Sara Paxton born April 25, 1988 is an American actress, model and singer. She grew up in California and began acting at an early age, appearing in many minor roles in both films and television shows, before coming to wider renown in 2004, after playing the title role in the series Darcy's Wild Life and Sarah Borden in Summerland. Paxton has also starred in the films Sleepover, Aquamarine, Return to Halloweentown, The Last House on the Left, Sydney White and Superhero Movie.
Contents
* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Movie career
* 3 Music career
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Filmography
* 6 Discography
o 6.1 Singles
o 6.2 Soundtracks
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Early life and education
Paxton, an only child, was born in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California to what she has described as "a very mixed family Her father, Steve, is of Irish, Scottish, and English descent, and is distantly related to actor Bill Paxton. Her mother, Lucia, was born in Monterrey, Mexico and raised in Ciudad Acuña Paxton's mother is Jewish and Paxton's father converted to Judaism upon marrying her mother Both her parents are dentists.
During her childhood, Paxton put on shows and wanted to perform, sometimes dressing up in costume and coming to school as a particular character.She grew up in the San Fernando Valley, choosing to attend a public high school instead of accepting home-schooling.Paxton graduated high school in June 2006
Movie career
Paxton has said that singing and acting "went hand in hand" during her early years, though she initially began working as an actress appearing in musical theater and later in television commercials at a young age. Her first film role was a small part in the 1997 Jim Carrey comedy, Liar Liar the late 1990s and early 2000s, she appeared in a number of minor television and film roles, including a part on the soap opera Passions, regular roles on the series Greetings from Tucson and Action, and a guest starring role on the Disney Channel show, Lizzie McGuire starring Hilary Duff playing an ex-president of Lizzie's school. In 2003, Paxton starred in R. L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse, a short 3-D film attraction that still plays at several theme parks across the United States. She also appeared as Lana on CSI: Miami.
Paxton's first major role was in the teen-oriented film Sleepover, which opened in July 2004 to negative reviews and low box office revenueduring the same summer season, she appeared in several episodes of the series, Summerland, playing Sarah Borden, a mentally troubled teen who experimented with drugs and sex with Jesse McCartney's character. Paxton was subsequently 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 Toront and aired from 2004 to 2006, often featuring Paxton's music track, "Take a Walk". Paxton received an Emmy nomination for the role in 2006.
2005, Paxton spent three monthsworking on the Australia-filmed Aquamarine, in which she played a mermaid, opposite Emma Roberts and JoJo, whom she befriended while filmingPaxton has said that she felt a sense of "female empowerment" while on set because "almost everyone" on set was female The film opened on March 3, 2006 and grossed approximately $7.5 million in its opening weekend Reviewers of the film compared Paxton, whose inspiration is Goldie Hawn, to actress Reese Witherspoon, saying that she has an "infectious, nutty energy.Paxton recorded a song for the film's soundtrack titled "Connected", an English version of the Mexican group RBD's song Tenerte y Quererte from their 2004 album Rebelde, which has been used in Barbie and the Diamond Castle and covered by Katharine McPhee.sara paxton
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