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At 24's season 7 finale screening, 2009
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Born |
Manchester, Massachusetts, United States |
July 21, 1980
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1989; 2001–present |
Spouse(s) | Lex Cassar (2013-present) |
Children | son (Sep 2014) |
Sprague Grayden (born July 21, 1980) is an American television, film and theater actress.
She played schoolteacher Heather Lisinski in the television drama Jericho, Karen Kawalski in John Doe, first daughter Olivia Taylor in the television thriller 24, and Kristi Rey in the films Paranormal Activity 2 and 3.
Grayden was born in Manchester, Massachusetts to two schoolteachers. Sprague is her mother's maiden name.
She had a younger brother, Benjamin Grayden, who died in 1999 due to injuries sustained in a fall.
Grayden graduated with a degree in American Studies from Barnard College, where she was a performer of the drama department.
In January, 2013, she announced she had married her "24" co-star Lex Cassar (born Alexis Cassar). She gave birth to their son in September 2014.
She describes herself as a science fiction geek and likes to collect Pez dispensers.
She was a performing member of the drama department at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her theater credits include productions of Hopscotch: The New York Sex Comedy, Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, Sam Shepard's Fool for Love, Hamlet, Clifford Odets' Waiting for Lefty, and Ordinary Day.