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Sarah Burns is an American film and television actress and comedian, best known for playing Krista on HBO's Enlightened.
2018
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.
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 26, 1981
Birthplace
Long Island, New York, USA
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I Love You, Man
2009
Monogamy
2010
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Slow Learners
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Life As We Know It
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Advanced Chemistry
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Sisters
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Eat Wheaties!
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Werewolves Within
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The Last Fry
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Unforgettable
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Grandma
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Grandma
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Valentine's Break Up
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Going the Distance
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Moving On
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A.C.O.D.
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Where You Are
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New Girl
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How to Get Away with Murder
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Barry
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The Mindy Project
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Drunk History
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The Eric Andre Show
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Big Little Lies
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Party Down
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Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
Speechless
2016
Flight of the Conchords
2007
American Vandal
2017
The New Normal
2012
Enlightened
2011
Garfunkel and Oates
2014
Married
2014
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
2020
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