Sarah Wright

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Sarah Wright
Born
Sarah Fay Wright

(1983-09-28) September 28, 1983 (age 40)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Spouses
  • A. J. Mason
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2005;div. 2006)​
  • ​
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    (m. 2012)​
Children3

Sarah Fay Wright Olsen (born September 28, 1983) is an American actress. She played Millicent Gergich in a recurring role on Parks and Recreation .

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Early life and education

Wright was born on September 28, 1983, in Louisville, Kentucky. [1] [2] She graduated from Seneca High School in 2005. [3] [4]

Career

Wright began her acting career at an early age. [5] When she was 14 years old she became a model and soon after, she appeared in a minor role in the 1998 comedy Enchanted. [5] She played the character of Paige Chase in the sitcom Quintuplets . [6] She co-starred in the Fox sitcom The Loop as Lizzy. [7] She also played the recurring role of Jane on the CW series 7th Heaven . [8] In 2011, Wright began a recurring role in the CBS mid-season replacement comedy series Mad Love and maintained a small recurring role as Millicent Gergich on the NBC show Parks and Recreation . [9]

In 2017, Wright co-starred alongside Tom Cruise in the action crime film American Made as Lucy Seal. [10] She had a major role in the Netflix show Spinning Out , which aired January 1, 2020. [11]

Personal life

In 2005, Wright married A. J. Mason. They divorced in 2006. [12] [4]

In 2011, on an episode of The Talk , she announced her engagement to actor Eric Christian Olsen. [13] They married near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on June 23, 2012. [14] The couple have a son, born in 2013, [15] and two daughters, born in 2016 [16] and 2020. [17] [18]

Wright and actress Teresa Palmer co-founded the parenting site Your Zen Mama and co-authored the book Zen Mamas: Finding Your Path Through Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond in 2021. [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998EnchantedDavid's High School Date
2006 All You've Got Lauren McDonald
2007X's & O'sJane
2008 Made of Honor Sexy blonde
2008 Wieners Lavender
2008 The House Bunny Ashley
2008 Surfer, Dude Stacey
2008 Streak AshleyShort film
2012 Touchback Jenny
2012 Celeste and Jesse Forever Tera
2013 21 & Over Nicole
2013Girls Season 38Short film
2014 Walk of Shame Denise
2017 American Made Lucy Seal
2019The Place of No Words [20] Sarah/Knight in Shining Armor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004–2005 Quintuplets Paige Chase22 episodes
2005 CSI: Miami Sara JenningsEpisode: "Prey"
2005 Malcolm in the Middle VickiEpisode: "Secret Boyfriend"
2006 The Loop LizzySeries regular
2006–2007 7th Heaven Jane18 episodes
2007Up All NightKrisTelevision film
2008 Mad Men SusieEpisode: "Maidenform"
2008ErnestoMadizon CutlerTelevision film
2009 Accidentally on Purpose SashaEpisode: "The Love Guru"
2009 How I Met Your Mother ClaireEpisode: "The Playbook"
2009Waiting to DieBrandiTelevision film
2010 The Middle KaseyEpisode: "A Birthday Story"
2010True LoveTiffanyTelevision film
2011 Mad Love Tiffany McDermott7 episodes
2011The AssistantsTinaTelevision film
2011–2013 Parks and Recreation Millicent Gergich5 episodes
2012 Happy Endings NickiEpisode: "The Shrink, the Dare, Her Date and Her Brother"
2012Happy ValleyAgnes LittleTelevision film
2013 Men at Work Molly3 episodes
2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Trish OsborneEpisode: "Original Bitch..."
2013 Hello Ladies CourtneyEpisode: "Pilot"
2014 Mixology Laura3 episodes
2014–2015 Marry Me Dennah18 episodes
2015 House Hunters HerselfEpisode: "Television Actors Hunt for a Vacation

Home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming"

2017 Lady Dynamite SelfEpisode: "Kids Have to Dance"
2020 Spinning Out Mandy Davis10 episodes
2021 Home Economics JessicaEpisode: "Giant Jenga, $120"

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