Sarah Wright

American actress

A. J. Mason

(m. 2005; div. 2006)

Eric Christian Olsen

(m. 2012)

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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.^[1]^[2] She graduated from Seneca High School in 2005.^[3]^[4]

Career

Wright began her acting career at an early age.^[5] When she was 14 years old she became a model and soon after, she appeared in a minor role in the 1998 comedy Enchanted.^[5] She played the character of Paige Chase in the sitcom Quintuplets.^[6] She co-starred in the Fox sitcom The Loop as Lizzy.^[7] She also played the recurring role of Jane on the CW series 7th Heaven.^[8] 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.^[9]

In 2017, Wright co-starred alongside Tom Cruise in the action crime film American Made as Lucy Seal.^[10] She had a major role in the Netflix show Spinning Out, which aired January 1, 2020.^[11]

Personal life

In 2005, Wright married A. J. Mason. They divorced in 2006.^[12]^[4]

In 2011, on an episode of The Talk, she announced her engagement to actor Eric Christian Olsen.^[13] They married near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on June 23, 2012.^[14] The couple have a son, born in 2013,^[15] and two daughters, born in 2016^[16] and 2020.^[17]^[18]

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.^[19]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Enchanted	David's High School Date
2006	All You've Got	Lauren McDonald
2007	X's & O's	Jane
2008	Made of Honor	Sexy blonde
2008	Wieners	Lavender
2008	The House Bunny	Ashley
2008	Surfer, Dude	Stacey
2008	Streak	Ashley	Short film
2012	Touchback	Jenny
2012	Celeste and Jesse Forever	Tera
2013	21 & Over	Nicole
2013	Girls Season 38		Short film
2014	Walk of Shame	Denise
2017	American Made	Lucy Seal
2019	The Place of No Words^[20]	Sarah/Knight in Shining Armor

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004–2005	Quintuplets	Paige Chase	22 episodes
2005	CSI: Miami	Sara Jennings	Episode: "Prey"
2005	Malcolm in the Middle	Vicki	Episode: "Secret Boyfriend"
2006	The Loop	Lizzy	Series regular
2006–2007	7th Heaven	Jane	18 episodes
2007	Up All Night	Kris	Television film
2008	Mad Men	Susie	Episode: "Maidenform"
2008	Ernesto	Madizon Cutler	Television film
2009	Accidentally on Purpose	Sasha	Episode: "The Love Guru"
2009	How I Met Your Mother	Claire	Episode: "The Playbook"
2009	Waiting to Die	Brandi	Television film
2010	The Middle	Kasey	Episode: "A Birthday Story"
2010	True Love	Tiffany	Television film
2011	Mad Love	Tiffany McDermott	7 episodes
2011	The Assistants	Tina	Television film
2011–2013	Parks and Recreation	Millicent Gergich	5 episodes
2012	Happy Endings	Nicki	Episode: "The Shrink, the Dare, Her Date and Her Brother"
2012	Happy Valley	Agnes Little	Television film
2013	Men at Work	Molly	3 episodes
2013	Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23	Trish Osborne	Episode: "Original Bitch..."
2013	Hello Ladies	Courtney	Episode: "Pilot"
2014	Mixology	Laura	3 episodes
2014–2015	Marry Me	Dennah	18 episodes
2015	House Hunters	Herself	Episode: "Television Actors Hunt for a Vacation Home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming"
2017	Lady Dynamite	Self	Episode: "Kids Have to Dance"
2020	Spinning Out	Mandy Davis	10 episodes
2021	Home Economics	Jessica	Episode: "Giant Jenga, $120"

References

^ "Sarah Wright on What It's Really Like to Shoot a Sex Scene with Tom Cruise". GQ. September 30, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ "Sarah Wright - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Sarah Wright". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Dennah: Marry Me Character - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ "Quintuplets" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
^ "Sarah Wright - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
^ "'Marry Me' Has a 'Parks' Alum". Bustle.
^ Snierson, Dan (October 14, 2011). "'Parks and Recreation' recap: Ranger Danger". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
^ "Sarah Wright Loved Bossing Tom Cruise Around in American Made". screenrant.com. September 26, 2017.
^ ""Spinning Out" Just Dropped On Netflix And If You're Not Watching It, You're Missing Out". buzzfeed.com. January 3, 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Actor Olsen Is Engaged". ContactMusic. October 25, 2011.
^ "Eric Christian Olsen Marries Sarah Wright". People. June 25, 2012.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Eric Christian Olsen and Sarah Wright Olsen Welcome Daughter Winter Story: 'Newborn Bliss'". PEOPLE.com. September 19, 2020.
^ "'NCIS: LA' Star Eric Christian Olsen and Wife Sarah Wright Welcome Baby No. 3". whas11.com. September 20, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ "Teresa Palmer and Sarah Wright Olsen Ink Deal with Harper Horizon for 'Zen Mamas'". The Hollywood Reporter. June 29, 2020.
^ 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.