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Sarah Vowell Biography

Birth Name:Sarah Vowell

Birth Place:Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Has served as president of the nonprofit tutoring program 826NYC
  • Earned a degree in modern languages from Montana State University
  • Recognized for voicing the character Violet Parr in the animated film "The Incredibles․"
  • Has contributed multiple articles to various magazines, including Esquire, GQ and Salon
  • Has served as an editor for the public radio show "This American Life․"
  • Often writes nonfiction books about history and culture
  • Based her first book on her year-long diary of her listening to the radio

Awards

  • 2005MTV Movie Award-Best On-Screen Team: nominated