Sarah Goldberg (born May 31, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as struggling actress Sally Reed in the HBO tragicomedy crime series Barry (2018–2023), which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also originated the dual role of Betsey/Lindsey in the Royal Court Theatre's production of Clybourne Park, for which she was nominated for a 2011 Olivier Award, and later performed it on Broadway.
Early life Goldberg was born into a Jewish family in Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 31, 1985. Attracted to the theatre, she participated in productions in high school. After backpacking through Europe, she was accepted to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2004 and subsequently moved to London. She worked as a waitress and babysitter to support herself.
Career Shortly after graduating, Goldberg gained her first role in a production of Carson McCullers' The Member of the Wedding at the Young Vic. She also did voice-overs, motion capture for video games, and instructional videos. She was cast in Apologia at the Bush Theatre in 2009, and also appeared in Bekah Brunstetter's Miss Lilly Gets Boned at the Finborough Theatre and John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation at the Old Vic. In 2011, she was cast in a supporting role in Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park at the Royal Court, originating the dual role of Betsey/Lindsey. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance, and later performed the play on Broadway. She portrayed Alison Porter in Sam Gold's off-Broadway 2012 revival of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger, opposite Adam Driver and Matthew Rhys, and then appeared in Amy Herzog's The Great God Pan at Playwrights Horizons.
Goldberg had small parts in the films A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). She also starred in the short-lived comedy-drama series Hindsight (2015). She began playing aspiring actress Sally Reed in the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2019. She has starred in Sisters, a show she also co-wrote.cite magazine |url= https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/sarah-golberg-ifc-sundance-now-susan-stanley-1235287636/ |title= 'Barry' Star Sarah Goldberg to Create, Write and Star in Dark Comedy Series at IFC |date= June 8, 2022 |magazine= Variety |accessdate= April 7, 2023 |archive-date= April 8, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230408092259/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/sarah-golberg-ifc-sundance-now-susan-stanley-1235287636/ |url-status= live In 2024, she has a recurring role as Petra Koenig in the third season of the HBO comedy-drama series Industry. She is currently starring in AMC's dark comedy The Audacity.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2008 A Bunch of Amateurs 2nd Cinema Girl 2012 The Dark Knight Rises Analyst #1 Gambit Executive Wilson 2014 Drifters Clara Norris Short film 2016 Lucia, Before and After Lucia Dziedek Short film 2017 Crown Heights Shirley Robedee Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town Whitney Bikini Moon Kate2018 Games for Girls Ess Short film The Hummingbird Project Mascha 2019 The Report April 2020 The Night House Claire 2022 Rogue Agent Jenny 2024 We Strangers Tracy Patel 2025 Bubble & Squeak Delores Gillian Post-production
Television Year Title RoleNotes 2010 Any Human Heart Miss Katz Episode: "#1.3" 2014 Elementary Miss Truepenny Episode: "The One Percent Solution" Black Box Florence Huggins Episode: "I Shall Be Released" 2015 Hindsight Lolly Lavigne Main cast 2018–2023 Barry Sally Reed Main cast 2023–present Sisters Sare Main cast, also executive producer 2024 Industry Petra Koenig Main cast (series 3) 2026-present The Audacity JoAnne Felder Main cast
Stage YearTitleRoleNotes 2009 Apologia Trudi Bush Theatre2010 Six Degrees of Separation Elizabeth Old Vic Theatre Clybourne Park Betsy/Lindsey Royal Court Theatre2012 Look Back in Anger Allison Porter Laura Pels Theatre Clybourne Park Betsy/Lindsey Walter Kerr Theatre The Great God Pan Paige Playwrights Horizons 2013 The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin Katie Nicholson Laura Pels Theatre 2015 The Qualms Kristy Playwrights Horizons
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref 2011 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Clybourne Park 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesBarry Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2023 2024
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