Sherri Saum

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Sherri Saum
Sherri Saum 2014.jpg
Saum in 2014
Born
Sherri Michelle Saum

(1974-10-01) October 1, 1974 (age 46)
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Alma materOhio State University
New York University
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2007)​
Children2

Sherri Michelle Saum (born October 1, 1974) is an American actress. Saum is best known for her co-lead role as Lena Adams Foster in the Freeform drama series The Fosters (2013–2018) as well as a subsequent guest star role in its spinoff Good Trouble (2019–present). She is also known for her television roles in Beggars and Choosers, Rescue Me and In Treatment, as well as for her roles in the daytime soap operas Sunset Beach and One Life to Live.

Early life[]

Saum was born in Dayton, Ohio,[1] to a German mother and an African-American father.[2] She got her start at a Model Search America convention near her home in Kettering, Ohio.[3] She was discovered during high school, modeling mostly during summer breaks until she moved to New York to work full-time with the NY modeling agency Images Management. Saum attended Ohio State University in Columbus, and New York University in New York.[4]

Career[]

Saum with Teri Polo in 2013

Saum began her acting career in the NBC daytime soap opera, Sunset Beach as Vanessa Hart, during the entire run of the series, from 1997 to 1999. In 1999 she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for her role in the show.[5] Later in 1999, Saum was cast as a series regular in the Showtime comedy-drama series Beggars and Choosers (1999–2000), and guest-starred on Girlfriends, and Charmed. From August 31, 2001 to September 16, 2003, Saum had her second daytime television role in the ABC soap, One Life to Live, as Keri Reynolds.[6][7]

From 2006 to 2007, Saum played the role of Natalie in the FX drama series Rescue Me. She appeared in the Hallmark Television film Relative Stranger with Cicely Tyson and Eriq La Salle. She also appeared in the independent film Ten Stories Tall with Ally Sheedy and Josh Hamilton. In 2009 she played the series regular role of Bess in Season 2 of the HBO drama series In Treatment.[8] The next few years she had guest-starring roles in CW's Gossip Girl, CBS's Unforgettable, ABC's Body of Proof and Revenge.[9] In 2011, Saum was cast as the lead character of the ABC drama pilot Grace (written by Krista Vernoff), opposite Abigail Spencer and Eric Roberts, but the show was not picked up.[10]

In 2012, Saum was cast along with Teri Polo in the lead roles of the Jennifer Lopez-produced drama series The Fosters for ABC Family.[11][12] The series premiered on June 3, 2013.[13][14] The series ended in 2018 after five seasons. She reprised her role in its spinoff, Good Trouble in 2019.[15] In 2014, she guest starred in the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and in 2015 in the ABC series, How to Get Away with Murder.[16][17]

In 2019, Saum co-starred opposite Jessica Biel in the Facebook Watch drama series Limetown. Also that year, she was cast as Heather Hemmens' character's mother in the CW series, Roswell, New Mexico.[18] The following year, Saum was cast in a series regular role in the Netflix fantasy drama series, Locke & Key playing the role of Ellie Whedon, a teacher at Matheson Academy who has a mysterious history with the Locke family.[19]

Personal life[]

On May 19, 2007, Saum married longtime boyfriend and former One Life to Live castmate Kamar de los Reyes in New York City.[20] On December 3, 2013, Saum's rep announced that the couple were expecting twins.[21] They welcomed twin boys John Rubén and Michael Luís on May 13, 2014.[22] Saum also has a stepson, Caylen de los Reyes, who is the son of Kamar de los Reyes.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Anne B. Real Janet Gimenez
Finding Home Candace
2005 Love and Suicide Georgina
2009 Relative Stranger Nicole Tate Television film
2010 Ten Stories Tall Susan
2012 Take It Lover Short film
2017 First Strike Butcher Knife Short film
2018 #SquadGoals Jane Pope

