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Sarah Burns
Actor, Producer, WriterBorn July 26, 1981 (44 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2025 | Bad Thoughts (TV Series) · as Lilly |
| 2024 | Unfrosted · as Mrs. Schwinn |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | Moving On · as Allie |
| 2021 | Bill Burr Presents Immoral Compass (TV Series) · as Kimberly |
| 2021 | Werewolves Within · as Gwen |
| 2021 | Chad (TV Series) · as Jocelyn |
| 2020 | Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun (TV Series) · as Pirate |
| 2020 | Eat Wheaties! · as Kate Drew |
| 2020 | Desperados · as Kaylie |
| 2018 | Sideswiped (TV Series) · as Nicole |
| 2018 | Barry (TV Series) · as Detective Mae Dunn |
| 2017 | Do You Want to See a Dead Body? (TV Series) · as Sarah |
| 2017 | Me, MYSELF & I (TV Series) · as Lisa |
| 2017 | American Vandal (TV Series) · as Angela Montgomery |
| 2017 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (TV Series) · as Claire |
| 2017 | Unforgettable · as Sarah |
| 2017 | Big Little Lies (TV Series) · as Gabrielle |
| 2016 | Speechless (TV Series) · as Marci |
| 2016 | Brother Nature · as Margie Turley |
| 2015 | Grandma · as Jill |
| 2015 | Slow Learners · as Anne Martin |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) · as Emily Sinclair |
| 2014 | Garfunkel and Oates (TV Series) · as Cheryl |
| 2014 | Married (TV Series) · as Abby |
| 2013 | Enough Said · as Female Hiker #1 |
| 2013 | A.C.O.D. · as Margo |
| 2013 | Drunk History (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2013 | Gregory Go Boom · as Rose |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project (TV Series) · as Amy |
| 2012 | Ben and Kate (TV Series) · as Stephanie |
| 2012 | The New Normal (TV Series) · as Megan |
| 2011 | Enlightened (TV Series) · as Krista Jacobs |
| 2011 | New Girl (TV Series) · as Deb |
| 2011 | First Dates with Toby Harris (TV Series) · as Caroline |
| 2010 | Life as We Know It · as Janine Groff |
| 2010 | Going the Distance · as Harper |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Cop Out · as Mortuary Attendant |
| 2009 | I Love You, Man · as Hailey |
| 2009 | Party Down (TV Series) · as Donna Mullens |
| 2007 | Flight of the Conchords (TV Series) · as Summer |
| 2007 | Serial · as Moira Haggerty |
| 2005 | Damage Control (TV Series) · as Politician's Aide |