Danielle Savre

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Danielle Savre
Savre in 2022
Born
Danielle Kathleen Savre

(1988-08-26) August 26, 1988 (age 35)
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Websitewww.dsavre.com

Danielle Kathleen Savre (born August 26, 1988[1]) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles, such as her lead performances in the 2007 MTV music drama Kaya, the 2016 TLC drama Too Close to Home, and the ABC Grey's Anatomy spinoff Station 19, and for her roles in the films Wild About Harry and Boogeyman 2. She was born in Simi Valley, California.[2]

Career[edit]

In 2006, Savre was cast in the straight-to-DVD film Bring It On: All or Nothing. In 2007, she was cast in the 2009 drama film Wild About Harry (originally titled American Primitive) playing the part of Madeline, a 1970s teenager who comes to realize that her father is gay.[3][4] The same year, Savre was cast as the titular rock star character on the MTV series Kaya[5][6] which ran for one season. She also starred in the 2007 horror film Boogeyman 2 playing the lead role of Laura Potter.[7]

Savre has made guest appearances in several television shows like The X-Files, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Charmed.[citation needed] She had recurring roles in the television show Summerland as Callie, and the NBC series Heroes as Jackie Wilcox. However, in Heroes, her character is killed in the ninth episode "Homecoming" of the first season, though she reappears thrice more: once retrospectively in "Six Months Ago", and twice during the fourth season, in "Once Upon a Time in Texas" and "Pass/Fail".[citation needed]

In 2014, Savre was cast as the cheating wife in the 2015 thriller film Adulterers (also known as Avouterie).[8] The same year, she was cast as "Margo, the acting head of the leading shapeshifting family" in the Supernatural spinoff series Supernatural: Bloodlines[9] which ultimately was not ordered to series. In 2016, Savre was cast as lead character Anna in the Tyler Perry drama series Too Close to Home.[10]

In 2018, Savre was cast as a main character, the bisexual firefighter Maya Bishop, on the Grey's Anatomy spinoff drama series, Station 19.[11] In 2023, she directed the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of Station 19, entitled "Dirty Laundry".[12][13] In 2021, Savre directed the short film Heard.[14]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Bring It On: All or Nothing Brianna Direct-to-video film
2007 In the Land of Women Teenage Girl
2007 The Final Season Cindy Iverson
2007 Boogeyman 2 Laura Porter
2009 Wild About Harry Madeline Goodhart
2014 Jarhead 2: Field of Fire Danielle 'Danni' Allen Direct-to-video film
2015 Wild for the Night Det. Lewis
2015 Adulterers Ashley originally titled Avouterie
2018 Deep Blue Sea 2 Dr. Misty Calhoun Direct-to-video film[15]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Murphy's Dozen Cassidy Television film
2001 One on One Brittany Episode: "School Dazed"
2002 The X-Files Marcia Brady Episode: "Sunshine Days"
2002 Grounded for Life Hannah Episodes: "The Kids Are Alright", "Oops!... I Did It Again"
2004 Grounded for Life Courtney Episodes: "All Apologies", "The Cheat Is On"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Amy Keaton Episode: "Swap Meet"
2004–2005 Summerland Callie Recurring role
2005 Charmed New Phoebe Episode: "Something Wicca This Way Goes"
2005 The Closer Gretchen Schiller Episode: "Flashpoint"
2006 You've Reached the Elliotts Amanda Elliott Television film
2006 Malcolm in the Middle Heidi Episode: "Lois Strikes Back"
2006 Close to Home Amanda Roth Episode: "Hot Grrrl"
2006–2010 Heroes Jackie Wilcox Recurring role
2007 Kaya Kaya Lead role
2008 Generation Gap Jenny Television film
2009 CSI: Miami Ashley Tanner Episode: "Bone Voyage"
2010 Outlaw Lori Farwell Episode: "In Re: Curtis Farwell"
2011 The Glades Jolene Episode: "Breakout"
2012 Drew Peterson: Untouchable Chloe Roberts Television film
2012 Hollywood Heights Lia Recurring role
2014 Supernatural Margo Lassiter Episode: "Bloodlines"
2015 Perception Reagan Harper Episode: "Meat"
2016 The Wrong Car Trudy O'Donnell Television film; television title: A Vehicle for Revenge
2016–2017 Too Close to Home Anna Hayes Main role
2016 Blue Bloods Emily Harrison Episodes: "The Price of Justice", "Personal Business"
2016 The Perfect Stalker Grace Winston Television film
2016–2017 T@gged Ms. Dawson Web series; recurring role (seasons 1–2)
2017 Happily Never After Kate Television film
2018–present Station 19 Maya Bishop Series regular; also director, 1 episode
2020–present Grey's Anatomy Maya Bishop Recurring role (season 16–present)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Danielle Savre". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  2. ^ "Danielle Savre". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  3. ^ Dave McNary (April 22, 2007). "Cape Cod, Firebrand get Primitive". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  4. ^ Peter Debruge (July 28, 2009). "Review: 'American Primitive'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-07. What American Primitive has going for it is the dynamic between the Goodhart girls, who look and behave like real sisters. The more mature, popular Madeline (Danielle Savre) attracts the eye of the class hunk (Corey Sevier) and lands a spot on the tennis team...
  5. ^ Stacy Dodd (January 10, 2007). "Danielle Savre". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-07. Danielle Savre (Heroes) has booked the lead role in Tony Krantz and Deborah Joy LeVine's untitled rock star skein for MTV. She plays a singer facing the pressure of success in the music biz.
  6. ^ Steven Zeitchik (February 26, 2007). "MTV greenlights scripted series". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  7. ^ Tristan Sinns (November 2, 2007). "Boogeyman 2 (2008)". Dread Central. Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  8. ^ Rebecca Ford (September 2, 2014). "Sean Faris and Mehcad Brooks to Star in Indie Thriller Avouterie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-06-07. Faris stars as a man who returns home to find his wife (Danielle Savre) cheating on him on their anniversary.
  9. ^ Nellie Andreeva (February 27, 2014). "Danielle Savre & Stephen Martines Set For Lead Roles In Supernatural Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  10. ^ Denise Petski (June 21, 2016). "Too Close To Home: Tyler Perry TLC Drama Series Sets Cast; Heather Locklear To Guest Star". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  11. ^ Jose Bastidas (March 30, 2018). "'Station 19': Twitter Applauds Bisexual Main Character". Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  12. ^ "Danielle Savre Talks Maya Bishop's Roller-Coaster Season and Getting to Direct Her First 'Station 19' Episode". Shondaland. May 3, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  13. ^ Jose Alejandro Bastidas (May 4, 2023). "'Station 19' Star Danielle Savre Talks 'Pressure' of Directing TV for the First Time: 'The Scope of the Script Is Huge'". The Wrap. Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  14. ^ "Heard". Nevada Women's Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  15. ^ Evry, Max (January 30, 2018). "Deep Blue Sea 2 Trailer and Box Art for the DTV Movie". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-02-01.

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