Sarah Burns
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1981-07-26 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- Long Island, New York, USA
- Also known as
- 사라 번즈 · سارة بيرنز
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.
Known For
TV Shows (18)
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Emily Sinclair
New Girl
2011
as Deb
The Mindy Project
2012
as Amy
Barry
2018
as Detective Mae Dunn
Drunk History
2013
as Various
Speechless
2016
as Marci
Party Down
2009
as Donna Mullens
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Flight of the Conchords
2007
as Summer
Big Little Lies
2017
as Gabrielle
American Vandal
2017
as Angela Montgomery
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
as Claire
The New Normal
2012
as Megan
Enlightened
2011
as Krista Jacobs
Garfunkel and Oates
2014
as Cheryl
Married
2014
as Abby
Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun
2020
as Pirate
Bill Burr Presents Immoral Compass
2021
as Kimberly
Movies (25)
Life As We Know It
2010
as Janine Groff
Unfrosted
2024
as Mrs. Schwinn
Unforgettable
2017
as Sarah
I Love You, Man
2009
as Hailey
Going the Distance
2010
as Harper
Werewolves Within
2021
as Gwen
Enough Said
2013
as Female Hiker #1
Grandma
2015
as Jill / Protestor
Eat Wheaties!
2020
as Kate Drew
A.C.O.D.
2013
as Margo
Desperados
2020
as Kaylie
Brother Nature
2016
as Margie Turley
Moving On
2023
as Allie
Slow Learners
2015
as Anne Martin
Monogamy
2010
as Ella
Where You Are
2016
as Jen
Sisters
2021
Free Hugs
2011
as Sydney
Advanced Chemistry
2024
as Sarah
Gregory Go Boom
2013
as Rose
The Last Fry
2025
as Sandy Salinger
Cheating
2006
as Sarah
Valentine's Break Up
2008
Brutal Realty, Inc.
2019
as Jean Dean
Ladies Remember Whitney Houston
2012
as Lady
About 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… With 43 credits spanning from 2006 to 2025, Sarah Burns has appeared in 25 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sarah Burns Movies
- Life As We Know It (2010) — as Janine Groff
- Unfrosted (2024) — as Mrs. Schwinn
- Unforgettable (2017) — as Sarah
- I Love You, Man (2009) — as Hailey
- Going the Distance (2010) — as Harper
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