Sarah Burns
Born: 1981-07-26 in Long Island, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Advanced Chemistry
- Unfrosted as Mrs. Schwinn
2023
- Moving On as Allie
2021
- Werewolves Within as Gwen
- Sisters
- Muhammad Ali ... (Producer)
- Bill Burr Presents Immoral Compass as Kimberly
2020
- Eat Wheaties! as Kate Drew
- Desperados as Kaylie
- Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun as Pirate
2019
- Brutal Realty, Inc. as Jean Dean
2018
- Barry as Detective Mae Dunn
2017
- Big Little Lies as Gabrielle
- Unforgettable as Sarah
- American Vandal as Angela Montgomery
- Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Claire
2016
- Brother Nature as Margie Turley
- Speechless as Marci
- Where You Are as Jen
2015
- Grandma as Jill
- Slow Learners as Anne Martin
2014
- How to Get Away with Murder as Emily Sinclair
- Garfunkel and Oates as Cheryl
- Married as Abby
2013
- Drunk History as Various
- Enough Said as Female Hiker #1
- A.C.O.D. as Margo
- Gregory Go Boom as Rose
2012
- The Mindy Project as Amy
- The Eric Andre Show as Self
- The New Normal as Megan
2011
- New Girl as Deb
- Enlightened as Krista Jacobs
- Free Hugs as Sydney
2010
- Monogamy as Ella
- Life As We Know It as Janine Groff
- Going the Distance as Harper
2009
- Party Down as Donna Mullens
- I Love You, Man as Hailey
2008
2007
- Flight of the Conchords as Summer
2006
- Cheating as Sarah