Sarah Drew

Sarah Drew
Drew in 2012.
Born	(1980-10-01) October 1, 1980 Stony Brook, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Peter Lanfer (m. 2002)
Children	2

Sarah Drew (born October 1, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for playing Hannah Rogers in The WB family drama series Everwood (2004–06) and Dr. April Kepner in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy (2009–present).

Early life

Drew was born and raised in Stony Brook, New York, where she attended The Stony Brook School. Her mother, Dr. Jeannie Drew, is now teaching biology at an independent private school for girls in Manhattan. Her father, Rev. Charles Drew, is the senior pastor at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree in drama from the University of Virginia in 2002. She began acting in school plays, community theater with Take One Theatre Arts, and summer stock.

Career

In 1997, while still in high school, Drew voiced Stacy Rowe on the animated series Daria. She also voiced that character in the Daria television films Is It Fall Yet? and Is It College Yet?. In 2001, she made her professional stage debut as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey. She made her Broadway debut in 2003 in Vincent in Brixton, which later took her to London's West End. She made the move to television with a guest role in the series Wonderfalls, and was in the film Radio. She appeared as Katie Burrell, the daughter of a Japanese relocation camp sergeant, in the 2007 film American Pastime.

From 2004 to 2006, Drew starred as Hannah Rogers in The WB drama series Everwood. She later guest-starred on Cold Case, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Medium, Castle, Glee, Supernatural, and Private Practice. She starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film Front of the Class (2008), and from 2008 to 2009, she had a recurring role as Kitty Romano in the AMC drama series Mad Men. In 2009, Drew was cast as Dr. April Kepner in the sixth season of the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy. In 2014, she starred in the film Moms' Night Out.

Personal life

Drew married Peter Lanfer, a lecturer at UCLA, in June 2002. On January 18, 2012, they had their first child, a son named Micah Emmanuel. On December 3, 2014, the couple welcomed a daughter named Hannah Mali Rose. She is a Presbyterian Christian.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–2001	Daria	Stacy Rowe	26 episodes; voice
2000	Is It Fall Yet?	Stacy Rowe	Movie; voice
2002	Is It College Yet?	Stacy Rowe	Movie; voice
2004	Wonderfalls	Bianca Knowles	Episode: "Karma Chameleon"
2004–2006	Everwood	Hannah Rogers	Series regular (38 episodes)
2006	Cold Case	Jenny	Episode: "Static"
2007	Reinventing the Wheelers	Becky Conner	Unsold pilot
2007	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Becca Rice	Episode: "Responsible"
2008	Medium	Suzie Keener	Episodes: "Wicked Game" (Parts 1 & 2)
2008	Privileged	Caryn	Episode: "All About Insecurities"
2008	Front of the Class	Nancy Lazarus	Movie
2008, 2009	Private Practice	Judy	2 episodes
2008–2009	Mad Men	Kitty Romano	4 episodes
2009	Inside the Box	Molly	Unsold pilot
2009	Castle	Chloe Richardson	Episode: "Nanny McDead"
2009	Numb3rs	Piper St. John	Episode: "Angels and Devils"
2009	In Plain Sight	Rachel Rosenzweig	Episode: "Aguna Matatala"
2009	Glee	Suzy Pepper	Episode: "Ballad"
2009–present	Grey's Anatomy	Dr. April Kepner	Recurring in season 6, regular since season 7
2010	Supernatural	Nora	Episode: "Swap Meat"
2010	Miami Medical	Emily	Episode: "What Lies Beneath"

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Radio	Mary Helen
2005	The Baxter	Serena
2006	Locked Upstairs	Jo	Short film
2007	American Pastime	Katie Burrell
2007	The Violin	Judit	Short film
2008	Wieners	Karen
2010	Tug	Ariel
2014	Moms' Night Out	Allyson

Web

Year	Title	Role
2010	Seattle Grace: Message of Hope	Dr. April Kepner

External links

• Sarah Drew at the Internet Movie Database
• Sarah Drew on Twitter