Personal life

Ramos was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is of one quarter Filipino ancestry. Her mother is Jewish. She became interested in acting at a young age. Ramos began developing her acting abilities at the age of 9, entering into formal training at Center Stage L.A. "According to her mother, 11-year-old Sarah Ramos would go to bed each night pleading to get an agent — then wake up each morning asking about the status of her parents' talent agent search." She graduated from Columbia University in May 2015.

Career

Ramos began her acting career at a very young age and starred in various television commercials, but gained much attention as Patty Pryor in critically acclaimed NBC drama American Dreams. This role garnered her acting accolades, including winning the Women’s Image Network Award (WIN) for Best Actress in a TV Drama in 2003 and various nominations by the Young Artist Awards. Variety commented: "Patty is an out-and-out brat, and Ramos does it right."

In April 2006, she landed the role of Hannah Rader on the CW series Runaway. However, the show was canceled after one season. Ramos's other television credits include guest-starring roles in Scrubs, Close to Home, Ghost Whisperer, Law & Order, Wizards of Waverly Place, Without a Trace and Lie to Me.

In 2009, she was cast as Haddie Braverman in the NBC series Parenthood. Parenthood's fourth season premiered in September 2012; however, Ramos would no longer be a regular but had a guest-starring billing as her character went to college. In the Season 5 finale, aired in April, 2014, Haddie came home for the summer, bringing along a friend from college. Entertainment Weekly wrote that her performance was "one of the most underrated, sustained performances on TV recently, calling upon her to express an array of moods and emotions that went well beyond the usual prime-time network-drama teen role." She returned in Season 6 for two episodes, including the series finale.

In 2011, she voiced a character for an episode of Family Guy. In May 2011, it was announced she had joined the cast of the film Predisposed starring Jesse Eisenberg and Melissa Leo.

In 2011, she also co-wrote and co-directed a short film, The Arm, that won a Special Jury Prize for Comedic Storytelling at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. She also directed a music video starring most of her Parenthood co-stars to the cover of Girl on TV sung by Landon Pigg and a short Marry Me for the Ally Coalition.

Ramos had a very small cameo in the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, as pointed out on the film's DVD commentary by the director Stephen Chbosky and her Parenthood co-star, Mae Whitman.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	In Vein	Elizabeth, age 6	Short film
2007	Walking Out on Love	Jackie	Short film
2011	Smorgasbord	Silvie	Short film
2012	Why Stop Now	Chloe
2015	The Greens Are Gone		Completed
2015	Slash		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002-2005	American Dreams	Patty Pryor	Main role (61 episodes)
2005	Scrubs	Lindsay	Episode: "My Big Move"
2006	Close to Home	Kirsten Sullivan	Episode: "Dead or Alive"
2006-2008	Runaway	Hannah	Main role (10 episodes)
2007	Law & Order	Mary Reese	Episode: "Good Faith"
2008	Wizards of Waverly Place	Isabella	Episode: "Beware Wolf"
2008	Without a Trace	Darby Wechsler	Episode: "True/False"
2009	Lie to Me	Riley Berenson	Episode: "A Perfect Score"
2009	Ghost Whisperer	Courtney	Episode: "Greek Tragedy"
2010-2015	Parenthood	Haddie Braverman	Regular Cast (Seasons 1-3) Recurring (Seasons 4-6) 57 Episodes
2011	Family Guy	Teenage Girl (voice)	Episode: "Brothers & Sisters"
2012	Robot Chicken	Sunni Gummi / Woman (voice)	Episode: "In Bed Surrounded by Loved Ones"
2013	Private Practice	Holly	Episode: "In Which We Say Goodbye"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2003	Women's Image Network	Best actress in a Drama Series	American Dreams	Won
2003	Young Artist Award	Best Ensemble in a TV Series	American Dreams	Nominated
2004	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger	American Dreams	Nominated
2005	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress	American Dreams	Nominated
2011	ALMA Award	Favorite TV Actress - Supporting Role	Parenthood	Nominated
2012	ALMA Award	Favorite TV Actress - Supporting Role	Parenthood	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]