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Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows before rising to fame in early October 2002. She played Sarah Tobin from Greetings from Tucson (2002–2003), the title role in the television series Darcy's Wild Life (2004–2006) and Sarah Borden in Summerland (2004). Her other films include Aquamarine (2006), Return to Halloweentown (2006), Sydney White (2007), Superhero Movie (2008), The Last House on the Left (2009), The Innkeepers (2011), and The Front Runner (2018).
She was raised in the San Fernando Valley, and graduated from El Camino Real High School in June 2006. In a 2009 interview with Teen Hollywood, Paxton disclosed that she had been accepted to several colleges, but decided not to attend any schools in favor of pursuing her acting career.
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. In the same year, she appeared as Lana Walker on the season two episode "Death Grip." Paxton's first major role was in the teen film Sleepover, which opened in July 2004 to negative reviews and low box-office revenue. During the same summer season, she appeared in several episodes of Summerland, playing Sarah Borden, a mentally troubled teen who experimented with drugs and sex with Jesse McCartney's character.
Paxton was the cast in the lead role of the Discovery Kids television series, Darcy's Wild Life playing Darcy Fields, a girl who works at a rural veterinary; the series was filmed on a farm in Toronto and aired from 2004 to 2006. It often featured Paxton's song, "Take a Walk." She received an Emmy Award nomination for the role in 2006.
Paxton hosted "The Secret Life of Water," the first episode of the series Planet H2O, which premiered in April 2006 on public television stations. The following month, shortly after turning 18, she made an appearance on the television series Pepper Dennis, playing a teen actress. Paxton then appeared in Return to Halloweentown (replacing Kimberly J. Brown) in the fourth installment in Disney Channel's Halloweentown series; she dyed her hair brown for the role. The film aired on October 20, 2006.
During the summer and early fall of 2006, Paxton filmed , a Lifetime Television film, on Vancouver Island. In the film, she plays Jessie, a college student who falls victim to binge drinking. 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." The film aired in March 2007.
Paxton's next film role was in Sydney White, a college-set comedy starring Amanda Bynes and Matt Long; filming began on February 12, 2007, in Orlando, Florida and the film was released on September 21. She next starred in Superhero Movie, a parody on superhero films which began filming in September 2007 and was released on March 28, 2008. She provided backing vocals on her co-star Drake Bell's theme song for the movie Superhero! Song.
Paxton starred in the remake of The Last House on the Left, playing the lead female character, Mari. The film was released on March 13, 2009.
She starred in the 2011 film Shark Night. She then played Mirabella on the ABC Family movie in 2013. In April 2016, it was announced that Paxton had joined the cast of David Lynch's 2017 Twin Peaks revival.
In 2018, she co-starred as Donna Rice opposite Hugh Jackman in Jason Reitman's The Front Runner, a biographical film about politician Gary Hart. In 2018–2019, she played Amber Dooley in the NBC series Good Girls.
Paxton had a supporting role in Andrew Dominik’s Blonde (2022), based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates. The film is a fictionalized portrayal of the life and career of actress Marilyn Monroe.
Paxton had a small supporting role which she referred to as a "sneaky cameo" in Zach Cregger's Weapons (2025), having also voiced roles in Cregger's previous film Barbarian (2022).
