Sarah Drew - wikipedia Sarah Drew Sarah Drew Drew in 2012 ( 1980 - 10 - 01 ) October 1, 1980 ( age 37 ) Stony Brook, New York, U.S. Alma mater University of Virginia Occupation Actress Spouse ( s ) Peter Lanfer ( m. 2002 ) Children Sarah Drew ( born October 1, 1980 ) is an American actress and director. She is known for playing Hannah Rogers in The WB family drama series Everwood ( 2004 -- 2006 ) and Dr. April Kepner in the ABC medical drama series Grey 's Anatomy ( 2009 -- 2018 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Grey 's Anatomy 2.2 2018 -- present 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Television 4.2 Film 4.3 Web 5 References 6 External links Early life Drew was born and raised in Stony Brook, New York, where she attended The Stony Brook School. Her mother, Dr. Jeannie Drew, is now teaching biology at an independent private school for girls in Manhattan. Her father, Rev. Charles Drew, is the senior pastor at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in New York City. Her brother, Allen Drew, is a pastor at Mt. Airy Community Church in Philadelphia and director of an a cappella group at Germantown Friends School. She received a bachelor 's degree in drama from the University of Virginia in 2002. She began acting in school plays, community theater with Take One Theatre Arts, and summer stock. Sarah is also cousins with actor Ben McKenzie whom starred in The OC and currently stars in Gotham. Career In 1997, while still in high school, Drew voiced Stacy Rowe on the animated series Daria. She also voiced that character in the Daria television films Is It Fall Yet ? and Is It College Yet ?. In 2001, she made her professional stage debut as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey. She made her Broadway debut in 2003 in Vincent in Brixton, which later took her to London 's West End. She made the move to television with a guest role in the series Wonderfalls, and was in the film Radio. She appeared as Katie Burrell, the daughter of a Japanese relocation camp sergeant, in the 2007 film American Pastime. From 2004 to 2006, Drew starred as Hannah Rogers in The WB drama series Everwood. She later guest - starred on Cold Case, Law & Order : Special Victims Unit, Medium, Castle, Glee, Privileged, Supernatural, and Private Practice. She starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film Front of the Class ( 2008 ), and from 2008 to 2009, she had a recurring role as Kitty Romano in the AMC drama series Mad Men. In 2014, she starred in the film Moms ' Night Out. Grey 's Anatomy In 2009, Drew was cast as Dr. April Kepner in the medical drama series Grey 's Anatomy. Drew was cast in late September and first appeared in the sixth season episode Invasion '' as one of the residents from Mercy West Hospital after its merger with Seattle Grace. Drew was brought aboard Grey 's Anatomy after former collaborations with the Series ' producer and creator Shonda Rhimes ; she was featured as a guest in two episodes of Private Practice in 2008 and was a main cast member in Rhimes ' 2009 television pilot Inside the Box, which ABC passed on. In 2010, she was promoted to a series regular for the seventh season. In March 2018, it was announced that Drew, along with Jessica Capshaw, would be exiting the series. Showrunner Krista Vernoff stated that the decision was purely creative, not budgetary. 2018 -- present Shortly following the announcement of her Grey 's Anatomy exit, Drew was cast as Detective Cagney in CBS 's Cagney & Lacey reboot pilot. On May 11, 2018, CBS passed on the pilot. Personal life Drew married Peter Lanfer, a lecturer at UCLA, in June 2002. On January 18, 2012, they had their first child, a son named Micah Emmanuel. On December 3, 2014, the couple welcomed a daughter named Hannah Mali Rose. She is a Christian. Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 -- 2001 Daria Stacy Rowe ( voice ) 28 episodes 2000 Is It Fall Yet ? Stacy Rowe ( voice ) Movie 2002 Is It College Yet ? Stacy Rowe ( voice ) Movie Wonderfalls Bianca Knowles Episode : `` Karma Chameleon '' 2004 -- 2006 Everwood Hannah Rogers Main role ( 38 episodes ) 2006 Cold Case Jenny ( 1958 ) Episode : `` Static '' 2007 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Becca Rice Episode : `` Responsible '' 2007 Reinventing the Wheelers Becky Conner Movie 2008 Medium Suzie Keener Episode : `` Wicked Game '' ( Parts 1 & 2 ) 2008 Privileged Caryn Episode : `` All About Insecurities '' 2008 Front of the Class Nancy Lazarus Movie 2008, 2009 Private Practice Judy 2 episodes 2008 -- 2009 Mad Men Kitty Romano 4 episodes 2009 Inside the Box Molly Pilot 2009 Castle Chloe Richardson Episode : `` Nanny McDead '' 2009 Numb3rs Piper St. John Episode : `` Angels and Devils '' 2009 In Plain Sight Rachel Rosenzweig Episode : `` Aguna Matatala '' 2009 Glee Suzy Pepper Episode : `` Ballad '' 2009 -- 2018 Grey 's Anatomy Dr. April Kepner Recurring ( Season 6 ) Main Cast ( Season 7 - 14 ) : 202 episodes Supernatural