Sarah Wynter | |
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Born |
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
15 February 1973
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse(s) | Dan Peres (m. 2005) |
Children | 3 |
Sarah Wynter (born 15 February 1973) is an Australian actress, most widely known for her roles on American television – such as Kate Warner on the television drama 24 and as Beth on Windfall.
Wynter was born in Newcastle, Australia, the daughter of Helen Cummings, a worker in the Newcastle registry of the Family Court of Australia and lately author, and Stuart Wynter, a physician.
Her grandmother, the late Joy Cummings, was the Lord Mayor of Newcastle – Australia's first female Lord Mayor. In 1984, her father killed his second wife and Sarah's half-sister before killing himself.
On 20 August 2005, Wynter married Details magazine editor-in-chief Dan Peres in Sydney. The couple have 3 children.
Wynter's interest in acting led her to move to New York City when she was 17 to study drama.
Wynter earned her SAG card by landing a role on the Sex and the City pilot, playing what she later summarized as the first woman to have sex on that show.
A few years later, she was recognized by SAG again, as part of the second season cast of 24 when it earned a SAG Award nomination as Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Wynter played Kate Warner and appeared in all 24 episodes, plus the third season premiere and she provided her voice for 24: The Game. She had a recurring role in The Dead Zone and starred in the series Windfall in 2006.