Sarah Bolger

Sarah Bolger
Born Sarah Lee Bolger
28 February 1991 (1991-02-28) (age 20)
Dublin, Ireland
Years active 1999–present

Sarah Lee Bolger (born 28 February 1991) is an Irish actress. She is known for her role as Princess / Lady Mary Tudor on The Tudors and for her role as Mallory Grace in The Spiderwick Chronicles.

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Early life

Bolger was born in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Monica and Derek Bolger, who is a butcher.[1] She has a younger sister, actress Emma Bolger. As a youth Sarah attended The Young People's Theatre School in Dublin. Sarah attended Loreto High School, Beaufort in Rathfarnham between the years 2003-2009.[2]

Movie career

She starred in In America with her sister Emma. From 2008 to 2010, Bolger portrayed Princess / Lady Mary Tudor on 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 will star in the upcoming Steven Spielberg mystery series Locke & Key[3] and the movie Starbright.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1999 A Love Divided Eileen Cloney
1999 A Secret Affair Helena Fitzgerald TV movie
2002 World of Tosh, TheThe World of Tosh TV series
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
2004 Clinic, TheThe Clinic Janey Quinn Episode: "2.4"
Episode: "2.6"
2005 Premonition Azura Short film
2005 Tara Road Annie
2006 Stardust Lorraine Keegan TV miniseries
2006 Stormbreaker Sabina Pleasure
2008 Spiderwick Chronicles, TheThe Spiderwick Chronicles Mallory Grace Nominated - Irish Film & Television Awards for Actress in a Supporting Role - Film
2008-2010 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)
2009 Iron Cross Kashka
2011 The Moth Diaries Rebecca
2012 Locke & Key Kinsey Locke TV movie, filming
2012 As Cool As I Am Lucy Diamond Filming
2012 Starbright Pamela Pre-production
2012 Science of Cool, TheThe Science of Cool Summer Young Pre-production

Awards[5][6][7]

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

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]

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