Sherri M. Saum (born October 1, 1974) is an American actress. As of 2013, Saum stars as Lena Adams Foster in the ABC Family 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.
John Ruben de los Reyes, Michael Luis de los Reyes
Siblings
Lisa Saum, Michael
Nominations
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Movies
Ten Stories Tall, Relative Stranger, Finding Home, Anne B. Real, Grace, Love and Suicide
TV Shows
In Treatment, Beggars and Choosers, Sunset Beach, The Fosters
Star Sign
Libra
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Fact
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Gave birth to twin sons (her 1st & 2nd children) at age 39, John Rubén de los Reyes & Michael Luís de los Reyes on May 13, 2014. Children's father is her husband, Kamar de los Reyes.
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Appeared in an infomercial, hosted by Victoria Principal and Catherine Crier, for the "Principal Secret Reclaim" skin care system. [2008]
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Sherri's brother-in-law, Daniel de los Reyes, is a member of Zac Brown Band.
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She transferred from Ohio State University after one semester, to New York University where she got a major in psychology. While she studied in New York she did modeling work and worked as a waitress. She was later going to to attend John Jay College to pursue a degree in criminal justice but she quit school because she got a job offer that brought her over to the west coast.
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Other family members: brother Michael,(he works for the city of Dayton Ohio) Ohio), sister Dr. Lisa Saum, who is a political scientist.
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She wrote a song for the Charmed (1998) episode in which she appeared ("Prewitched"). As a result, she is now a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers). The song was entitled "Charmed Chant".
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She was involved in a drama club and was also a cheerleader whilst attending high school.
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When she and her Sunset Beach (1997) co-star Timothy Adams were sitting together in Aaron Spelling's office, she found out that she and Tim only lived ten blocks apart in New York, they had the same friends and had worked as models for the same clients but, oddly enough, had never bumped into each other.
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She loves New York and divides/divided her time between there and Los Angeles.
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Attended Kettering Fairmont High School
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Attended Oakview Elementary School in Kettering, Ohio.
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Travels around the world visiting U.S. Troops with the USO.
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Met her ex-boyfriend, Timothy Adams, when they both worked on the same TV show, Sunset Beach (1997).
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Her father is African American and her mother Lois is Caucasian (German).
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Has a restored 1972 Dodge Charger in her car collection.
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