Sarah Glendening Biography

Sarah Glendening (born September 20, 1982 in Bradenton, Florida) is an American actress. In 2009, she joined the cast as the fifth actress to portray Lucy Montgomery on the CBS soap As the World Turns. She played the role until the show's cancellation in September 2010. In October 2010, it was announced she would be joining All My Children as the second actress to portray Marissa Tasker.

Career

In 2005, Glendening made her Broadway debut in Good Vibrations, as part of the Ensemble and as understudy for the role of Caroline, alongside future-husband Brandon Wardell who played the lead Dave. In the spring of 2008, Glendening starred as Diana in the world premiere of the stage production of Mask, adapted from the movie of the same name, at Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, CA. From April 13 to May 23, 2010, Glendening appeared on stage as Molly in the world premiere of Nightmare Alley, adapted from the William Lindsay Gresham book of the same name, at Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA. From October 29 to November 4, 2010, Glendening participated in the stage workshop production of Loveless, Texas with Boomerang Theatre Company at Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York, NY.

Glendening started her Daytime career with a guest role on Guiding Light. She later joined CBS' As the World Turns as the fifth actress to portray Lucy Montgomery, replacing Spencer Grammer. She appeared on a recurring basis, visiting the show from December 24, 2008 to January 7, 2009, she then returned again from February 26, 2009 to May 13, 2009. She would return again in July for another short stay due to the cancellation of the series, when she returned from July 22, 2010 to August 13, 2010.

Glendening was scheduled to appear in the Lifetime US TV remake of the British series, Mistresses. The series was to star actress Holly Marie Combs. Lifetime passed on the pilot, in favor of "Drop Dead Diva". ABC announced that they planned to shoot their own pilot, starring Combs' Charmed co-star, Alyssa Milano due for a premiere in the summer of 2013.

Following the cancellation of World Turns, it was announced in October that she would replace Brittany Allen in her role of Marissa Tasker, ex-wife of JR Chandler and long-lost twin sister of deceased Babe Carey. Glendening first appeared on air on December 27, 2010. She remained with the series until its finale in September 2011. Glendening's character Marissa was involved in a same-sex relationship with popular character Bianca Montgomery, garnering a large fan following who named the couple Minx.

Glendening is also closely associated with musical theatre writer Joe Iconis, having performed in a number of his concerts and shows.

In the early Spring of 2011, Glendening was cast to star in the feature-length film Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, based on the popular cult web series of the same name. She was to play a "nerdy" girl named Mandi, who's the Nerd's love interest. Filming began in May, and she starred alongside her co-actor Jeremy Suarez and the film's director, writer and main star James Rolfe.

In the fall of 2012, Sarah and husband Brandon served as production managers on Delusion: The Blood Rite, an interactive haunted play in Los Angeles, created by Hollywood stuntman Jon Braver and produced by Neil Patrick Harris.

In May 2013, Sarah and Brandon welcomed their first child, a daughter.

As of fall 2013, Sarah and Brandon are producers on the third installment of Jon Braver's Haunted Play, Delusion: The Masque of Mortality.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	The Guiding Light	Nina	TV-series, 2 episodes
2006	Pittsburgh	Townsperson	Film
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Sarah Jackson	TV-series, 1 episode
2008"09, 2010	As the World Turns	Lucy Montgomery	Role from: December 2008 to January 2009, February to May 2009, July to August 2010 (End of series)
2009	Mistresses	Cecilia Barnes	Unaired pilot for Lifetime
2009	Cold Case	Vivian Lynn '44	TV-series, 1 episode
2009	The Good Guy	Jen	Film role
2010"11	All My Children	Marissa Tasker	Role from: December 2010 to September 2011 (End of series)
2012	Heal Thyself	Nurse Tyler	Short film
2013	Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie	Mandi	Film role