Sarah Ramos - Biography

Sarah Emily Ramos (born May 21, 1991) is an American actress. Her most prominent roles have been as Patty Pryor on the television series American Dreams and Haddie Braverman on the series Parenthood.

Personal life

Ramos was born in Los Angeles, California, of Hispanic and Jewish descent. She became very interested in acting at a young age. Ramos began developing her acting abilities at the age of 9, entering into formal training at Center Stage L.A. "According to her mother, 11-year-old Sarah Ramos would go to bed each night pleading to get an agent — then wake up each morning asking about the status of her parents' talent agent search."

Career

Ramos began her acting career at a very young age and starred in various television commercials, but gained much attention as Patty Pryor in critically acclaimed NBC drama American Dreams. This role garnered her acting accolades, including winning the Women’s Image Network Award (WIN) for Best Actress in a TV Drama in 2003 and various nominations by the Young Artist Awards.

In April 2006, she landed the role of Hannah Rader on the CW series Runaway. However, the show was canceled after one season.

Ramos's other television credits include guest-starring roles in Scrubs, Close to Home, Ghost Whisperer, Law & Order, Wizards of Waverly Place, Without a Trace and Lie to Me.

In 2009, she was cast as Haddie Braverman in the NBC series Parenthood. Parenthood's third season is set to premiere in September 2011.

In 2011, she voiced a character for an episode of Family Guy. In May 2011, it was announced she had joined the cast of the film Predisposed starring Jesse Eisenberg and Melissa Leo.

Ramos has written several sitcom pilots.

Filmography

• In Vein (2001) as Elizabeth age 6
• American Dreams (2002–05) (61 episodes) as Patty Pryor
• Scrubs (2005) (1 episode) as Lindsay
• Close to Home (2006) (1 episode) as Kirsten Sullivan
• Runaway (2006) (10 episodes) as Hannah Rader
• Walking Out on Love (2007) as Jackie
• Law & Order (2007) (1 episode) as Mary Reese
• Wizards of Waverly Place (2008) (1 episode) as Isabella, a werewolf
• Without a Trace (2009) (1 episode) as Darby Wechsler
• Lie to Me (2009) (1 episode) as Riley Berenson
• Ghost Whisperer (2009) (1 episode) as Courtney
• Parenthood (2010 - present) as Haddie Braverman
• Family Guy (2011) (1 episode) as Teenage girl

Quotes about Ramos

• "Patty is an out-and-out brat, and Ramos does it right." — Variety, Review by Phil Gallo, 22 September 2002

Awards and nominations

External links

• Official website
• Sarah Ramos cast biography for Runaway