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