Sarah Drew Biography
Sarah Drew is a director and actress from the United States. She rose to prominence for her portrayal of Dr. April Kepner on Grey’s Anatomy. She also had a significant role in the show Everwood. She starred as Hannah Rogers in the 2004-2006 WB family drama series Everwood.
Sarah Drew Age
Drew was born Sarah White Drew on 1 October 1980 in Stony Brook, New York, United States. She is 41 years old as of 2021.
Sarah Drew Education
She attended The Stony Brook School. She later received a bachelor’s degree in drama from the University of Virginia in 2002.
Sarah Drew Family – Parent
Drew was born in Stony Brook, New York, and raised there. Her mother, Dr. Jeannie Drew, is now a biology teacher at an independent private girls’ school in Manhattan. Rev. Charles Drew, her father, is the senior pastor of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in New York City. Allen Drew, her brother, is a pastor at Mt. Airy Community Church in Philadelphia and the director of the Germantown Friends School a cappella group.
Sarah Drew Husband – Married- Kids
She is happily married to Peter Lanfer since 2002. Drew has a son named Micah and a daughter named Hannah.
Sarah Drew Career
Drew voiced Stacy Rowe on the animated series Daria in 1997, while still in high school. She also played that role in the Daria television movies Is It Fall Yet? and Is It Already College? In 2001, she made her professional stage debut as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre. In 2003, she made her Broadway debut in Vincent in Brixton, which led to a run in London’s West End. She made her television debut in the series Wonderfalls and appeared in the film Radio. In the 2007 film American Pastime, she played Katie Burrell, the daughter of a Japanese relocation camp sergeant.
Drew was cast as Dr. April Kepner in the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy in 2009. Drew was cast in late September and made his first appearance in the sixth season episode “Invasion” as a resident from Mercy West Hospital following its merger with Seattle Grace Hospital. Drew joined Grey’s Anatomy following previous collaborations with series creator Shonda Rhimes; she appeared as a guest in two episodes of Private Practice in 2008 and was a main cast member in Rhimes’ 2009 television pilot Inside the Box, which ABC passed on. She was promoted to series regular for the seventh season in 2010.
Drew was cast as the title character in another CBS pilot in 2019, this time as Sarah Cooper in The Republic of Sarah, but the project was ultimately canceled by the network. When The CW network rebooted the series for the 2020-21 season, a new leading cast led by Stella Baker was chosen. Drew has been cast in a recurring role as Cindy Turner (Jeanette’s mother) in the Freeform (ABC Family) series Cruel Summer, which premieres on October 30, 2020. Drew was cast in the Apple TV+ comedy series Amber Brown, based on Paula Danziger’s best-selling books, in September 2021. Drew debuted as Lizbeth Meredith in the Lifetime film Stolen By Their Father as part of the network’s “Ripped from the Headlines” series.
Sarah Drew’s Net Worth
Drew has an estimated net worth of 3 million dollars.