<Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> "As hard as we all tried, the Prison Break powers that be and I was unable to find a way to meet both the needs of the story and the needs of my family . We parted wishing each other well . I had a wonderful time working with the creative team and have a world of respect for all of them; they took great care of Sara . I'm also enormously grateful to the fans . They've been so gracious and supportive, and I hope they continue to enjoy the show ." </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <P> However, in March 2008, Olmstead stated that the character of Sara is still alive and would return in season four . Though the character Sara Tancredi appeared to have a violent death, Olmstead stated "...we realized that there was actually a way she could still be alive ." Executive Producer Matt Olmstead admitted the fans' overwhelming response to her death had influenced the decision to bring the character, and Callies, back to the show . </P> <P> In 2010, Callies was cast in the major role of Lori Grimes on the AMC horror / drama series The Walking Dead, based on the comic - book series of the same name . The drama became the highest - rated show in that cable channel's history . Callies played the role from the show's start until season three . Grimes, her family, and friends are forced to fight relentless evil in the form of both flesh - eating zombies and the few surviving humans . Callies convinced the show's writers to kill her character because that is what had occurred in the comic - book version . </P> <P> Callies has also starred in two feature films - Universal Pictures' Whisper and an independent film, The Celestine Prophecy . In April 2010, she appeared on the Fox Television drama House as a patient of the week, whose open marriage fascinates House and the team . In August 2010, Callies' first screenplay, an adaptation of Campbell Geeslin's children's book Elena's Serenade, was optioned by French production company Fulldawa Films . Callies starred in the Nigerian movie Black Gold (2011) and one of the female lead roles in the Canadian thriller Faces in the Crowd (2011). In 2015, she co-starred with Nicolas Cage in Uli Edel's thriller film Pay the Ghost . In 2016, she returned to television in the lead role of Katie Bowman in Colony . </P>

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