| 1997 | Liar Liar | Child at Party and School | |
| You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Christmas Party | Patty | Short film | |
| 1998 | Music from Another Room | Young Karen | |
| Soldier | Angie | ||
| Tunnel Vision | Shauna | Short film | |
| 1999 | Durango Kids | Hillary | |
| Princess Sabrina | |||
| 2003 | Haunted Lighthouse | Ashley | Short film |
| 2004 | Sleepover | Staci Blake | |
| 2006 | Aquamarine | Aquamarine, Aquamarine's Starfish Earrings | |
| Return to Halloweentown | Marnie Piper, young Aggie Cromwell | ||
| 2007 | Sydney White | Rachel Witchburn | |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie | Jill Johnson | |
| 2009 | Mari Collingwood | ||
| 2011 | Claire | ||
| Shark Night | Sara Palski | ||
| Enter Nowhere | Jody | ||
| 2012 | Static | Rachel | |
| 2013 | Love & Air Sex | Kara | |
| Cheap Thrills | Violet | ||
| Liars All | Katie | ||
| 2014 | Boys of Abu Ghraib | Peyton | |
| All Relative | Grace | ||
| 2016 | Happily Ever After | Sarah Ann | |
| Sundown | Lina Hunter | ||
| 2017 | Three Women | Kathy | Short film |
| 2018 | First Date | Kathy | |
| Donna Rice | |||
| 2022 | Blonde | Miss Flynn | |
| Barbarian | Nursing Video Narration / Assistant / Megan | Voice | |
| 2025 | Weapons | Erica |
| 1996 | Small Talk | Panelist #1 | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
| 1997 | NewsRadio | Sara | Episode: "Office Feud" |
| 1999 | Working | Amanda Baines | Episode: "The Prodigy" |
| Passions | Young Sheridan | Episode #1.14 | |
| Action | Georgia Dragon | Guest role; 2 episodes | |
| 1999–2017 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Various roles (voice) | Recurring role; 15 episodes |
| 2000 | Perfect Game | Sydney | Television film |
| Girl | Episode: "The Wailing" | ||
| 2001 | Hounded | Tracy Richburg | Television film |
| Lizzie McGuire | Holly | Episode: "Election" | |
| 2002 | Jody Bradley | Episode: "Burden of Proof" | |
| 2002–2003 | Greetings from Tucson | Sarah Tobin | Recurring role; 21 episodes |
| 2003 | Lana Walker | Episode: "Death Grip" | |
| 2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | Angela Pozefsky | Episode: "Malcolm Dates a Family" |
| Will & Grace | Melanie | Episode: "I Never Cheered for My Father" | |
| Summerland | Sarah Borden | Recurring role; 5 episodes | |
| Quintuplets | Chelsea | Episode: "Date Night" | |
| 2004–2006 | Darcy's Wild Life | Darcy Fields | Main role; 33 episodes |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | April May/Chrissy Tyler | Episode: "Celebrity Twin Could Hang: Film at Eleven" |
| Skater Boys | Kayla Gordon | Episode: "Sundown" | |
| Return to Halloweentown | Marnie Piper/Splendora Agatha Cromwell | Television film; replacing Kimberly J. Brown as Marnie Piper | |
| 2007 | Jessie Brenner | Television film | |
| 2008 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Millie | Episode: "Credit Check" |
| 2009 | Jonas | Fiona Skye | Episode: "Frantic Romantic" |
| Raina Marrinelli | Main role; 5 episodes | ||
| 2012 | Blue Eyed Butcher | Susan Wright | Television film |
| 2013 | Mirabella Hutton | Television film | |
| Guys with Kids | Stacee | Episode: "Gary's Idea" | |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Natalia "Talia" Lewis | Episode: "Let's Get to Scooping" |
| 2015 | Stalker | Isabelle Martin | Episode: "Salvation" |
| Code Black | Sophie | Episode: "You Are the Heart" | |
| 2016 | Heartbeat | Lou Panttiere | Episode: "The Land of Normal" |
| Murder in the First | Alicia Barnes | Recurring role; 10 episodes | |
| 2017 | This Is Us | Kathryn | Episode: "Moonshadow" |
| Twin Peaks | Candy Shaker | Episode: "Part 4" | |
| Baker Daily: Trump Takedown | Sara | Television short | |
| Wrecked | Sister Grace | Episode: "Sister Mercy" | |
| 2018 | Liberty Crossing | Jessica Larson | Episode: "Weekend Warriors" |
| 2018–2019 | Good Girls | Amber Dooley | Guest role; 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Based on a True Story | Paige | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| NCIS | Amber Carnahan | Guest star, "Hardboiled" |
| 1999 | Koudelka | Charlotte D'lota | English dub |
| 2005 | "Take a Walk" | Darcy's Wild Life |
| "There for You" | ||
| "Don't Wanna Be Alone" (with Jesse McCartney) | Summerland | |
| 2006 | "Connected" | Aquamarine |
| "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" | Disneymania 4 | |
| 2008 | "I Need a Hero" | Superhero! Movie |
| "Superhero! Song (featuring Sara Paxton) | ||
| 2012 | "Shark Bite Rap" | Shark Night 3D |
| 2013 | "Me Too (Stripped)" | |
| "Like a Virgin" | ||
| "How Can I Remember to Forget" | ||
| "Me Too (Main Mix)" | ||
| "Everlasting Love" |
| 2005 | "Here We Go Again" |
| 2000 | Young Artist Awards | Working | ||
| 2003 | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress | Greetings from Tucson | ||
| 2003 | Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actress | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | ||
| 2004 | Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress | CSI: Miami | ||
| 2005 | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress | Darcy's Wild Life | ||
| 2005 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast | Sleepover | ||
| 2006 | Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) | Darcy's Wild Life | ||
| 2006 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series | ||
| 2007 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) | ||
| 2007 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress | Aquamarine | ||
| 2012 | Fright Meter Awards | Best Actress | The Innkeepers | |
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