Nora / Demon Episode : `` Swap Meat '' Miami Medical Emily Episode : `` What Lies Beneath '' 2018 Cagney & Lacey Christine Cagney Unsold pilot Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Radio Mary Helen 2005 Baxter, The The Baxter Serena 2006 Locked Upstairs Jo Short film 2007 American Pastime Katie Burrell 2007 Violin, The The Violin Judit Short film 2008 Wieners Karen Tug Ariel 2013 Headlights Muse Video short 2014 Moms ' Night Out Allyson 2014 Waking Marshall Walker Charlotte Short film 2018 Indivisible Heather Turner In post-production Web Year Title Role Seattle Grace : Message of Hope Dr. April Kepner References Jump up ^ `` Sarah Drew Official Website ''. Sarah Drew. Jump up ^ `` Sarah Drew Biography ''. Buddytv.com. 1980 - 10 - 01. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 02. Jump up ^ `` ' Everwood ' Actress Heads to ' Private Practice ' ''. Buddytv.com. 2008 - 09 - 03. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Sarah Drew Credits ''. Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Sarah Drew Talks Grey 's & Mad Men Grey 's Gabble ''. Greysgabble.com. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 02. Jump up ^ Justin Chang Chief Film Critic @ JustinCChang ( 2014 - 04 - 28 ). `` ' Moms ' Night Out ' Review : Family Audiences Deserve Better ''. Variety. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 02. Jump up ^ Perlman, Jake ( 2009 - 09 - 30 ). `` ' Grey 's Anatomy ' picks up ' Everwood ' alum PopWatch EW.com ''. Popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 02. Jump up ^ May 08, 2014 ( 2009 - 09 - 29 ). `` Sarah Drew Lands Recurring Role on Grey 's Anatomy ''. TV Fanatic. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Exclusive : ' Grey 's Anatomy ' promotes Sarah Drew ''. Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. June 9, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010. Jump up ^ Marsi, Steve ( October 21, 2009 ). `` Sarah Drew Previews Character, Grey 's Anatomy Role ''. TV Fanatic. SheKnows Entertainment. Retrieved October 24, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Marsi, Steve ( November 15, 2010 ). `` Sarah Drew Dishes on Dream Grey 's Anatomy Gig ''. TV Fanatic. SheKnows Entertainment. Retrieved October 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Exclusive : ' Grey 's Anatomy ' promotes Sarah Drew ''. Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. June 9, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` ' Grey 's Anatomy ' : Jessica Capshaw, Sarah Drew to Exit After Season 14 ''. Deadline. Retrieved March 8, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Jessica Capshaw, Sarah Drew to exit ' Grey 's Anatomy ' after season 14 ''. Retrieved 11 March 2018. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 14 March 2018 ). `` ' Cagney & Lacey ' : ' Grey 's Anatomy 's Sarah Drew & Michelle Hurd Set As The Leads Of CBS Reboot Pilot ''. Retrieved 14 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` After ' Grey 's Anatomy ' exit, Sarah Drew to star in ' Cagney & Lacey ' reboot ''. Retrieved 14 March 2018. Jump up ^ Holloway, Daniel ( 14 March 2018 ). `` Sarah Drew, Michelle Hurd Cast in CBS ' ' Cagney & Lacey ' Pilot ''. Retrieved 14 March 2018. ^ Jump up to : Rice, Lynette ( May 11, 2018 ). `` Poor Sarah Drew is out of work again ''. Entertainment Weekly. Jump up ^ `` Peter Lanfer Professor Profile - UCLA ''. ucla.edu. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Sarah Drew Welcomes Son Micah Emmanuel -- Moms & Babies -- Celebrity Babies and Kids - Moms & Babies - People.com ''. Celebritybabies.people.com. 2011 - 09 - 13. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Sarah Drew Welcomes Daughter Hannah Mali Rose - People.com ''. people.com. 2014 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Interview : Grey 's Anatomy 's Sarah Drew Gets Real on Faith and Career ''. Patheos.com. 2013 - 10 - 01. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 02. External links Official website Sarah Drew on IMDb Sarah Drew on Twitter GND : 1064715680 LCCN : no2008033339 MusicBrainz : 44fb7506 - f2a6 - 4c8b - b590 - 650dc577d67a VIAF : 71194443 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarah_Drew&oldid=842284264 '' Categories : 1980 births 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from New York ( state ) Actresses from Virginia American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Living people People from Charlottesville, Virginia People from Long Island People from Stony Brook, New York The Stony Brook School alumni University of Virginia alumni Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Official website not in Wikidata Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית ქართული Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska 中文 10 more Edit links This page was last edited on 21 May 2018, at 13 : 16. 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Question: who played april kepner on grey's anatomy
Answer: Sarah Drew