Sara Paxton

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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 rising to fame in 2004, after playing the title role in the series Darcy’s Wild Life and Sarah Borden in Summerland. Paxton’s most notable roles have been in the films Aquamarine, Return to Halloweentown (2006), Sydney White (2007), Superhero Movie (2008), The Last House on the Left (2009), The Innkeepers (2011). She has also appeared prominently in television, with a lead role in Darcy’s Wild Life (2004–06). In 2016, it was announced that Paxton was cast in David Lynch’s 2017 Twin Peaks series.


mermaid
“Connected”

In 2005, Paxton spent three months working on the Florida-themed Aquamarine, in which she played a mermaid, opposite Emma Roberts and JoJo, whom she befriended while filming. Paxton 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.


Planet H2O
The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker
Superhero Movie

Paxton hosted The Secret Life of Water, the first episode of the series Planet H2O, which premiered in April 2006 on public television stations. In May of the same year, she made an appearance on the television series Pepper Dennis, playing a teen actress. Paxton, who sees herself as an “evolving actress,” then appeared in Return to Halloweentown, replacing Kimberly J. Brown in the fourth installment in Disney Channel’s Halloweentown series; she dyed her hair brown for the role. The film aired on October 20, 2006. During the summer and early fall of 2006, Paxton filmed The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker, a Lifetime Television film, in Vancouver Island. In the film, she plays Jessie, a college student who falls victim to binge drinking. Paxton has described it as “very different” from her previous roles, and has specified that she was looking for a role that would be a “challenge”. The film aired in March 2007. Paxton’s next film role was in Sydney White, a college-set comedy starring Amanda Bynes and Matt Long; filming began on February 12, 2007 in Orlando, Florida and the movie was released on September 21, 2007. She next starred in Superhero Movie, a parody on superhero films which began filming in September 2007 and was released on March 28, 2008. She provided backing vocals on her co-star Drake Bell’s theme song for the movie Superhero! Song.


The Last House on the Left
Enter Nowhere
Lovestruck: The Musical

Paxton starred in the remake of The Last House on the Left, playing the lead female character, Mari. The film opened March 13, 2009. Her next film may be Gravy, a horror-comedy with Jena Malone and Winona Ryder.
Paxton starred in the CW drama series The Beautiful Life alongside Corbin Bleu, Mischa Barton and Elle Macpherson. The show premiered on September 16, 2009, but was cancelled after 2 episodes. It was later aired online on YouTube. Paxton next co-starred with Scott Eastwood in the thriller Enter Nowhere, and also played one of the lead roles in the Ti West film The Innkeepers. Paxton also starred in the 2011 movie Shark Night. She then played Mirabella on the ABC Family movie Lovestruck: The Musical in 2013.

In April 2016, it was announced that Paxton had joined the cast of David Lynch’s 2017 Twin Peaks revival.

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