Sarah Burns

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Sarah Burns is an American film and television actress and comedian, best known for playing Krista on HBO's Enlightened .

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Early life

Born on Long Island, New York, [1] Burns has performed improvisational comedy regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, New York. [2] [3]

Career

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). [4]

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. [4]

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 . [4]

In 2009, Entertainment Weekly named her one of the "25 Funniest Actresses in Hollywood". [5] In June 2013, Entertainment Weekly named Burns one of "15 Actresses We're Rooting For" as part of its "Emmy Watch". [6]

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 .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007SerialMoira Haggerty
2009 I Love You, Man Hailey
2010 Cop Out Mortuary AttendantUncredited
2010 Monogamy Ella
2010 Going the Distance Harper
2010 Life as We Know It Janine Groff
2013 A.C.O.D. Margo
2013 Enough Said Female Hiker #1
2015 Grandma Protester
2015 Slow Learners Anne Martin
2016 Brother Nature Margie Turley
2017 Unforgettable Sarah
2020 Desperados Kaylie
2020 Eat Wheaties! Kate Drew
2021 Werewolves Within Gwen
2022 Moving On Allie
2024 Unfrosted Mrs. Schwinn

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Jump Cuts FayeEpisode #1.2
2005My Wife, the GhostSally Wilson4 episodes
2005I Love the '30sFaye GreyEpisode: "The Legend of Babe Ruth"
2007Bronx World TravelersReporter #1Episode: "Press Conference"
2007 Flight of the Conchords SummerEpisode: "New Fans"
2010 Party Down Donna MullensEpisode: "Not on Your Wife Opening Night"
2011–2013 Enlightened Krista Jacobs16 episodes
2013 Ben and Kate StephanieEpisode: "Bake Off"
2013 The New Normal MeganEpisode: "Dairy Queen"
2013First Dates with Toby HarrisCarolineEpisode: "Hello"
2013 Drunk History Various8 episodes
2013Friend UsClaire RidingsEpisode: "Pilot"
2013 The Mindy Project AmyEpisode: "You've Got Sext"
2014 Garfunkel and Oates Cheryl2 episodes
2015 New Girl DebEpisode: "Coming Out"
2015 Married Amy8 episodes
2015 How to Get Away with Murder Emily Sinclair10 episodes
2017 Big Little Lies Gabrielle6 episodes
2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Claire8 episodes
2017 Speechless MarciEpisode: "J-J'S D-R-- DREAM"
2017 Do You Want to See a Dead Body? SarahEpisode: "A Body and a Crater"
2017The OversharerWomanEpisode: "Thong"
2018The 5th QuarterJanet JaronskiEpisode: "A Lift of Their Own"
2018 Me, Myself & I Lisa3 episodes
2018 Sideswiped NicoleEpisode: "The Party"
2018 American Vandal Angela Montgomery6 episodes
2019–2023 Barry Detective Mae Dunn13 episodes
2020Hot SpotJulieEpisode: "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
2020 Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun PirateEpisode: "Treasure"
2021 Immoral Compass KimberlyEpisode: "Part 2: Secrets"
2024 Chad JocelynEpisode: "New Brother"

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