Sarah Hay

This article is about the American actress, producer and dancer. For similar names, see Sarah Hayes.

Sarah Hay (born September 16, 1987)^[1] is an American actress and ballerina. She is best known for her role 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.

Sarah Hay
Born	(1987-09-16) September 16, 1987 (age 37)
Occupations	Ballet dancer actress producer
Years active	1997–present
Website	instagram.com/sarahhayofficial

Early life

Sarah Hay was brought up in Princeton, New Jersey and New York City, alongside her older brother and sister.^[2] Her grandmother was an art dealer in New York City, and her grandfather is a member of the New York Philharmonic.^[2] Hay's parents are both psychologists.^[3] 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 American Ballet Theatre.^[4] 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.^[5] 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."^[6] While others have described her as "workaholic," she prefers "motivated."^[6] At the age of 22, she moved to Germany to join the Dresden based Semperoper ballet.^[7]

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 Ashley Olsen. She made her film debut in 2010 as a dancer in Black Swan, but she did not consider herself to have made an acting appearance until she was cast in the Starz mini-series Flesh and Bone.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Ballet Party	Stephanie	Short
2010	Black Swan	Corps De Ballet
2017	It's No Game	Rhea L Deal	Short
2018	Braid	Tilda Darlings / Daughter
2019	Extracurricular Activities	Sydney Vaughn
	The Mortuary Collection	Carol
2022	Confession	Alicia
	Mid-Century	Marie Verdin
	Unidentified Objects	Winona
TBA	Twin Flames	Ella	Short, post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Flesh and Bone	Claire Robbins	Main role
2017	I'm Dying Up Here	Tawny Lee	Episodes: "The Return", "Girls Are Funny, Too", "My Rifle, My Pony and Me", "The Unbelievable Power of Believing"
2017	Room 104	Girl	Episode: "Voyeurs"[9]
2017	Sea Oak	Angela Silveri	TV film
2018	9-1-1	Jesse	Episode: "Pilot"
2019	The Lost Boys	Mollie	TV film

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Flesh and Bone	Nominated	[10]
	Satellite Award	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film		Won	[11]
	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries		Nominated	[12]
	Women's Image Network Awards	Actress Made For Television Movie/Miniseries		Nominated	[13]