 | 90210 | Alana | Episodes: "Greek Tragedy", "Let the Games Begin", "Party Politics", "A Thousand Words" |
| 2012 | Friend Me | Lucy | Episode: "Evan Is Now Friends with Lucy" |
| 2013 | NCIS | Sandy | Episode: "Seek" |
| 2013–2014 | Breaking Fat | Barbie | Recurring role (15 episodes) |
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