Sarah Wynter
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| Born | February 15, 1973 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Dan Peres (August 20, 2005–present); 1 son |
Sarah Wynter (born February 15, 1973[1]) is an Australian actress, most widely known for her roles on American television – such as Kate Warner on the television drama 24 and as Beth on Windfall.[2]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Wynter's interest in acting led her to move to New York City when she was seventeen to study drama.[1] Wynter earned her SAG card by landing a role on the Sex and the City pilot,[3] playing what she later summarized as the first woman to have sex on that show.[3] A few years later she was recognized by SAG again, as part of the cast of 24 when it earned a SAG Award nomination as Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[2]
Wynter also appeared in The 6th Day and Lost Souls, and had a recurring role in The Dead Zone.[2] her Australian feature film debut, Three Dollars, was released in 2005.[4] She has recently been cast as Daisy Adair in the new, straight-to-DVD movie version of Showtime TV series Dead Like Me.
Wynter has appeared on a 2003 issue of Maxim Magazine. She was ranked #81 in Stuff (2002 edition) magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World."
[edit] Personal life
Wynter was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, the daughter of Helen Williams, a worker in the Australian federal judicial system, and Stuart Wynter, a physician.[5][1] Her grandmother, the late Joy Cummings, was the Lord Mayor of Newcastle - Australia's first female Lord Mayor.
On August 20, 2005 Wynter married Details magazine editor-in-chief Dan Peres in Sydney.[6] Wynter is pregnant with their first child, due in January 2008. [7] A son, Oscar Dallas Wynter Peres, was born on January 14.
She underwent LASIK surgery in New York City, calling it "one of the best things I have ever done in my life."[8]
Wynter commented on the 2004 U.S. presidential election in an interview in Australia held soon after the results were announced: "I think we are on a fast track to hell with the current administration. Bush is a religious fanatic."[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Biography of Wynter from All Movie Guide via The New York Times
- ^ a b c Sarah Wynter at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ a b Wynter, Sarah (2006), "Interview", The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, June 19, 2006
- ^ Summary of Three Dollars from the Dendy Films website
- ^ Sarah Wynter Biography (1973-)
- ^ Wynter ties knot, from The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Sarah Wynter's baby joy, from The Daily Telegraph
- ^ Testimonial about her experience with LASIK surgery from a surgeon's website
- ^ Wynter returns for Three Dollars, from The Sydney Morning Herald
