Full Name Sherri M. Saum Height 1.70 m Role Actress | Name Sherri Saum Years active 1997–present Siblings Lisa Saum, Michael | |
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Actress sherri saum talks abc family series the fosters
Sherri M. Saum (born October 1, 1974) is an American actress. Saum currently stars as Lena Adams Foster in the Freeform drama series The Fosters. She is also known for her television roles in Beggars and Choosers, Rescue Me and In Treatment, as well as for her roles in the daytime soap operas Sunset Beach, and One Life to Live.
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- Actress sherri saum talks abc family series the fosters
- the fosters sherri saum talks stef lena s relationship new actor in for jake t austin
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
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Early life
Saum was born in Dayton, Ohio to a German mother and an African-American father. She got her start at a Model Search America convention near her home in Kettering, Ohio. She was discovered during high school, modeling mostly during summer breaks until she moved to New York to work full-time with the NY modeling agency Images Management. Saum attended Ohio State University in Columbus, and New York University in New York.
Career
Saum began her acting career in the NBC daytime soap opera, Sunset Beach as Vanessa Hart, during the entire run of the series, from 1997 to 1999. In 1999 she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for her role in the show. Later in 1999, Saum was cast as a series regular in the Showtime comedy-drama series Beggars and Choosers (1999–2000), and guest-starred on Girlfriends, and Charmed. From August 31, 2001 to September 16, 2003, Saum had her second daytime television role in the ABC soap, One Life to Live, as Keri Reynolds.
From 2006 to 2007, Saum played the role of Natalie in the FX drama series Rescue Me. She appeared in the Hallmark Television film Relative Stranger with Cicely Tyson and Eriq La Salle. She also appeared in the independent film Ten Stories Tall with Ally Sheedy and Josh Hamilton. In 2009 she played the series regular role of Bess in Season 2 of the HBO drama series In Treatment. The next few years she had guest-starring roles in CW's Gossip Girl, CBS's Unforgettable, ABC's Body of Proof and Revenge. In 2011, Saum was cast as the lead character of the ABC drama pilot Grace (written by Krista Vernoff), opposite Abigail Spencer and Eric Roberts, but the show was not picked up.
In 2012, Saum was cast along with Teri Polo in the lead roles of the Jennifer Lopez-produced drama series The Fosters for ABC Family. The series premiered on June 3, 2013. In 2015, she guest starred in the ABC series, How to Get Away with Murder.
Personal life
On May 19, 2007, Saum married longtime boyfriend and former One Life to Live castmate Kamar de los Reyes in New York City. On December 3, 2013, Saum's rep announced the couple were expecting twins. They welcomed twin boys John Rubén and Michael Luís on Tuesday, May 13, 2014.
Filmography
Actress
2023
Mrs. Davis (TV Series) as
Dani
- The Final Intercut: So I'm Your Horse (2023) - Dani
- Mother of Mercy: The Call of the Horse (2023) - Dani
2019
Good Trouble (TV Series) as
Lena Adams Foster
- Turkey for Me, Turkey for You (2023) - Lena Adams Foster
- Under Pressure (2023) - Lena Adams Foster
- Kiss Me and Smile for Me (2022) - Lena Adams Foster
- Klompendansen (2021) - Lena Adams Foster
- Nochebuena (2019) - Lena Adams Foster
- A Very Coterie Christmas (2019) - Lena Adams Foster
- Less Than (2019) - Lena Adams Foster
- Parental Guidance Suggested (2019) - Lena Adams Foster
2022
CSI: Vegas (TV Series) as
Jodi Wallach
- Grace Note (2022) - Jodi Wallach
- In Harm's Way (2022) - Jodi Wallach
- The Painted Man (2022) - Jodi Wallach
2022
Perfect Harmony (TV Movie) as
Barrett Woodward
2020
Locke & Key (TV Series) as
Ellie Whedon
- Farewell (2022) - Ellie Whedon
- Curtain (2022) - Ellie Whedon
- Free Bird (2022) - Ellie Whedon
- Siege (2022) - Ellie Whedon
- Five Minutes Past (2022) - Ellie Whedon
- Wedding Crashers (2022) - Ellie Whedon
- Deep Cover (2022) - Ellie Whedon
- The Snow Globe (2022) - Ellie Whedon
- Cliffhanger (2021) - Ellie Whedon
- Crown of Shadows (2020) - Ellie Whedon
- Echoes (2020) - Ellie Whedon
- Ray of F**king Sunshine (2020) - Ellie Whedon
- The Keepers of the Keys (2020) - Ellie Whedon
- The Black Door (2020) - Ellie Whedon
- Family Tree (2020) - Ellie Whedon
- Head Games (2020) - Ellie Whedon
- Trapper / Keeper (2020) - Ellie Whedon
- Welcome to Matheson (2020) - Ellie Whedon
2019
Roswell, New Mexico (TV Series) as
Mimi DeLuca
- Dear Mama (2022) - Mimi DeLuca
- Crash Into Me (2020) - Mimi DeLuca
- Good Mother (2020) - Mimi DeLuca
- Stay (I Missed You) (2020) - Mimi DeLuca
- I Saw the Sign (2019) - Mimi DeLuca
2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Cressida Gordon / Sondra Vaughn
- Sorry If It Got Weird for You (2022) - Cressida Gordon
