- Seventh cousin of actor Bill Paxton.
- Her father was born in Los Angeles, and has Irish, Scottish, English, and remote French, ancestry. Her mother is Mexican, from Monterrey. Sara's mother was born Jewish and Sara's father converted to Judaism.
- Biggest inspirations are Goldie Hawn and Reese Witherspoon. Paxton would like to appear alongside both in a film.
- Her mother, Lucia, is a dentist and her father, Steve, is a businessman.
- Is best friends with Nina Dobrev and Matt Lanter.
- Her favorite movies are Some Like It Hot (1959), Overboard (1987), Gone with the Wind (1939), Billy Madison (1995), Zoolander (2001), and Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
- Her name was listed in the "special thanks" column on her Aquamarine (2006) co-star Emma Roberts' debut album "Emma Roberts Unfabulous and More".
- Was a model.
- In school, Sara played the flute in band. She was a member of her high school's marching band.
- She dyed her hair brown for her role of Marnie Piper in Return to Halloweentown (2006).
- She close friends with Corbin Bleu, Mischa Barton, Ashley Madekwe,Benjamin Hollingsworth and Nico Tortorella.
- Ranked #44 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "future stars of tomorrow".
- She has a dog named Jenny, a Chihuahua puppy named Coco Chanel, and another Chihuahua named Bella.
- In 2012 Sara released her song "Kiss Me Like You Mean It" through SoundCloud.
- Has studied under acclaimed booking coach Amy Lyndon.
- Attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills.
- Is good friends with Miriam McDonald and Shenae Grimes-Beech.
- In 2008 she was asked to play Natalee Holloway in the Lifetime television film Natalee Holloway (2009). Paxton rejected the offer feeling that it was still "too early" to base a movie on Holloway's case because it was still being heavily covered in the media.
- First acting coach and manager was Amy Lyndon.
- She has two new dogs named Frankie and Bubs.
- Her music debut CD, "The Ups and Downs", will be released in 2007.
- She was considered for the title role in Lizzie McGuire before Hilary Duff was cast.
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