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Sarah Fay Wright Olsen (born September 28, 1983) is an American actress. She played Millicent Gergich in a recurring role on Parks and Recreation.

Early life and education

Wright was born on September 28, 1983, in Louisville, Kentucky. She graduated from Seneca High School in 2005 at the age of 22.

Career

Wright began her acting career at an early age. When she was 14 years old she became a model and soon after, she appeared in a minor role in the 1998 comedy Enchanted. She played the character of Paige Chase in the sitcom Quintuplets. She co-starred in the Fox sitcom The Loop as Lizzy. She also played the recurring role of Jane on the CW series 7th Heaven. In 2011, Wright began a recurring role in the CBS mid-season replacement comedy series Mad Love and maintained a small recurring role as Millicent Gergich on the NBC show Parks and Recreation.

In 2017, Wright co-starred alongside Tom Cruise in the action crime film American Made as Lucy Seal. She had a major role in the Netflix show Spinning Out, which aired January 1, 2020.

Personal life

In 2005, Wright married A. J. Mason. They divorced in 2006.

In 2011, on an episode of The Talk, she announced her engagement to actor Eric Christian Olsen. They married near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on June 23, 2012. The couple have a son, born in 2013, and two daughters, born in 2016 and 2020.

Wright and actress Teresa Palmer co-founded the parenting site Your Zen Mama and co-authored the book Zen Mamas: Finding Your Path Through Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond in 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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11. ""Spinning Out" Just Dropped On Netflix And If You're Not Watching It, You're Missing Out". buzzfeed.com. January 3, 2020.
12. Puckett, Jeffrey Lee. "Tom Cruise's new movie is filled with ties to Louisville, the town he loves to ignore". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
13. "Actor Olsen Is Engaged". ContactMusic. October 25, 2011.
14. "Eric Christian Olsen Marries Sarah Wright". People. June 25, 2012.
15. "Eric Christian Olsen and Sarah Wright Welcome Son Wyatt Oliver". People. August 26, 2013. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
16. "Eric Christian and Sarah Wright Olsen Welcome Daughter Esmé Olivia". People. August 11, 2016. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
17. "Eric Christian Olsen and Sarah Wright Olsen Welcome Daughter Winter Story: 'Newborn Bliss'". People. September 19, 2020.
18. "'NCIS: LA' Star Eric Christian Olsen and Wife Sarah Wright Welcome Baby No. 3". whas11.com. September 20, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
19. "Teresa Palmer and Sarah Wright Olsen Ink Deal with Harper Horizon for 'Zen Mamas'". The Hollywood Reporter. June 29, 2020.
20. Hipes, Patrick (September 15, 2020). "Mark Webber And Teresa Palmer's 'The Place Of No Words' Placed At Gravitas Ventures". Deadline. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

External links

• Sarah Wright at IMDb

• 1983 births
• Living people
• 21st-century American actresses
• Actresses from Louisville, Kentucky
• American film actresses
• American television actresses