- Gambler's Fallacy (2014) - Sondra Vaughn
2020
Power Book II: Ghost (TV Series) as
Paula Matarazzo
- Forced My Hand (2022) - Paula Matarazzo
- Monster (2020) - Paula Matarazzo
- Good vs. Evil (2020) - Paula Matarazzo
- The Prince (2020) - Paula Matarazzo
- Play the Game (2020) - Paula Matarazzo
- Exceeding Expectations (2020) - Paula Matarazzo
2020
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) as
Allison Browne
- In My Life (2021) - Allison Browne
- Love of My Life (2020) - Allison Browne
2020
About a Girl (Short) as
Karen
2020
Condor (TV Series) as
Senator Thrush
- The Greatest Hazard (2020) - Senator Thrush
- An Offer of Enrollment (2020) - Senator Thrush
2019
Limetown (TV Series) as
Gina Purri
- Answers (2019) - Gina Purri
- Apples and Oranges (2019) - Gina Purri
- Acceptable Loss (2019) - Gina Purri
- A Simple Life (2019) - Gina Purri
- Signals (2019) - Gina Purri
- Rake (2019) - Gina Purri
- Redacted (2019) - Gina Purri
- I Have Heard the Future (2019) - Gina Purri
2019
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) as
Atarah
- From the Ashes (2019) - Atarah
- Inescapable (2019) - Atarah
- The Other Thing (2019) - Atarah
2019
I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story (TV Movie) as
Adult Regina Louise
2013
The Fosters (TV Series) as
Lena Adams Foster / Lena Adams
- Where the Heart Is (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Turks & Caicos (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Meet the Fosters (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Many Roads (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Just Say Yes (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Makeover (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Giving Up the Ghost (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Mother's Day (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Scars (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Line in the Sand (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- #IWasMadeInAmerica (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Invisible (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Sanctuary (2018) - Lena Adams Foster
- Prom (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Engaged (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Chasing Waterfalls (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Welcome to the Jungler (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Telling (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Too Fast, Too Furious (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Contact (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Exterminate Her (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Resist (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Until Tomorrow (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Who Knows (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Dirty Laundry (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Diamond in the Rough (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- The Long Haul (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Sex Ed (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Doors and Windows (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Cruel and Unusual (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Dream a Little Dream (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Insult To Injury (2017) - Lena Adams Foster
- Collateral Damage (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- New York (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Girl Code (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Highs & Lows (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Justify (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Forty (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Now for Then (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Trust (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Safe (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Potential Energy (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Kingdom Come (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- The Show (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Rehearsal (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Sixteen (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- EQ (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Minor Offenses (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Under Water (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- If and When (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Mixed Messages (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- First Impressions (2016) - Lena Adams Foster
