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Sara Foster
American actress (born 1981) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sara Foster (born February 5, 1981[1][2]) is an American actress, producer and socialite.
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Early life
Sara Michael Foster was born on February 5, 1981 in Los Angeles, California to record producer David Foster and former model Rebecca Dyer.[3] She is the older sister of producer Erin Foster and fashion stylist Jordan Foster. After Foster’s parents divorced in 1986 when she was five years old, she and her sisters were raised by her mother.[4]
Foster and her sister have revealed to have felt resentment to her father’s distance growing up, sharing on their podcast "I was dealing with my whole own emotional turmoil, which was watching my father raise other children. They had a very different life." Foster and her sisters struggled with being perceived as spoiled rich kids while living a different reality, "We did not have a trust fund; we had to have a job."[5]
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Career
Foster began acting with her debut role in the 2004 film D.E.B.S. She starred in roles in The Big Bounce, Entourage, Crossing Jordan, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Psych 9.
In 2009, Foster started in the recurring role of Jen Clark on The CW drama series 90210.[6]
She briefly hosted Entertainment Tonight spin-off ET on MTV in 2002. She has also appeared in the Backstreet Boys music video "Shape of My Heart", as well as music video for "Drop That Baby" by The Wondergirls.
In 2015, she and her sister Erin Foster created the TV series Barely Famous on VH1. The show was a mockumentary satire of reality TV and ran for two seasons. [7]
From 2017 to 2020, Foster and her sister Erin were co-creative heads for the dating app Bumble.[8] Since 2021, Foster and Erin host a podcast, The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster.[9]
Foster and Erin co-produced the 2024 Netflix series "Nobody Wants This", inspired by Erin's real-life love story.[10] Foster described herself as "an ally" for the Jewish people, citing the way Judaism "has brought our family together".[10] Following the success, she had signed an overall deal with 20th Television.[11]
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Personal life
In 2000, Foster was engaged to actor Ashley Hamilton but they split a year later. Foster dated Benicio del Toro, Leonardo Di Caprio, and David Spade.[12]
In 2006, Foster began dating German professional tennis player Tommy Haas. They have two daughters, Valentina Evelyn (b. 2010) and Josephine Lena (b. 2015). In August 2024, they announced their separation after 18 years together.[13]
Filmography
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