Sarah Hay (born September 16, 1987) is an American actress and ballerina. She is best known for her role as Claire Robbins in the

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mini-series '' Flesh and Bone'', she was nominated for a

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, a Satellite Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award.

Early life

Sarah Hay was brought up in

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and New York City, alongside her older brother and sister. Her grandmother was an art dealer in New York City, and her grandfather is a member of the

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. Hay's parents are both psychologists. Her godmother is magician’s assistant Debbie McGee. She began attending dance classes at the age of three and later attended the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of Ballet at the

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. 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. 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 ''

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'' that she "had a few relationships fall apart because of it." While others have described her as "workaholic," she prefers "motivated." At the age of 22, she moved to Germany to join the

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based

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ballet.

Acting

Hay 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

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. She made her film debut in 2010 as a dancer in ''

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'', but she did not consider herself to have made an acting appearance until she was cast in the

mini-series '' Flesh and Bone''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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