- Lucky (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Idyllwild (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Daughters (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Faith, Hope, Love (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- It's My Party (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Going South (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- More Than Words (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Déjà Vu (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Father's Day (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Wreckage (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- The End of the Beginning (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Not That Kind of Girl (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Justify the Means (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Now Hear This (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- The Silence She Keeps (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- If You Only Knew (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Light of Day (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Mother Nature (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Stay (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Over/Under (2015) - Lena Adams Foster
- Christmas Past (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Someone's Little Sister (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Leaky Faucets (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Girls Reunited (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- The Longest Day (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Mother (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Truth Be Told (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Say Something (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Play (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Take Me Out (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Things Unknown (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Adoption Day (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Metropolis (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Don't Let Go (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Escapes and Reversals (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Kids in the Hall (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Us Against the World (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Padre (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Family Day (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- Things Unsaid (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- House and Home (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- The Honeymoon (2014) - Lena Adams Foster
- I Do (2013) - Lena Adams
- Vigil (2013) - Lena Adams
- Clean (2013) - Lena Adams
- The Fallout (2013) - Lena Adams
- Saturday (2013) - Lena Adams
- The Morning After (2013) - Lena Adams
- Quinceañera (2013) - Lena Adams
- Hostile Acts (2013) - Lena Adams
- Consequently (2013) - Lena Adams
- Pilot (2013) - Lena Adams
2018
Deadly Scholars as
Principal Pope
2018
The Librarians (TV Series) as
Karla
- And the Hidden Sanctuary (2018) - Karla
2017
First Strike Butcher Knife (Short) as
Nevaeh
2016
Code Black (TV Series) as
Shawna
- Corporeal Form (2016) - Shawna
2015
The Mysteries of Laura (TV Series) as
Cecilia Burke
- The Mystery of the Dead Heat (2015) - Cecilia Burke
2015
How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) as
Tanya Randolph
- It's Called the Octopus (2015) - Tanya Randolph
2013
Revenge (TV Series) as
Donna Carlisle
- Collusion (2013) - Donna Carlisle
2012
LL Cool J Feat. Joe: Take It (Music Video) as
Lover
2012
CSI: NY (TV Series) as
Elaine Moore
- Unwrapped (2012) - Elaine Moore
2011
Grace (TV Movie) as
Shay Grace Davis
2011
The Whole Truth (TV Series) as
Dr. Christy Turner
- Lost in Translation (2011) - Dr. Christy Turner
2011
Unforgettable (TV Series) as
Rosario Sanchez
- Road Block (2011) - Rosario Sanchez
2011
Body of Proof (TV Series) as
Nina Wheeler
- Letting Go (2011) - Nina Wheeler
2010
Lie to Me (TV Series) as
Candice McCallister
- The Royal We (2010) - Candice McCallister
2010
Memphis Beat (TV Series) as
Melinda Connor
- One Night of Sin (2010) - Melinda Connor
2009
Gossip Girl (TV Series) as
Holland Kemble
- Ex-Husbands and Wives (2010) - Holland Kemble
- It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World (2010) - Holland Kemble
- The Hurt Locket (2010) - Holland Kemble
- The Debarted (2009) - Holland Kemble
2010
Ten Stories Tall as
Susan
2010
Heroes (TV Series) as
Kate Bennet
- Chapter Seventeen 'The Wall' (2010) - Kate Bennet
2009
CSI: Miami (TV Series) as
Karen Ballard
- Point of Impact (2009) - Karen Ballard
2009
In Treatment (TV Series) as
Bess
- Oliver: Week Seven (2009) - Bess
- Oliver: Week Six (2009) - Bess
- Oliver: Week Four (2009) - Bess
- Oliver: Week Three (2009) - Bess
- Oliver: Week Two (2009) - Bess
- Oliver: Week One (2009) - Bess
2009
Relative Stranger (TV Movie) as
Nicole Tate
2006
Rescue Me (TV Series) as
Natalie
- Yaz (2007) - Natalie
- Keefe (2007) - Natalie
- Cycle (2007) - Natalie
- Animal (2007) - Natalie
