Sarah Bolger

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Sarah Bolger
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Bolger in July 2019
Born (1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 33)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Sarah Bolger (born 28 February 1991) [1] [2] [3] is an Irish actress. She starred in the films In America (2003), Stormbreaker (2006), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), The Moth Diaries (2011), The Lazarus Effect (2015), Emelie (2015), and A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019). On television, she portrayed Princess Mary Tudor in The Tudors (2008–2010), for which she won an IFTA award, and Princess Aurora in Once Upon a Time (2012–2015). Bolger also appeared on the series Into the Badlands (2015–2017) and starred on Mayans M.C. (2018–2023).

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Early life and education

Bolger was born in Dublin to father Derek, a butcher and mother Monica, a housewife. She grew up in the Southside suburb of Rathfarnham. [1] [4] Her younger sister, Emma, also acted and has since pursued academia. [5]

Bolger attended Loreto High School Beaufort from 2003 to 2009 and took classes at Ann Kavanagh's Young People's Theatre. [6] [7]

Career

Bolger starred in In America with her sister, Emma. From 2008 to 2010, she portrayed Princess Mary Tudor in The Tudors . [1] Bolger starred in Stormbreaker alongside Alex Pettyfer. She also starred in the film adaptation of the children's novel The Spiderwick Chronicles . She filmed a pilot called Locke & Key . [8]

Bolger guest starred as Princess Aurora in the second, third, and fourth seasons of the fairy tale drama, Once Upon a Time . [9]

Bolger played the female lead role, Umi, in the English version of the 2011 Studio Ghibli film From Up on Poppy Hill , and starred as Lucy in As Cool as I Am in 2013. In 2014, she made an appearance on TV series, Mixology . [10] Bolger co-starred in David Gelb's thriller film The Lazarus Effect . [11]

In 2015, she starred in the AMC (TV channel) martial arts show Into the Badlands and the Freddie Steinmark biopic My All American . In 2016, she starred as the title character in the horror film Emelie.

In March 2017, it was reported by Deadline Hollywood that Bolger was to star in the crime-thriller A Good Woman Is Hard to Find directed by Abner Pastoll. [12] Filming completed in December 2017, [13] with the film released in 2019. [14] [15]

Other projects

In January 2011, Bolger was selected to be in photographer Kevin Abosch's project "The Face of Ireland" [16] alongside other Irish celebrities including Sinéad O'Connor, Neil Jordan, and Pierce Brosnan. [17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999A Love DividedEileen Cloney
2003 In America Christy
2005 Tara Road Annie
2006 Stormbreaker Sabina Pleasure
2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles Mallory Grace
2009 Iron Cross Kashka
2011 The Moth Diaries Rebecca
From Up on Poppy Hill Umi MatsuzakiVoice role (English dub); Japanese title: Kokuriko-zaka kara
2013 Crush Jules
As Cool as I Am Lucy Diamond
2014 Kiss Me Zoe
2015 My All American Linda Wheeler
The Lazarus Effect Eva
Emelie Emelie
2017 Halal Daddy Maeve Logan
2019 End of Sentence Jewel
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find Sarah
2021 We Broke Up Bea
TBA Control TBAFilming
TBA Cry from the Sea TBAFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 A Secret Affair Helena Fitzgerald Television film
2002 The World of Tosh TV series
2004 The Clinic Janey Quinn2 episodes
2006 Stardust Lorraine Keegan Miniseries
2008–2010 The Tudors Mary Tudor Recurring role (seasons 2–3); main role (season 4); 23 episodes
2012–2015 Once Upon a Time Princess Aurora Recurring role (seasons 2–4); 16 episodes
2014 Mixology JaneyEpisode: "Tom & Maya"
2015–2017 Into the Badlands JadeMain role (seasons 1–2)
2016 Agent Carter Violet Episodes: "The Lady in the Lake", "A View in the Dark", "The Atomic Job"
2018–2019 Counterpart Anna SilkRecurring role
2018–2023 Mayans M.C. Emily ThomasMain role [18]
TBA Rematch Helen BrockPost-production

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles Mallory Grace
2010 BioShock 2 Eleanor Lamb

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRef.
2003 In America Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting ActressNominated
2004In America Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Young Actor/ActressNominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising PerformerNominated
Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting FemaleNominated [19]
Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Performance by Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – FemaleNominated
Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, DramaNominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated [20]
2009Herself Berlin International Film Festival Shooting Stars Award Won [21]
The Spiderwick Chronicles Irish Film & Television Awards Actress in a Supporting Role – FilmNominated [22]
Herself Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Rising Star AwardNominated [22]
2010 The Tudors Irish Film & Television AwardsActress in a Supporting Role – TelevisionWon [23]
2011The TudorsIrish Film & Television AwardsActress in a Supporting Role – TelevisionNominated [24]
2018Halal DaddyIrish Film & Television AwardsActress in a Leading Role – FilmNominated [25] [26]

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