Sarah Bolger
| Sarah Bolger | |
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Bolger at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. | |
| Born |
28 February 1991 Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Sarah Lee Bolger (born 28 February 1991) is an Irish actress. She is best known for her roles in the films In America, Stormbreaker, and The Spiderwick Chronicles, as well as her award winning role as Lady Mary Tudor in the TV series The Tudors, and for guest starring as Princess Aurora in Once Upon a Time.
Early life
Bolger was born in Dublin, the daughter of Monica and Derek Bolger, who is a butcher.[1] She has a younger sister, actress Emma Bolger. She attended The Young People's Theatre School in Dublin and Loreto High School, Beaufort in Rathfarnham from 2003 to 2009.[2]
Career
Bolger starred in In America with her sister Emma. From 2008 to 2010, she portrayed Princess Mary Tudor in The Tudors.[1] Bolger starred in Stormbreaker alongside Alex Pettyfer. She also starred in the film adaptation of the children's novel The Spiderwick Chronicles. She filmed a pilot called Locke & Key,[3] and will star in the movie Starbright.[4]
Bolger guest starred as Princess Aurora in the second, third, and fourth seasons of the fairy tale drama, Once Upon a Time.[5]
Bolger played the female lead role, Umi, in the English version of the 2011 Studio Ghibli film From Up on Poppy Hill, and starred as Lucy in As Cool as I Am in 2013. In 2014, she made an appearance on TV series, Mixology.[6] Bolger co-starred in David Gelb's thriller film The Lazarus Effect.[7]
In 2015, she starred in the AMC martial arts show Into the Badlands and the Freddie Steinmark biopic My All American.
Other projects
In January 2011, Bolger was selected to be in photographer Kevin Abosch's project "The Face of Ireland"[8] alongside other Irish celebrities including Sinéad O'Connor, Neil Jordan, and Pierce Brosnan.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | A Love Divided | Eileen Cloney | |
| 2003 | In America | Christy | Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Awards for Most Promising Performer Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama Nominated – Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for Best Performance by Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Female Nominated – Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2005 | Premonition | Azura | Short film |
| Tara Road | Annie | ||
| 2006 | Stormbreaker | Sabina Pleasure | |
| 2008 | Spiderwick Chronicles, TheThe Spiderwick Chronicles | Mallory Grace | Nominated – Irish Film & Television Awards for Actress in a Supporting Role – Film |
| 2011 | The Moth Diaries | Rebecca | |
| From Up on Poppy Hill | Umi Matsuzaki | Voice role, English dub | |
| 2013 | Crush | Jules | |
| As Cool as I Am | Lucy Diamond | ||
| Kiss Me | Zoe | ||
| 2014 | Starbright | Pamela | |
| 2015 | My All American | Linda Wheeler | |
| The Lazarus Effect | Eva | ||
| Emelie | Emelie/Anna |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | A Secret Affair | Helena Fitzgerald | TV movie |
| 2002 | The World of Tosh | TV series | |
| 2004 | Clinic, TheThe Clinic | Janey Quinn | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Stardust | Lorraine Keegan | TV miniseries |
| 2008–10 | Tudors, TheThe Tudors | Mary Tudor | 23 episodes Irish Film & Television Awards for Actress in a Supporting Role – Television (2010) Nominated – Irish Film & Television Awards for Actress in a Supporting Role – Television (2011) |
| 2012–present | Once Upon a Time | Princess Aurora | Season 2–present (recurring; 16 episodes) |
| 2014 | Mixology | Janey | Episode: "Tom & Maya" |
| 2015 | Into the Badlands | Jade | Main role, 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Agent Carter | Violet | Season 2, 3 episodes: "The Lady in the Lake" "A View in the Dark" "The Atomic Job" |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Mallory Grace (voice only) |
| 2010 | BioShock 2 | Eleanor Lamb (voice only) |
Awards and nominations
Note: The following list is incomplete.[10][11][12]
Wins
- 2010 Irish Film & Television Awards
- Actress in a Supporting Role – Television for The Tudors
- 2009 Berlin Film Festival
- Shooting Stars Award
Nominations
- 2011 Irish Film & Television Awards
- Actress in a Supporting Role – Television for The Tudors
- 2009 Irish Film & Television Awards
- Rising Star Award
- 2009 Irish Film & Television Awards
- Actress in a Supporting Role – Film for The Spiderwick Chronicles
- 2004 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
- Best Young Actor/Actress for In America
- 2004 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
- Most Promising Performer for In America
- 2004 Independent Spirit Award
- Best Supporting Female for In America
- 2004 Satellite Award
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama for In America
- 2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
- Best Performance by Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Female for In America
- 2004 Screen Actors Guild Award
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for In America
- 2003 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
- Best Supporting Actress for In America
References
- 1 2 Daly, Susan (25 April 2009). "Sarah Bolger: 'Now that I'm 18... everyone's asking me about sex'". Ireland: The Independent. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ↑ Webb, Sarah (8 March 2008). "Teen idol". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
- ↑ "Sarah Bolger Joins Locke & Key". Dread Central. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ "Sarah Bolger Leads 'Starbright' – The Irish Film & Television Network". iftn.ie. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (5 July 2012). "Exclusive: Wake Up! Once Upon a Time Has Cast Sarah Bolger as Sleeping Beauty". TV Line. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ Sarah Bolger Joins ‘Mixology’, ‘Returned’ Adds Mark Hildreth, Leslie Bibb In ‘Boy’ Deadline, Retrieved March 22, 2014
- ↑ "The Lazarus Effect Gives Rise to an Official Poster". Dread Central. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ Sarah Bolger Source
- ↑ Kevin Abosch – TFOI
- ↑ "Awards for Sarah Bolger". IMDB.com. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
- ↑ "Irish Film & Television Awards Winners Announced". The Irish Film & Television Network. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
- ↑ "Sarah Bolger nominated for Shooting Star award". RTÉ Entertainment. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
