Sarah Burns is an American film and television actress and comedian, best known for playing Krista on HBO's Enlightened.
Early life Born on Long Island, New York, Burns has performed improvisational comedy regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, New York.
Career 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.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2007SerialMoira Haggerty2009I Love You, ManHailey2010Cop OutMortuary AttendantUncredited2010MonogamyElla2010Going the DistanceHarper2010Life as We Know ItJanine Groff2013A.C.O.D.Margo2013Enough SaidFemale Hiker #12015GrandmaProtester2015Slow LearnersAnne Martin2016Brother NatureMargie Turley2017UnforgettableSarah2020DesperadosKaylie2020Eat Wheaties!Kate Drew2021Werewolves WithinGwen2022Moving OnAllie2024UnfrostedMrs. Schwinn
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2004Jump CutsFayeEpisode #1.22005My Wife, the GhostSally Wilson4 episodes2005I Love the '30sFaye GreyEpisode: "The Legend of Babe Ruth"2007Bronx World TravelersReporter #1Episode: "Press Conference"2007Flight of the ConchordsSummerEpisode: "New Fans"2010Party DownDonna MullensEpisode: "Not on Your Wife Opening Night"2011–2013EnlightenedKrista Jacobs16 episodes2013Ben and KateStephanieEpisode: "Bake Off"2013The New NormalMeganEpisode: "Dairy Queen"2013First Dates with Toby HarrisCarolineEpisode: "Hello"2013Drunk HistoryVarious8 episodes2013Friend UsClaire RidingsEpisode: "Pilot"2013The Mindy ProjectAmyEpisode: "You've Got Sext"2013The Eric Andre ShowHerselfEpisode: Wink Martindale/Sarah Burns2014Garfunkel and OatesCheryl2 episodes2015New GirlDebEpisode: "Coming Out"2015MarriedAmy8 episodes2015How to Get Away with MurderEmily Sinclair10 episodes2017Big Little LiesGabrielle6 episodes2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years LaterClaire8 episodes2017SpeechlessMarciEpisode: "J-J'S D-R-- DREAM"2017Do You Want to See a Dead Body?SarahEpisode: "A Body and a Crater"2017The OversharerWomanEpisode: "Thong"2018The 5th QuarterJanet JaronskiEpisode: "A Lift of Their Own"2018Me, Myself & ILisa3 episodes2018SideswipedNicoleEpisode: "The Party"2018American VandalAngela Montgomery6 episodes2019–2023BarryDetective Mae Dunn13 episodes2020Hot SpotJulieEpisode: "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"2020Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of FunPirateEpisode: "Treasure"2021Immoral CompassKimberlyEpisode: "Part 2: Secrets"2024ChadJocelynEpisode: "New Brother"
Video games +YearTitleRoleNotes2025Goodnight UniverseWendy
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