9.13.2007

Sarah Wayne Callies





Sarah Wayne Callies was the first actress the producers saw at the audition for the role of Sara Tancredi and was also the first to become a principal cast member.

Sarah Wayne Callies (born June 1, 1977) is an American actress who currently has a starring role as Dr. Sara Tancredi in the American television drama Prison Break.

Early life


Callies moved to Honolulu, Hawaii with her family when she was one. Throughout her youth, she expressed an interest in acting through participating in various school plays at Punahou School.

While her parents are professors at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, Callies did not follow in their footsteps. Instead, she chose to pursue a career in acting. After graduating from high school, she entered Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. In conjunction with her studies, she continued her involvement in theatre. In 1999, she graduated with an undergraduate emphasis in Feminist Studies and a Senior Fellowship in Indigenous Studies. She continued her education at Denver's National Theater Conservatory where she obtained her Master of Fine Arts degree in 2002.

Career


Callies' first role on television was as Kate O'Malley, a recurring role on Queens Supreme. Her first starring role was as Detective Jane Porter on Tarzan, a short-lived Warner Bros. television series.

After making various guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Dragnet and NUMB3RS, Callies landed a starring role on Fox's Prison Break as Dr. Sara Tancredi. Alongside her television projects, Callie has also starred in two feature films - Universal Pictures' Whisper and an independent, The Celestine Prophecy.

She was on the Iain Lee Good Evening Show which is a radio show on LBC 97.3 which was presented by Iain Lee.

Personal life


On June 21, 2002, Callies married Josh Winterhalt, whom she met at Dartmouth College. Winterhalt is a martial arts teacher. On January 23, 2007, Callies' publicist announced that the couple are expecting their first child, reportedly a girl.

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