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Sherri Saum currently stars as Ellie Whedon in the Netflix series Locke & Key. Sherri’s Ellie is an old friend of Rendell Locke, who dated Rendell’s best friend Lucas back in high school. She’s now a physical education teacher at Matheson Academy. The show follows the Locke family after Rendell Locke is murdered at the hands of former student Sam Lesser. His widow, Nina, and their three children Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode move from Seattle to Matheson, Massachusetts and take residence in Rendell’s family home, Keyhouse. The children begin to discover several hidden keys throughout the home that unlock various, mystical doors. However, a demonic force is also searching for the keys to use in evil ways.
Before the role of Ellie, Sherri portrayed Lena Adams Foster in the Freeform drama series The Fosters, and she reprised her role in its spinoff, Good Trouble in 2019. She also co-starred opposite Jessica Biel in the Facebook Watch drama series Limetown, and took on the role of Heather Hemmens’ character’s mother in the CW series, Roswell, New Mexico.
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Sherri Saum Visits Hollywood Life
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On Ellie’s Storyline & The Finale
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On More Keys In Potential Future Seasons
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On Auditioning For Ellie 10 Years Ago
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On Her Hopes For Ellie’s Storyline
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On The ‘Locke & Key’ Cast
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On Returning To ‘Good Trouble’
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