Paige Spara (born August 9, 1989) is an American actress best known for her main roles as Audrey Piatigorsky in the

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sitcom ''

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'' and Lea Dilallo in the

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medical drama '' The Good Doctor''.

Early life

Spara was born in

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, the daughter of hair-salon owner Kevin and dental hygienist Kim Spara. She is the middle child with an older sister Taylor and younger brother Jesse. She began acting at the age of 12 when she joined Kids' Theater Works. She continued acting at Washington High School where she graduated in 2008. From there, she honed her craft at Pittsburgh Community Theater and Irondale Theater in New York City. Spara attended

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in Pittsburgh for two years where she studied acting before transferring to

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where she earned a degree in theater performance in 2012. Before landing any film or television roles, she was a guide for a ''

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'' bus tour in New York City and was filmed as a greeter and her image was projected as a hologram welcoming visitors and travelers to

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. After graduating from university, she moved to Los Angeles and spent two years auditioning before landing ''Kevin from Work.''

Career

Following roles in short films ''Prospect Street'' in 2010 and ''What Showers Bring'' and ''After the Hurricane'' in 2014, Spara's first main role came in 2015 as Audrey Piatigorsky in the

sitcom ''

'', the co-worker to

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's Kevin Reese Daly. The show ran for 10 episodes until it was officially canceled that same year. In 2017, Spara had a small role as a bartender in '' Home Again'' starring

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. Shortly after, she was cast in a recurring role in the

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'' The Good Doctor'' as Lea Dilallo, the best friend and love interest of the protagonist Shaun Murphy (played by

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). Spara was promoted to the main cast for the show's second season. In 2017, Spara had a role in Lauv’s music video "

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". In 2020, Spara directed and had a role in Sidny X Chaix's video "Just Friends."

Other projects

Before landing her first television role of Audrey Piatigorsky on ''Kevin from Work'', she appeared in commercials for Forevermark Jewelry, Sally Hansen nails, and

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. Recently, Spara has been working on a podcast entitled ''The Inbetween.''

Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Spara, Paige 1989 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Pennsylvania American film actresses American people of German descent American people of Italian descent American people of Polish descent American people of Scottish descent American television actresses Marymount Manhattan College alumni People from Washington, Pennsylvania Point Park University alumni American music video directors