Sarah Hay

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Sarah Hay
Born (1987-09-16) September 16, 1987 (age 36)
Occupations
  • Ballet dancer
  • actress
  • producer
Years active1997–present
Websiteinstagram.com/sarahhayofficial

Sarah Hay (born September 16, 1987) [1] is an American actress and ballerina. She is best known for her role as Claire Robbins in the Starz mini-series Flesh and Bone , she was nominated for a Golden Globe, a Satellite Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award.

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Early life

Sarah Hay was brought up in Princeton, New Jersey and New York City, alongside her older brother and sister. [2] Her grandmother was an art dealer in New York City, and her grandfather is a member of the New York Philharmonic. [2] Hay's parents are both psychologists. [3] Her godmother is magician’s assistant Debbie McGee. She began attending dance classes at the age of three and later attended the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of Ballet at the American Ballet Theatre. [4] She later explained that while she was popular at normal school, at the ballet school she was considered to be a "loser" because she wasn't from a wealthy background. [5] She described herself as a "troublemaker" during her childhood, and only decided to pursue ballet professionally when she was a teenager.

Career

Ballet

Once she decided to become a professional ballet dancer, she sacrificed other pursuits, saying in a 2015 interview with the New York Post that she "had a few relationships fall apart because of it."[ citation needed ] While others have described her as "workaholic," she prefers "motivated."[ citation needed ] At the age of 22, she moved to Germany to join the Dresden based Semperoper ballet. [6]

Acting

Hay made her acting debut in 1997 when she was cast as Stephanie in You're Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley's Ballet Party, starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. She made her film debut in 2010 as a dancer in Black Swan , but she did not consider herself to have made an acting appearance until she was cast in the Starz mini-series Flesh and Bone .[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Ballet Party StephanieShort
2010 Black Swan Corps De Ballet
2017It's No GameRhea L DealShort
2018 Braid Tilda Darlings / Daughter
2019Extracurricular ActivitiesSydney Vaughn
The Mortuary Collection Carol
2022ConfessionAlicia
Mid-Century Marie Verdin
Unidentified ObjectsWinona
TBATwin FlamesEllaShort, post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Flesh and Bone Claire RobbinsMain role
2017 I'm Dying Up Here Tawny LeeEpisodes: "The Return", "Girls Are Funny, Too", "My Rifle, My Pony and Me", "The Unbelievable Power of Believing"
2017 Room 104 GirlEpisode: "Voyeurs" [7]
2017Sea OakAngela SilveriTV film
2018 9-1-1 JesseEpisode: "Pilot"
2019The Lost BoysMollieTV film

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2016 Golden Globe Award [8] Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Flesh and Bone Nominated
Satellite Award [9] Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Won
Critics' Choice Television Award [10] Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated

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