- Seven (2007) - Natalie
- Balance (2007) - Natalie
- Black (2007) - Natalie
- Pussified (2007) - Natalie
- Commitment (2007) - Natalie
- Baby Face (2007) - Natalie
- Beached (2006) - Natalie
- Hell (2006) - Natalie
- Retards (2006) - Natalie
- Pieces (2006) - Natalie
- Karate (2006) - Natalie
2007
Army Wives (TV Series) as
Vanessa Kelsing
- Only the Lonely (2007) - Vanessa Kelsing
2006
Drift (TV Movie) as
Luna
2006
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) as
Lydia Wyatt
- The Healer (2006) - Lydia Wyatt
2006
Love Monkey (TV Series) as
Daria - Temp
- Nice Package (2006) - Daria - Temp
2005
Love & Suicide as
Georgina (uncredited)
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV Series) as
Tiffany Jackson
- Pattern of Conduct (2005) - Tiffany Jackson
2003
Finding Home as
Candace
2003
Anne B. Real as
Janet Gimenez
1999
One Life to Live (TV Series) as
Keri Reynolds
2001
Charmed (TV Series) as
Ariel
- Pre-Witched (2001) - Ariel
1999
Beggars and Choosers (TV Series) as
Casey Lenox
- The Long Goodbye (2001) - Casey Lenox
- Golf War Syndrome (2001) - Casey Lenox
- The Woodhouse Conundrum (2000) - Casey Lenox
- Killer Sushi (2000) - Casey Lenox
- The Wartime Consigliere (2000) - Casey Lenox
- Hello, Dalai! (2000) - Casey Lenox
- The Leak (2000) - Casey Lenox
- The Cherry Orchard: Part 2 (2000) - Casey Lenox
- Disinformed Sources (2000) - Casey Lenox
- Fasten Your Seatbelts (2000) - Casey Lenox
- Death in Malibu (2000) - Casey Lenox
- Russian Roulette (2000) - Casey Lenox
- Faith, Hope and Chastity (1999) - Casey Lenox
- Always Leave 'Em Laughing (1999) - Casey Lenox
- Star Whores (1999) - Casey Lenox
- Don't Try This at Home (1999) - Casey Lenox
- Shakedown in Puerto Vallarta (1999) - Casey Lenox
- White Woman's Burden (1999) - Casey Lenox
- Touched by an Angel (1999) - Casey Lenox (uncredited)
- Is It Good or Bad for the Jews? (1999) - Casey Lenox
- The Velvet Curtain (1999) - Casey Lenox
- Unsafe Sex (1999) - Casey Lenox (uncredited)
- Sex, Drugs & Videotape (1999) - Casey Lenox (uncredited)
- The Deal (1999) - Casey Lenox (uncredited)
- The Ethel Merman Story (1999) - Casey Lenox (uncredited)
- The Hat Trick (1999) - Casey Lenox (uncredited)
- Once More Unto the Breach (1999) - Casey Lenox (uncredited)
- The Mountainmen: Part 2 (1999) - Casey Lenox (uncredited)
- The Mountainmen: Part 1 (1999) - Casey Lenox (uncredited)
2000
Girlfriends (TV Series) as
Angela Anderson
- The Importance of Being Frank (2000) - Angela Anderson
1997
Sunset Beach (TV Series) as
Vanessa Hart
1996
World Class (Short) as
Spy
1996
Feel Your Pain (Video short) as
Scarlet
Producer
2017
First Strike Butcher Knife (Short) (executive producer)
Self
2025
Feeling Seen (Documentary) (filming) as
Self
2021
Ok! TV (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #8.57 (2021) - Self
2013
Home & Family (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Guest
- Sadie Robertson/Sherri Saum/David LeFevre (2020) - Self
- Guest Co-Hostess Ali Fedotowsky-Manno/Sherri Saum/Notlim Taylor (2017) - Self
- Sherri Saum/Katherine LaNasa/Nick Verreos/ (2017) - Self
- Episode dated 26 July 2013 (2013) - Self - Guest
2018
Pop Up Santa Holiday Special (TV Special) as
Self
2018
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Chrissy Teigen/Cast of "The Fosters"/Macey Hensley (2018) - Self
2017
Red Carpet Report (TV Series short) as
Self
- "The Fosters" Season 5 Set Visit (2017) - Self
2016
Hollywood Today Live (TV Series) as
Self
- Sherri Saum/Natalie Zea/Jill Simonian (2017) - Self
- Heather McDonald/Rachel Hunter/Sherri Saum (2016) - Self
2016
Celebrity Name Game (TV Series) as
Self - Celebrity Player
- Constance Zimmer & Sherri Saum #3 (2016) - Self - Celebrity Player
- Constance Zimmer & Sherri Saum #2 (2016) - Self - Celebrity Player
- Constance Zimmer & Sherri Saum #1 (2016) - Self - Celebrity Player
2016
31st Annual Imagen Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2016
Dish Nation (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.152 (2016) - Self
2015
Noches con Platanito (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Guest
- Sherri Saum/Vanessa Lengies/Kattia Rodriguez/Brock Ciarlelli/Hijos de Barron (2016) - Self
- Ramon Ramirez/Alberto Garcia Aspe/Sherri Saum/Maya Stojan/Bobby Pulido (2015) - Self - Guest
2015
The View (TV Series) as
Self
- Guest Co-Hostesses Stacy London & Samantha Ponder/Diane Sawyer/Cast of "The Fosters"/Zach King (2015) - Self
2013
We Love Soaps TV (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Winter Wonderland, Part 1 (2013) - Self - Guest
2013
Good Day L.A. (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 24 June 2013 (2013) - Self
2006
The 2nd Annual Quill Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2003
The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2002
The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
1999
The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
References
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