Hayden Tweedie

Hayden Tweedie
Name	Hayden Tweedie Maxwell
Born	Hayden Elizabeth Tweedie September 8, 1992 (age 32) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years Active	Barney 2001-2003; 2006
Partner	Jason Maxwell
Education	University of North Texas, Arizona State University
Children	1
Social media	@haydentweedie
See also	Media

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 seven and eight of the show. She has also toured in the first leg of the stage production of Barney's Colorful World! in 2003, reprising her role as Sarah.

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.

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, 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 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

Dean Wendt hugs (left to right) Hayden Tweedie, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato.

(Left to right) Grayson Lee Vanover, Makayla Crawford, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Hayden Tweedie and Kayla S. Levels performing karaoke on stage.

Dean Wendt and Carey Stinson with the children's cast of season eight of Barney & Friends.

The season eight children's cast of Barney & Friends acting silly with their on set teacher.

(Left to right) Makayla Crawford, Zachary Fountain, Grayson Lee Vanover and Hayden Tweedie.

(Left to right) Zachary Fountain, Makayla Crawford, Hayden Tweedie and Anne Marie Hurlbut.

Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and Hayden Tweedie acting silly during lunch.

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, 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.

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 Lovato and Gomez, had a crush on Carey Stinson, who was Barney's costume performer during their time on the show.

Videos

Interview

Now an actress in Hollywood, it's Hayden "Sarah" Tweedie - Purple Tales Podcast Episode -22