Hillary Wolf

Hillary Wolf
Born
Hillary Jocelyn Wolf

(1977-02-07) February 7, 1977 (age 49)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other nameHillary Saba
EducationUniversity of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • judoka
Years active1984–1992
Spouse
Chris Saba
​
(m. 2002)​
Children2

Hillary Jocelyn Wolf Saba (born February 7, 1977) is an American former child actress and judoka.

Early life

Wolf was born Hillary Jocelyn Wolf on February 7, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois.

Career

Wolf is best known for playing Megan, the sister of Kevin, who was portrayed by Macaulay Culkin, in the Home Alone series. She also starred as the lead character Laura in the film Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even, Holly Anderson in Murder Ordained, and as Emily in Waiting for the Light.

Personal life

Wolf won the world judo championships for juniors in 1994 and represented the United States in judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 1996, she participated in the women's 48 kg competition and made it to the quarterfinals. In 2000, she was in the women's 52 kg competition and was out in the first round.

In 2002, Wolf married her husband Chris Saba. They currently live in Colorado Springs, Colorado with their two sons Michael and Dylan, who were born in 2007 and 2010.[citation needed] In 2004, the couple started a wrestling club called Rocky Mountain Wrestling Club which is also located in Colorado Springs.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Waiting for the LightEmily
Home AloneMegan McCallister
1992Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get EvenLaura Chartoff
Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkMegan McCallister

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1984 A Matter of Principle Lindy Lou Purdy Television film
1985 First Steps Missy (age 7)
1986 Help Wanted: Kids Mickey
Sunday Drive Christine Franklin
1987 I'll Take Manhattan Young Angelica Cipriani Main role
Murder Ordained Holly Anderson Television film

References

  1. ↑ "Hillary Wolf Biographical information". Olympedia.
  2. ↑ "Olympic dreams, college and a life fulfilled". communique.uccs.
  3. ↑ "Bernard "Bernie" Weisman February 3, 1945 – April 16, 2022". www.dignitymemorial.com.
  4. ↑ "JUDO OLYMPIAN AND HOME ALONE ACTOR HILLARY WOLF COULDN'T STOP JUDO". judoinside.com.
  5. ↑ "A ChucksConnection Film Review Hillary Wolf wears black high top Converse "Chuck Taylor" All Stars in the film. Dan Futterman wears unbleached white high top Converse "Chuck Taylor" All Stars in the film. Big Girls Don't Cry. . . They Get Even by Hal Peterson". chucksconnection.com.
  6. ↑ 1996 U.S. Olympic Judo Team, archived from the original on 2014-06-26, retrieved 2011-07-30
  7. ↑ "Married Olympians Discuss Their Journey (Wrestling & Judo) - Chris Saba & Hillary ( Wolf ) Saba". youtube.com.
  8. ↑ "After 'Home Alone' movies, Colorado Springs woman went from child actor to Olympian". gazette.co.
  9. ↑ "Olympic dreams, college and a life fulfilled - Hillary Wolf Saba '01". communique.uccs.edu.
  10. ↑ "24 yrs ago "Home Alone" actress competed in the Olympics in Judo". bjjee.com. 9 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Rocky Mountain Wrestling Club, Inc". allbiz.com.
  12. ↑ "'I Was in 'Home Alone' 1 and 2, Then I Became an Olympian'". newsweek.com. 25 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Hillary Wolf - Olympic profile". olympics.com.
  14. ↑ "After 'Home Alone' movies, Colorado Springs woman went from child actor to Olympian". gazette.com. 16 December 2022.