Sarah Hay

Sarah Hay
Occupation ballet dancer
actress
producer
Years active 1997–present
Website instagram.com/sarahhayofficial

Sarah Hay (born September 16, 1987)[1] is an American actress and ballerina. Following her appearance as Claire Robbins in the Starz mini-series Flesh and Bone she was nominated for a Golden Globe, a Satellite Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award.[2]

Early life

Sarah Hay was brought up in Princeton, New Jersey and New York City, with her older brother and sister.[3] Her grandmother was an art dealer in New York City, and her grandfather is a member of the New York Philharmonic.[3] Hay's parents are both psychologists.[4] She began attending dancing classes at the age of three, and joined the School of American Ballet in New York City when she was eight, and later attended the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of Ballet at the American Ballet Theatre.[5] She later explained that while she was popular at normal school, at the ballet school she was considered to be a "loser" because she wasn't from a wealthy background.[6] She described herself as a "troublemaker" during her childhood, and only decided to pursue ballet professionally when she was a teenager.

Career

Ballet

Once she decided to become a professional ballet dancer, she sacrificed other pursuits, saying in a 2015 interview with the New York Post that she "had a few relationships fall apart because of it". While others have described her as "workaholic", she prefers "motivated". During her early dancing career, she discovered that certain teachers found her body type offputting, with one handing her a sports bra as she came off stage in the middle of a production, while others suggested that she should undergo breast reduction surgery. She added that she was always considered to be the "heavy girl" in American based companies.[7]

As a result, at the age of 22 she moved to Germany to join the Dresden based Semperoper ballet.[8]

Acting

Sarah made her acting debut in 1997 when she was cast as Stephanie in "You're Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley's Ballet Party" starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. She made her film debut in 2010 as a dancer in Black Swan, but she didn't consider herself to have made an acting appearance until she was cast in the Starz mini-series Flesh and Bone. Executive producer Moira Walley-Beckett and her team had seen more than a thousand ballet dancers for the main role part of Claire Robbins, and the choreographer for the series, Ethan Stiefel, had begun requesting ballet footage via email from more dancers. After returning footage, Hay was invited to New York for an audition and was given the part an hour later.[9]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Ballet PartyStephanie
2015Flesh and BoneClaire Robbins
2017I'm Dying Up HereTawny Lee
2017Room 104[10]GirlEpisode: "Voyeurs"
2018BRAIDTilda

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010Black SwanCorps De BalletFeature Film
2017 It's No Game Rhea L Deal Short Film co-written by Artificial Intelligence

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2016 Golden Globe Award[11] Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Flesh and Bone Nominated
Satellite Award[12] Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Won
Critics' Choice Television Award[13] Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Yesterday was my birthday and I am so grateful for all of your messages and wishes... We are all on our journey together and I am so happy to have you with me. Thanks Guys!!!
  2. ↑ 'I was always the fat girl': Size ZERO star of ballet-focused TV series says she was told to get a breast reduction by dance teachers - because her DD breasts were 'distracting'
  3. 1 2 Blake, Meredith (November 6, 2015). "To capture dark world of dance, 'Flesh and Bone' used pro dancers and a 'Breaking Bad' writer". The Los Angeles Times.
  4. ↑ Miller, Julie (November 9, 2015). "The Story Behind Flesh and Bone's Taboo Plot Twist". Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Brown, Emma (November 6, 2015). "Discovery: Sarah Hay". Interview Magazine. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ A Star is Born
  7. ↑ ‘Flesh and Bone’ star refused to get a breast reduction
  8. ↑ Former Pennsylvania Ballet dancer gets TV break as star of 'Flesh and Bone'
  9. ↑ Spencer, Amy (December 2, 2015). "'Flesh and Bone' star refused to get a breast reduction". New York Post. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Room 104 Episode Title: (#06/106) "Voyeurs"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Sarah Hay". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  13. ↑ Gray, Tim (December 14, 2015). "Critics' Choice Award Nominations: Complete List". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

Further reading

  • "Current Biography". 77 (8). The Bronx: H. W. Wilson Company. 2016. ISSN 0011-3344. OCLC 2446272.
  • "A Star Is Born: Sarah Hay Rises in Both Dresden & Hollywood". www.pointemagazine.com. Pointe (magazine). New York: Lifestyle Ventures. October 1, 2015. OCLC 423925161. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
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