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Sarah Drew / April Kepner


Character Name: April Kepner
Birth Name: Sarah Drew
Birth Date: October 1, 1980
Birth Place: Massachusetts, USA
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Marital Status: Peter Lanfer (June 2002 - present)
Flimography: Click here! to read about her other roles
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Children: Micah Emmanuel Lanfer (January 18, 2012)
Trivia: Second cousin of actor Ben McKenzie.
Schooling: Graduated from University of Virginia in 2002 with a degree in drama. Went to Ward Melville High School in Setauket, New York.

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About the actor:
Born and raised in Stony Brook, Long Island, Sarah Drew knew that she was destined to act since the age of five, when she performed in a school play.

While obtaining her BA in theatre from the University of Virginia, the budding young actress was spotted by a casting director at a musical theater workshop that she was taking at NYU during her summer break. She soon found herself in the title role of "Romeo & Juliet" at Princeton's renowned McCarter Theater. She was also cast in the Broadway production of "Vincent in Brixton" just months after she graduated from UVA. Agents came knocking, and she was quickly cast in her first TV role, a two-year stint on the popular WB series "Everwood."

Following numerous guest-starring roles in such acclaimed series as "Mad Men," as Sal Romano's wife, Kitty, as Susie Pepper on "Glee," as Angelica Huston's daughter on "Medium" and a starring role in the Hallmark hall of fame movie, "Front of the Class," Drew became the newest series regular on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy."

Feature film credits include "Radio," opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ed Harris, "American Pastime," opposite Gary Cole, and the upcoming romantic independent "Tug," with Sam Huntington and Haley Duff.

Passionate about cooking and entertaining -- she has been known to sing a few tunes in perfect pitch -- Drew and her husband enjoy hosting weekly dinner parties for their friends. They reside in Los Angeles with their rescued dog, Lucy.

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Personal Quotes
I think the worst thing I ever tried in high school was the tight, rolled jeans look. I also had neon suspenders. I thought I was cool, but I look back now and I cringe.

When Bright (Chris Pratt) and I first did our kissing scenes it was so funny because our director told me I should think of myself as the librarian with the glasses flying off. He's like 'I want hands flying. I want crazy, crazy passion.' So basically I attacked him.

I was all dolled up and I bumped into Greg Smith (Gregory Smith) at a WB event and he walked right up to me and looked right at me and didn't recognize me because usually when he sees me for the show I'm the girl with the frizzy hair and glasses. So not the glamor look. The good news is I only have to spend thirty minutes in the makeup trailer. I just wear mascara, chap stick, put my glasses on and Hannah arrives.