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Aliases: 사라 번즈 , سارة بيرنز

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Long Island, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 3

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

Sarah Burns is an American film and television actress and comedian, best known for playing Krista on HBO's Enlightened. Born on Long Island, New York, Burns has performed improvisational comedy regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City Burns is known for her appearances in comedic films and television series. Her film roles include Anne in Slow Learners (2015) opposite Adam Pally, Hailey in I Love You, Man (2009), Harper in Going the Distance (2010) and Janine Groff in Life as We Know It (2010). She has also appeared in television productions including Damage Control (one episode; 2005), Flight of the Conchords (one episode; 2007), Party Down (one episode; 2010) and Ben and Kate (one episode; 2012). She had a costarring role in the short film Cried Suicide (2010), which was screened at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Her short film "The First Step" (2012) premiered at the 2013 Seattle International Film Festival. She appears as part of a recurring cast of sketch players for the Comedy Central television series Drunk History, which premiered in July 2013. In 2015, Burns was a series regular in second season of the FX comedy series Married. Burns was cast as Assistant District Attorney Emily Sinclair in Season Two of the show How to Get Away With Murder. In 2009, Entertainment Weekly named her one of the "25 Funniest Actresses in Hollywood". In June 2013, Entertainment Weekly named Burns one of "15 Actresses We're Rooting For" as part of its "Emmy Watch". In 2016, Burns appeared as Margie Turley in the Lorne Michaels-produced Brother Nature. In 2017, Burns appeared as Gabrielle in the HBO original miniseries Big Little Lies and in the Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. In 2020, Burns appeared as Kaylie in the Netflix film Desperados as well as a major role in the Netflix series Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun.

Most Famous Work

How to Get Away with Murder
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How to Get Away with Murder

(2014) Emily Sinclair
Big Little Lies
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8

Big Little Lies

(2017) Gabrielle
Unforgettable
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6

Unforgettable

(2017) Sarah
Where You Are
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7

Where You Are

(2016) Jen
Monogamy
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4

Monogamy

(2010) Ella

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Allie
2021 Kimberly
Gwen
N/A
2020 Pirate
Kate Drew
Kaylie
2019 Jean Dean
2018 Det. Mae Dunn
2017 Angela Montgomery
Claire
Sarah
Gabrielle
2016 Marci
Margie Turley
Jen
2015 Anne Martin
Jill
Protestor
2014 Emily Sinclair
Cheryl
Abby
2013 Female Hiker #1
Various
Rose
2012 Amy
Megan
Self
2011 Sydney
Krista Jacobs
Deb
2010 Janine Groff
Harper
Ella
2009 Donna Mullens
Hailey
2008 N/A
2007 Summer
2006 Sarah
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Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2021 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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