Sara Dey Hirshan: Everything To Know About Susan Dey’s Daughter

Sara Dey Hirshan

Sara Dey-Hirshan is a film actress. She hails from Los Angeles, United States. She celebrates her birthday once every year in November. Her birth year is 1978. As of 2022, Sara Dey Hirshan’s age is 44 years. She is the daughter of Susan Dey and Leonard Hirshan. She is also the stepdaughter of Bernard Sofronski. She is remembered as an American actress for her work in Danger Island (2009). She played the role of Clare on ‘Danger Island’.

Sara Dey Hirshan: Bio Summary

NameSara Dey-Hirshan
Age44 years old(As of 2022)
Date of birthNovember 1978
Famous asSusan Dey’s daughter, Actress
BirthplaceLos Angeles, United States
NationalityAmerican
GenderFemale
ProfessionActress
ParentsLeonard Hirshan and Susan Dey
GrandparentsRuth Pyle (née Doremus) Dey and Robert Smith Dey

Sara Dey-Hirshan’s Family, Education & Career

Sara Dey Hirshan is an American by nationality and white by ethnicity. Some sources also have it that she was born in Pekin, Illinois, the USA. Her father’s name is Leonard Hirshan while her mother’s name is Susan Dey. Her parents got separated when she was three years old.

She has a stepdad who is a TV producer, Bernard Sofronski. Her grandfather was a scriptwriter in the entertainment section of a newspaper while her grandmother was a nurse. Her grandparents are Ruth Pyle (née Doremus) Dey and Robert Smith Dey. She has an aunt who is a model. She is of the Libra zodiac.

Speaking of Sara’s educational background or qualification, we do not have any information about that. We do not know where she attended school but we believe she is a graduate.

Sara has appeared in some films. She has made an appearance in the movie, Danger Island, which was released a decade ago in 2009. In the film, she played the role of Clare on ‘Danger Island’.

Sara Dey-Hirshan’s Parents

Sara’s parents are Lenny Hirshan and Susan Dey. They were married for 5 years but got separated. They were married from 1976 to 1981. They have one child a daughter called Sarah Dey.

Sara Dey Hirshan’s Father, Lenny Hirshan

Lenny Hirshan is the father of Sara Dey-Hirshan and Susan Dey’s ex-husband. He was born in New York City, New York, United States on December 27, 1927. He was a Talent manager. He is known for Tattletales (1974), The National Leukemia Broadcast Council Honors Shirley Jones (1979), and Biography (1987). He was married to Susan Dey and Isobel Jane Rowland and had two daughters.

Sara’s father was a longtime manager of Clint Eastwood who also counted Edward G. Robinson, Greer Garson, Sophia Loren, Angela Lansbury, Sammy Davis Jr., and Bruce Beresford among his clients. His career span for six-decade as an agent and manager.

He negotiated Elvis Presley’s first WMA contract. He represented actors like Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau when he moved to Hollywood. He was known for long-term relationships with his clients.

What Happened To Sara Dey-Hirshan’s Father


Sara’s father died. He passed away at the age of 86. He died on Jan. 31 2014 at home in Beverly Hills, California, United States. The cause of his death was Merkel cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer.

Sara Dey-Hirshan’s Mother, Susan Dey

Sara’s mother, Susan Dey is a retired American actress. She was born Susan Hallock Dey on December 10, 1952, in Pekin, Illinois. Her parents were Ruth Pyle (née Doremus) Dey, a nurse, and Robert Smith Dey, a newspaper editor for the Standard-Star in New Rochelle, New York. Her mother, Ruth died in 1961 when Susan was just 8 years old.

Sara Dey Hirshan’s mother attended Columbus Elementary School in Thornwood, New York. She graduated from Fox Lane High School in 1970, in Mount Kisco, New York. She is known for her television roles as Laurie Partridge on the sitcom The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974 and as Grace Van Owen on the drama series L.A. Law from 1986 to 1992. She was a model before starring as Laurie Partridge.

At age 17, she won the part and had no previous acting experience. She worked with weekly network television in 1977 as the co-star of the short-lived sitcom Loves Me, Loves Me Not. She has appeared in multiple films and TV series. She was credited as the author of a book, Susan Dey’s Secrets on Boys, Beauty, and Popularity in 1972.

She serves as a board member of the Rape Treatment Center at UCLA Medical Center and co-narrated a documentary on campus rape with her former L.A. Law co-star Corbin Bernsen.

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The mother of Sara got her first modeling success for the cover photo of a booklet by Pursettes tampons on the first facts of menstruation for young girls called “Getting to Know Yourself”. She is a three-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee.

She has won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for L.A. Law in 1988. She suffered from the eating disorder anorexia during the run of The Partridge Family.

Susan Dey dated her co-star David Cassidy. She married Leonard “Lenny” Hirshan from 1976 to 1981 and they have a daughter, Sara, born in 1978. She also married television producer Bernard Sofronski in 1988.

Dating & Relationship status Of Sara Dey-Hirshan

Sara Dey-Hirshan is currently single. She has not disclosed any news on her love life. We don’t have much information about her past relationships or current affairs. She has never opened up about her affairs or boyfriend. It seems she is single at the moment and enjoying her life without a partner. We are not sure if she has any children.

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Ruth Kai Botchway

Ruth Kai Botchway is a Senior Editor at Dicytrends.com. She is a graduate of All Stars Media College (2021) with a Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies. With more than two years experience in Journalism, she has served as an intern at Accra FM and worked with Green TV and Ashiaman TV. She worked as a Maritime Journalist/ influencer, producing Port and Maritime agenda initially aired on Ashiaman TV. You can reach her via email: Ruthbotch1912@gmail.com

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