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'''Hayden Elizabeth Maxwell''' (née '''Tweedie'''; born September 8, 1992 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actress. Raised in a suburb of Dallas, Texas, she began acting at the young age of five. One of her earliest acting roles was on the children's television series ''[[Barney & Friends]],'' portraying "[[Sarah]]" in seasons [[Season 7|seven]] and [[Season 8|eight]] of the show. She has also toured in the first leg of the stage production of [[Barney's Colorful World!|''Barney's Colorful World!'']] in 2003, reprising her role as Sarah.<ref name=":0">[https://garage26.com/spotlight/2017/3/16/hayden-tweedie/# Hayden Tweedie]</ref>

Since relocating to Los Angeles, Tweedie has found work in various feature films, notable short-films with the American Film Institute, commercials, and made a guest-star appearance on the television series, ''Law and Order SVU'' in 2015.<ref name=":0" />

==Career ==

===''Barney & Friends''===
Knowing that Tweedie wanted to be on ''[[Barney & Friends]]'', her agent got her an audition for the show. Tweedie auditioned and eventually booked the role of "[[Sarah]]". Tweedie, who was in fourth grade at the time,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/48596227/ Euless girl will join 'Barney']</ref><Ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060113093107/pbskids.org/barney/pareduc/behindscenes/meetcast.html Meet The Cast] Retrieved January 20, 2023</ref> debuted in the role of "[[Sarah]]" in 2002. Following her time on ''[[Barney & Friends]]'', Tweedie was then asked to reprise her role in the tour of ''[[Barney's Colorful World!]]'' in 2003. After her time with the tour, she took a break from acting but later returned to portray "Sarah" in [[Season 11|season eleven]] of ''[[Barney & Friends]]'', in the episode "[[The Whole Truth]]".

==Personal Life==

===Barney ===
Tweedie grew up watching ''[[Barney & Friends]]'' and knew that she wanted to be on the show at the age of five, without telling anyone.

==Gallery==
=== Barney ===
==== Behind the scenes ====
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File:Christmas party.jpg|Dean Wendt hugs (left to right) Hayden Tweedie, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.
File:EJzsxLuW4AAe2wQ.jpg|(Left to right) Grayson Lee Vanover, Makayla Crawford, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Hayden Tweedie and Kayla S. Levels performing karaoke on stage.
File:Season 8 BTS.jpg|Dean Wendt and Carey Stinson with the children's cast of season eight of Barney & Friends.
File:The season 8 cast in class.webp|The season eight children's cast of Barney & Friends acting silly with their on set teacher.
File:66634632 359969458046297 3565246451124535296 n.jpg|(Left to right) Makayla Crawford, Zachary Fountain, Grayson Lee Vanover and Hayden Tweedie.
File:Anne Marie Hurlbut with Zachary F., Makayla, and Hayden.jpg|(Left to right) Zachary Fountain, Makayla Crawford, Hayden Tweedie and Anne Marie Hurlbut.
File:Demi, Selena, and Hayden making silly faces during lunch.jpg|Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and Hayden Tweedie acting silly during lunch.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
*Tweedie's favorite episodes were "[[A Parade of Bikes]]" and "[[A Perfectly Purple Day]]".
*Tweedie's favorite place to visit while on tour for ''[[Barney's Colorful World!]]'' was at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York.
*"[[The Airplane Song]]" is one of Tweedie's favorite Barney songs.
*Despite reprising her role of Sarah during the eleventh season of ''[[Barney & Friends]]'', Tweedie had no vivid memory of it.
*Tweedie shares a birthday with [[Donna Kraft]], who portrayed [[Patty]] in the episode "[[1-2-3-4-5 Senses!]]".
*Before her time on Barney, Tweedie attended Creative Arts Theatre & School<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/107210651/?clipping_id=6161121&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjEwNzIxMDY1MSwiaWF0IjoxNjgwNDA2MDAxLCJleHAiOjE2ODA0OTI0MDF9.QeCQCLsQDABpIBIBH-IyBCt0AJap7CdS-BqSnV3933U Hayden Tweedie Audition Info]</ref>, which is also where [[Alexandrea Antonio]] (actress who portrayed [[Gina]] in the fourth leg of ''[[Barney's Colorful World!]]'') and [[Nathaniel Quijano]] (actor who portrayed [[Victor]] in [[Season 11]] of ''[[Barney & Friends]]'') attended.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/647524154/?clipping_id=116716092&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjY0NzUyNDE1NCwiaWF0IjoxNjgwNDA4NjMzLCJleHAiOjE2ODA0OTUwMzN9.DguDLZ3PD7IA7H7SNTSjjFzf6WKBCzWAeRB013ZeozQ A colorful new world]</ref>
[[File:Demi Lovato, Hayden Tweedie and Selena Gomez as teenagers.png|thumb|Demi Lovato, Hayden Tweedie and Selena Gomez together as teenagers.]]
=== Selena Gomez & Demi Lovato ===

* While on ''[[Barney & Friends]]'', Tweedie was good friends with [[Selena Gomez]] and [[Demi Lovato]] who portrayed [[Gianna]] and [[Angela]] respectively.
* Tweedie, alongside [[Demi Lovato|Lovato]] and [[Selena Gomez|Gomez]], had a crush on [[Carey Stinson]], who was Barney's costume performer during their time on the show.

==Videos==
===Interview===
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Now an actress in Hollywood, it's Hayden "Sarah" Tweedie - Purple Tales Podcast Episode -22
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==References==
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[[Category:Season 7 Cast]]
[[Category:Season 8 Cast]]
[[Category:Season 11 Cast]]
[[Category:Touring Cast Members]]
[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:People from Dallas, Texas]]
[[Category:Child actors]]