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Sarah Burns

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jul 26, 1981 (45 years old)

Place of Birth

Long Island, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Acting
2025The Last FrySandy Salinger
2024Advanced ChemistrySarah
2024UnfrostedMrs. Schwinn
2023Moving OnAllie
2021Werewolves WithinGwen
2021Sisters
2021Bill Burr Presents Immoral CompassKimberly
2020Eat Wheaties!Kate Drew
2020DesperadosKaylie
2020Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of FunPirate
2019Brutal Realty, Inc.Jean Dean
2018BarryDetective Mae Dunn
2017UnforgettableSarah
2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years LaterClaire
2017Big Little LiesGabrielle
2017American VandalAngela Montgomery
2016Brother NatureMargie Turley
2016Where You AreJen
2016SpeechlessMarci
2015GrandmaJill
2015Slow LearnersAnne Martin
2015GrandmaProtestor
2014How to Get Away with MurderEmily Sinclair
2014MarriedAbby
2014Garfunkel and OatesCheryl
2013Gregory Go BoomRose
2013A.C.O.D.Margo
2013Enough SaidFemale Hiker #1
2013Drunk HistoryVarious
2012Ladies Remember Whitney HoustonLady
2012The New NormalMegan
2012The Mindy ProjectAmy
2012The Eric Andre ShowSelf
2011Free HugsSydney
2011EnlightenedKrista Jacobs
2011New GirlDeb
2010Life As We Know ItJanine Groff
2010Going the DistanceHarper
2010MonogamyElla
2009I Love You, ManHailey
2009Party DownDonna Mullens
2008Valentine's Break Up
2007Flight of the ConchordsSummer
2006CheatingSarah
Production
2021Muhammad AliProducer
Writing
2021Muhammad AliWriter