Sara Thompson (born September 4, 1995) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the TV series ''
Burden of Truth'' (2018–2019), ''
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'' (2019–2020) and ''
One of Us Is Lying
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'' (2021–2022).
Early life
Sara Thompson was born and raised in
Winnipeg
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,
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. She trained as an actor at the
New York Film Academy
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.
In addition to acting, Thompson is also a dancer, having danced since she was three years old.
She is classically trained in multiple genres, such as contemporary, hip hip, ballet and jazz
and has competed in dancing competitions internationally,
at one point winning a silver medal from a world championship in Poland for contemporary dance.
Thompson stopped dancing professionally and competitively at the age of eighteen.
Career
Thompson made her acting debut in 2008 at the age of twelve, when she appeared in the film ''
Make it Happen''. She subsequently made further appearanced in feature films, landing minor roles in ''
Lovesick'' (2016), ''
I Still See You'' (2018) and ''
Night Hunter'' (2018)
and a major role in the film ''The Return'' (2020).
Her first major television role was Molly Ross in the legal drama series ''Burden of Truth''.
She later appeared in the post-apocalyptic science fiction series ''
The 100 The 100 may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics
* ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass Morgan
* ''The 100'' (TV series), 20 ...
'' as Josephine Lightbourne, one of the series' villains. She landed the role after
Richard Harmon
Richard Scott Harmon is a Canadian actor. His roles on television include John Murphy in The CW's ''The 100'', Jasper Ames in '' The Killing'' and Julian Randol on ''Continuum''. Harmon received critical praise for his role in the movie ''If I H ...
her co-star from ''The Return,'' who plays Murphy on ''The 100'', told her that they needed someone for the role and she would be perfect for it. She sent her audition tape and was eventually cast for the role.
In October 2021, Thompson appeared in
Netflix
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TV series ''
One of Us Is Lying
''One of Us Is Lying'' is a young adult, mystery/ suspense novel by American author Karen M. McManus. The book is her debut novel, originally published in the US by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House, on 30 May 2017.
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'' as Vanessa Clark.
Filmography
Film
Television
Personal life
Thompson was diagnosed with epilepsy when she suffered a
grand mal seizure
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at the age of 16. She says that because of the correct medicine, she has been seizure free many years.
She found it easy to connect with her role as Molly Ross i ''Burden of Truth'' since Molly in the storyline also suffers from seizures.
Thompson is part of the Orange Daisy Project, a campaign that seeks to promote mental health in young women.
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Actresses from Winnipeg
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
21st-century Canadian actresses