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1997–1999 Sunset Beach Vanessa Hart Series regular
Nominated - Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (1999)
1999–2001 Beggars and Choosers Casey Lennox Series regular
2000 Girlfriends Angela Anderson Episode: "The Importance of Being Frank"
2001 Charmed Ariel Episode: "Pre-Witched"
2001–2003 One Life to Live Keri Reynolds Series regular
Nominated - Daytime Emmy Award for America's Favorite Couple (2002)
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Tiffany Jackson Episode: "Pattern of Conduct"
2006 Love Monkey Daria Episode: "Nice Package"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Lydia Wyatt Episode: "The Healer"
Drift Luna TV Pilot
2006–2007 Rescue Me Natalie Recurring role
2007 Army Wives Vanessa Kelsing Episode: "Only the Lonely"
2009 In Treatment Bess Series regular
CSI: Miami Karen Ballard Episode: "Point of Impact"
2009–2010 Gossip Girl Holland Kemble 4 episodes
2010 Heroes Kate Bennet Episode: "The Wall"
Memphis Beat Melinda Connor Episode: "One Night of Sin"
Lie to Me Candice McCallister Episode: "The Royal We"
2011 Grace Shay Grace Davis TV Pilot
The Whole Truth Dr. Christy Turner Episode: "Lost in Translation"
Body of Proof Nina Wheeler Episode: "Letting Go"
Unforgettable Rosario Sanchez Episode: "Road Block"
2012 CSI: NY Elaine Moore Episode: "Unwrapped"
2013 Revenge Donna Carlisle Episode: "Collusion"
2013–2018 The Fosters Lena Adams Foster Lead role
2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sondra Vaughn Episode: "Gambler's Fallacy"
2015 How to Get Away with Murder Tanya Randolph Episode: "It's Called the Octopus"
The Mysteries of Laura Cecilia Burke Episode: "The Mystery of the Dead Heat"
2016 Code Black Shawna Jacobson Episode: "Corporeal Form"
2018 The Librarians Karla Episode: "And the Hidden Sanctuary"
2019 Good Trouble Lena Adams Foster Recurring role, 4 episodes
2019 Roswell, New Mexico Mimi DeLuca Recurring role
2019 I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story Adult Regina Louise TV Film
2019 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Altarah 3 episodes
2019 Limetown Gina Purri 8 episodes
2020 Locke & Key Ellie Whedon Recurring
2020 - 2021 Grey's Anatomy Allison Robin Brown 2 episodes
2020 Power Book II: Ghost Paula Matarazzo Recurring Role

References[]

  1. ^ One Life to Live: Bios Accessed December 12, 2007
  2. ^ "Mixed Actors and Actresses Page 4". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
  3. ^ Moss, Meredith (January 6, 1995). "The Model Student". Dayton Daily News.(subscription required)
  4. ^ "Sherri Saum Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "Daytime Emmy Nominees List 1". Variety. Los Angeles. March 11, 1999. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "About OLTL: Who's Who in Llanview | Keri Reynolds | One Life to Live @". Soapcentral.com. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  7. ^ "One Life To Live Throwback Thursday Poll: Keri Reynolds' Death. - One Life To Live News - Soaps.com". Soaps.sheknows.com. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  8. ^ "Sherri Saum on In Treatment | Daytime Confidential". Daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  9. ^ "Sherri Saum Books 'Juicy Role' On ABC's 'Revenge'". IndieWire. November 30, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Andrew J. West, Marcia Gay Harden, Sherri Saum Get Pilot Leads". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Teri Polo & Sherri Saum To Star In Jennifer Lopez's ABC Family Pilot 'The Fosters'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  12. ^ "'West Wing,' 'Rescue Me' Actresses to Star in Jennifer Lopez's ABC Family Pilot". Hollywoodreporter.com. September 24, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  13. ^ "ABC Family picks up two new dramas". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  14. ^ "Teri Polo & Sherri Saum To Star In Jennifer Lopez's ABC Family Pilot 'The Fosters'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 20, 2018). "'Good Trouble': 'The Fosters' Stars Teri Polo and Sherri Saum To Reprise Roles On Spinoff Series". Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  16. ^ Michael Ausiello. "Sherri Saum Joins 'How to Get Away With Murder': 'HTGAWM' Season 2 Cast - TVLine". TVLine. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  17. ^ "'How to Get Away With Murder' Casts 'The Fosters' Star Sherri Saum in Guest Role". TheWrap. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  18. ^ "Roswell, New Mexico Adds The Fosters Star Sherri Saum". E! Online. October 12, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  19. ^ Roots, Kimberly (January 25, 2019). "Sherri Saum Joins Netflix's Locke & Key". Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  20. ^ James Reynolds (June 9, 2007). "Two ABC ('OLTL' and 'AMC') soap stars off the market". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013.
  21. ^ "Sherri Saum Pregnant, Expecting Twins With Kamar de los Reyes - Us Weekly". Usmagazine.com. December 3, 2013.
  22. ^ "Sherri Saum Introduces Twin Sons John and Michael". People.com. August 6, 2014.

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