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Date of Birth: 1981, January 22
Years: 39 years
Nation of birth: United States of America
Height: 5 feet 9 inches
Name Sarah Wayne Callies
birth name Sarah Wayne Callies
Dad David E Callies
Mother Valerie Wayne
Nationality American
Place of birth / city LaGrange, IL
ethnicity White
Profession Actor
Net worth $3 million
weight in kg 57
Married to Josh Winterhalt
Kids two

Sarah Wayne Callies is the American actress who played the role of Lori Grimes on the popular AMC series The Walking Dead, Sara Tancredi on the hit Fox series Prison Break, and Katie Bowman on the USA Network drama series Colony.

She has been married to Josh Winterhalt with whom she welcomed an adorable daughter, Keala Winterhalt , in 2007. The couple is also a mother to an adopted son, Oakes Wayne .

 

Born in Illinois, studied at the University of Hawaii

Sarah Wayne Callies was born on June 1, 1977, in La Grange, Illinois, United States of America, to parents David E. Callies and Valerie Wayne .

His father and mother were professors of English and law respectively at the University of Hawaii. She is of American nationality and belongs to the white ethnic group.

He completed his studies at Punahou School, where he participated in numerous school plays. He later attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he completed his graduation.

 

He then joined the National Theater Conservatory where he received his Master of Fine Arts in 2002.

Career: Appearances on Prison Break and The Walking Dead

In 2003, Sarah Wayne Callies moved to New York, where she landed her first lead television role on the short-lived CBS show, Queens Supreme .

She played the role of Kate O’Malley on the show alongside Oliver Platt, Kyra Sedgwick , Kristen Johnston , and Annabella Sciorra .

 

Before appearing on Queens Supreme, she played a minor role as Detective Jane Porter on The WB television series, Tarzan .

In 2003, Callie made guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Drag , and NUMB3RS. Later in 2005, she played a major role as Sara Tancredi on Fox’s hit series Prison Break alongside Wentworth Miller , Dominic Purcell , Amaury Nolasco , Paul Adelstein, and Robert Knepper.

In 2010, Callies was cast as one of the lead actresses in the AMC horror drama series, The Walking Dead . She portrayed Lori Grimes on the series alongside Andrew Lincoln , Call Gurira and Norman Reedus.

In 2015, Callies appeared in Uli Edel’s thriller. She pays the opposite ghost Nicolas Cage [15] Later in 2016, she played the role of Katie Bowman in the USA Network drama series, Cologne .

Estimated net worth is $3 million

According to the Celebrity Net Worth website, Sarah Wayne Callies has an estimated net worth of $3 million. She has a collection of luxurious cars and lives in a very large and expensive mansion.

While appearing on Prison Break , she and her co-stars Wentworth and Purcell were each receiving $175,000 per episode.

She shares two children with her husband Josh Winterhalt.

Moving on to the personal life of Sarah Wayne Callies, the 28-year-old actress has married a martial arts expert. Josh Winterhalt .

The couple met in Dartmouth and eventually started dating. Later, on July 21, 2002, the two were married in an intimate ceremony before friends and family.

Five years after getting married, the husband and wife duo welcomed their first child, a girl named Keala Winterhalt , in 2007. They also have an adopted son, Oakes Wayne , who was born in 2013.

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