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Sarah Burns

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43 Years Old

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

Long Island, New York, USA on 26th July 1981

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The Eric Andre Show
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The Mindy Project
Amy
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How to Get Away with Murder
Emily Sinclair
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Big Little Lies
Gabrielle
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Drunk History
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Barry
Detective Mae Dunn
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Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Claire
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New Girl
Deb
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Speechless
Marci
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American Vandal
Angela Montgomery
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Flight of the Conchords
Summer
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Party Down
Donna Mullens
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Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
Pirate
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Married
Abby
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The New Normal
Megan
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Enlightened
Krista Jacobs
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Bill Burr Presents Immoral Compass
Kimberly
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Garfunkel and Oates
Cheryl
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Life As We Know It
Janine Groff
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Unfrosted
Mrs. Schwinn
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I Love You, Man
Hailey
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Werewolves Within
Gwen
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Unforgettable
Sarah
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Desperados
Kaylie
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Going the Distance
Harper
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Enough Said
Female Hiker #1
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Grandma
Protestor
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Grandma
Jill
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A.C.O.D.
Margo
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Brother Nature
Margie Turley
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Moving On
Allie
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Slow Learners
Anne Martin
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Eat Wheaties!
Kate Drew
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Monogamy
Ella
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Sisters
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Advanced Chemistry
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Gregory Go Boom
Rose
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Free Hugs
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The Last Fry
Sandy Salinger
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Where You Are
Jen
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Valentine's Break Up
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Cheating
Sarah
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Brutal Realty, Inc.
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