Sarah Jeffery

Sarah Jeffery
Born (1996-04-03) April 3, 1996
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Actress, dancer, singer
Years active 2011–present

Sarah Jeffery (born April 3, 1996[1]) is a Canadian actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her work in the Fox television sci-fi drama Wayward Pines, the Disney Channel original movie Descendants, and the NBC crime drama Shades of Blue.

Life

Sarah Jeffery was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] She has been singing, dancing and acting in musicals and theatrical productions since she was three years old. In between acting projects, Jeffery performs on stage with the semi-professional dance crew, Body.[2]

Career

Jeffery's first major acting role was in the Cartoon Network television pilot Aliens in the House.[1] Shortly thereafter landed a lead role in the DirecTV original series Rogue, working opposite Thandie Newton, playing the role of her daughter, Evie Travis.[3] She subsequently joined the cast of Fox's sci-fi drama series Wayward Pines playing the recurring role of Amy,[4][5] opposite Matt Dillon and Carla Gugino.

In 2015, Jeffrey played the role of Audrey, daughter of Princess Aurora, in Disney Channel Original Movie, Descendants.[6] She followed this up by playing the role of Audrey in the animated spinoff to the film, Descendants: Wicked World.[7]

In January 2016, she began a supporting role in Adi Hasak's American police procedural crime series Shades of Blue, playing Cristina Santos, the daughter of Jennifer Lopez's character;[8][9] the series was renewed for a second season.[10] The same year Jeffrey starred in the comedy film Be Somebody with Matthew Espinosa.[11]

Filmography

Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Aliens in the House Katie Unsold television pilot
2013–2016 Rogue Evie Travis Main role (seasons 1–2), 24 episodes
2015 Wayward Pines Amy Breslow Recurring role (season 1), 6 episodes
2015 Descendants Princess Audrey Disney Channel Original Movie
2015-2017 Descendants: Wicked World Princess Audrey Voice role; main role, 27 episodes
2015 Across the Line Jayme Crawley Film; originally titled Undone
2016-current Shades of Blue Cristina Santos Main role, 26 episodes
2016 Be Somebody Emily Lowe Film

Soundtrack appearances

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Chart
positions
US
[12]
US
OST

[12]
Descendants Soundtrack
  • Released: July 31, 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Walt Disney
1 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Charted songs
Title Year Chart
position
Album
US
[12]
"Set it Off"
(with Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, Sofia Carson, Mitchell Hope & Dove Cameron)
2015 111 Descendants

Accolades

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Leo Awards Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series Rogue – "Coup de Grace" Nominated [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sara[sic] Jeffrey". Hollywood.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  2. "talent bios Sarah Jeffery". NBCUniversal. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. "Rogue Cast". TV.com. April 3, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. "'Wayward Pines' Full Cast List Revealed; M. Night Shyamalan's Thriller Series to Debut in May". International Business Times. May 3, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  5. Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 6, 2015). "Wayward Pines Video: Has the First Generation Suffered a Tragic Loss?". TVLine. Retrieved July 6, 2016. Instead, Ben was felled and found bloody and unconscious after being blasted out of the delivery truck where he and girlfriend Amy (Sarah Jeffery) were… growing closer.
  6. Li, Shirley (July 31, 2015). "Descendants react: Did the tale about junior villains cast a spell?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 6, 2016. Eventually, the high school high jinks lead to Mal casting a love spell on Ben so she can steal him away from Sleeping Beauty’s daughter Audrey (Sarah Jeffery)...
  7. "Animated Short-Form Series 'Descendants Wicked World' to Premiere Friday, September 18 on Disney Channel" (Press release). Disney Channel. August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2016 via TV by the Numbers.
  8. Pedersen, Erik (April 8, 2015). "Sarah Jeffery Joins 'Shades Of Blue'; Mamie Gummer Cast In 'Manhattan'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  9. McNamara, Mary (January 7, 2016). "Review Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta enforce the law from the dark side in NBC's 'Shades of Blue'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 6, 2016. He is particularly devoted to Harlee and her daughter, Cristina (Sarah Jeffery), whose bright future — cello lessons! private school! — Harlee will go to any length to ensure.
  10. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (February 5, 2016). "NBC Renews Jennifer Lopez's 'Shades of Blue' for Season 2". Variety. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  11. McNary, Dave (April 27, 2016). "Paramount, Studio 71 Teaming on Matthew Espinosa's 'Be Somebody'". Variety. Retrieved July 6, 2016. Espinosa will be making his acting debut as Jordan Jaye. The film also stars Sarah Jeffery (“Wayward Pines”), Tava Smiley (“General Hospital”), Caitlin Keats, LaMonica Garrett and Allison Paige.
  12. 1 2 3 List of Cameron's albums and singles on Billboard:
  13. "Winners by Name". Leo Awards. Jun 12, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
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