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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

45

Gender

Female

Birthday

1981-07-26 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Long Island, New York, USA

Also Known As

사라 번즈

سارة بيرنز

Sarah Burns

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

Brutal Realty, Inc.

2019

Brutal Realty, Inc.

as

Jean Dean

I Love You, Man

2009

I Love You, Man

as

Hailey

Moving On

2023

Moving On

as

Allie

Gregory Go Boom

2013

Gregory Go Boom

as

Rose

Eat Wheaties!

2020

Eat Wheaties!

as

Kate Drew

Brother Nature

2016

Brother Nature

as

Margie Turley

Grandma

2015

Grandma

as

Jill

A.C.O.D.

2013

A.C.O.D.

as

Margo

Slow Learners

2015

Slow Learners

as

Anne Martin

Unfrosted

2024

Unfrosted

as

Mrs. Schwinn

Enough Said

2013

Enough Said

as

Female Hiker #1

Life As We Know It

2010

Life As We Know It

as

Janine Groff

Free Hugs

2011

Free Hugs

as

Sydney

Where You Are

2016

Where You Are

as

Jen

Unforgettable

2017

Unforgettable

as

Sarah

Going the Distance

2010

Going the Distance

as

Harper

Monogamy

2010

Monogamy

as

Ella

Grandma

2015

Grandma

as

Protestor

Cheating

2006

Cheating

as

Sarah

Desperados

2020

Desperados

as

Kaylie

Sisters

2021

Sisters

as

The Last Fry

The Last Fry

as

Sandy Salinger

Party Down

Party Down

as

Donna Mullens

Enlightened

Enlightened

as

Krista Jacobs

Married

Married

as

Abby

Speechless

Speechless

as

Marci

Barry

Barry

as

Detective Mae Dunn

Drunk History

Drunk History

as

Various

Big Little Lies

Big Little Lies

as

Gabrielle

American Vandal

American Vandal

as

Angela Montgomery

Production

Crew

Directing