Sara Groen
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Sara Groen is an Australian actress and television presenter.
in Queensland, she appeared in an episode of The Lost World
in 2001, followed by an episode in Farscape
a year later. In that same year, 2002, she got a part as co-presenter on the weekend children's program, Saturday Disney
. In 2004, she played a major part in an Australian short-film The Scree, co-starring with Paul McDermott
.
Sara joined the Beyond Tomorrow
team in 2006. From 2007 to 2009, Sara was the weather presenter for Seven News
in Sydney, replacing Nuala Hafner
who left in late 2006. From October 2007 she began filling in on Seven Late News
.
In October 2009, Sara filled in for Matt White
on Today Tonight
.
Groen has also appeared as a spokesperson in a TV commercial for Headspace, a youth mental health service.
Sara was also a contestant in Series 3 of It Takes Two. She was voted off at the end of week 6.
In October 2010, Groen announced that she will be leaving the Seven Network
to move to Melbourne, she finished in November and was replaced by Sarah Cumming
.
In April 2011, Sara joined Seven News Melbourne
as a fill in weather presenter if David Brown
is away.
where she developed a passion for sports of all kinds including soccer, touch football
and swimming. She attended Somerset College
and graduated in 1998. She got her first role in an 1999 episode of BeastMaster
alongside future Lost
star Emilie de Ravin
and Hotel Babylon
star Natalie Jackson Mendoza
.
In May 2011, Groen announced that she is three months pregnant with her first child.
In October 2011, Groen and husband Clark Kirby welcomed their first child Estelle Kathryn Kirby.
Career
Whilst studying at Bond UniversityBond University
Bond University is a private university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is also the first private university established in Australia...
in Queensland, she appeared in an episode of The Lost World
The Lost World (TV series)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World is a syndicated television series loosely based on the 1912 novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World...
in 2001, followed by an episode in Farscape
Farscape
Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...
a year later. In that same year, 2002, she got a part as co-presenter on the weekend children's program, Saturday Disney
Saturday Disney
Saturday Disney is a children's program which has aired on the Seven Network in Australia for over 20 years, with the first episode going to air on 20 January 1990. Although, according to the hosts during the 800th episode of the show, they revealed the show premiered in March 1990, causing...
. In 2004, she played a major part in an Australian short-film The Scree, co-starring with Paul McDermott
Paul McDermott (comedian)
Paul McDermott is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, director, singer, artist and television host. He currently hosts the satirical news-based 'Good News World' a follow up to quiz show Good News Week which airs in Australia on Network Ten...
.
Sara joined the Beyond Tomorrow
Beyond Tomorrow (TV series)
Beyond Tomorrow is an Australian television series produced by Beyond Television Productions. It began airing in 1981 as Towards 2000, then in 1985 was renamed Beyond 2000, a name the show kept until its cancellation in 1999...
team in 2006. From 2007 to 2009, Sara was the weather presenter for Seven News
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
in Sydney, replacing Nuala Hafner
Nuala Hafner
- Early life :Hafner is the daughter of the Ghanaian-born Australian television personality and celebrity chef, Dorinda Hafner. Her father, Julian, is a retired English psychiatrist and an art gallery volunteer. Hafner attended Adelaide's private Pembroke School where she became Dux...
who left in late 2006. From October 2007 she began filling in on Seven Late News
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
.
In October 2009, Sara filled in for Matt White
Matthew White (journalist)
Matthew White is an Australian journalist, and currently presenter of Today Tonight and sports presenter.-Career:White began his journalism career at a local newspaper in Manly before moving to radio and joining Newcastle's NEWFM to present breakfast news...
on Today Tonight
Today Tonight
Today Tonight is a controversial Australian News and Current Affairs program, produced by the Seven Network and shown weeknightly at in direct competition with rival Nine Network program A Current Affair....
.
Groen has also appeared as a spokesperson in a TV commercial for Headspace, a youth mental health service.
Sara was also a contestant in Series 3 of It Takes Two. She was voted off at the end of week 6.
In October 2010, Groen announced that she will be leaving the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
to move to Melbourne, she finished in November and was replaced by Sarah Cumming
Sarah Cumming
Sarah Cumming is an Australian journalist.Cumming is currently weather presenter on Seven News Sydney.-Career:Sarah completed her Journalism degree at the University of South Australia, where she majored in International Relations...
.
In April 2011, Sara joined Seven News Melbourne
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
as a fill in weather presenter if David Brown
David Brown (meteorologist)
David Brown is an Australian meteorologist for Seven News in Melbourne and the national Seven 4.30 News bulletin. He was also the former weather presenter for Sunrise....
is away.
Personal life
Groen grew up on the Gold Coast, QueenslandGold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
where she developed a passion for sports of all kinds including soccer, touch football
Touch football
Touch football may refer to:* Touch football , a variant of American football where players touch, rather than tackle, their opponents* Touch rugby, games derived from rugby football in which players touch, rather than tackle, their opponents...
and swimming. She attended Somerset College
Somerset College
Somerset College is a non-denominational Christian school located in Mudgeeraba, Gold Coast, Australia.- History :Somerset College is one of Australia's leading independent primary and secondary education providers. Established in 1983, Somerset College has achieved a much esteemed position in...
and graduated in 1998. She got her first role in an 1999 episode of BeastMaster
BeastMaster (TV series)
BeastMaster is a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. It was loosely based on a 1982 MGM movie The Beastmaster. The series aired for three complete seasons...
alongside future Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
star Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin born 27 December 1981)is an Australian actress. She is commonly associated with her roles as Tess Harding on Roswell and Claire Littleton on the ABC drama Lost....
and Hotel Babylon
Hotel Babylon
Hotel Babylon was a BBC television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones, that aired from 19 January 2006 to 14 August 2009, produced by independent production company Carnival Films for BBC One...
star Natalie Jackson Mendoza
Natalie Mendoza
Natalie Jackson Mendoza is a Hong Kong-born Australian-British-Filipina classical theatre-trained actress and musician. She is best known for her role as one of the main characters, Jackie Clunes in the British TV drama Hotel Babylon and as tough girl Juno in the acclaimed horror thriller The...
.
In May 2011, Groen announced that she is three months pregnant with her first child.
In October 2011, Groen and husband Clark Kirby welcomed their first child Estelle Kathryn Kirby.