Sarah Sokolovic (born 1980) is an American film, television, and theatre actress, who starred in ''

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'' as Laura Sutton and has a recurring role on '' Big Little Lies''. She has performed in several plays including ''The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World'', ''Detroit'', and ''

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''.

Early life

Sokolovic graduated in 2011 from the

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. Her father is Dimso "Dan" Sokolovic, of Serbian descent who immigrated to the United States from Germany, and her mother is Donna Stowell, an American of German and English descent. She has a brother Stevan and a sister Stephanie.

Career

Theatre work

Sokolovic started her career in theatre, she performed the role Betty in the musical ''The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World'' at

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, for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. Later she performed in the play ''Detroit'' at Playwrights Horizons along with

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, and Darren Pettie. In 2013, she performed in the ''

'' at the

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along with Adam O'Byrne.

Film and television

In 2013, Sokolovic played Gwen, a prostitute in the crime thriller ''

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'', directed by Tze Chun and starring

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and

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. It was released domestically on January 10, 2014. In 2014, Sokolovic played Maveen Lyttle in the crime film '' Every Secret Thing'' along with

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, and

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, directed by

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, and released on May 15, 2015. In June 2015, Sokolovic was cast in '' Homeland's''

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as Laura Sutton, an American journalist in Berlin who works for the Düring Foundation. Since 2017, she has played the role of Tori Bachman on the award-winning TV show Big Little Lies. Sokolovic has also acted on the TV series ''

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'', '' Timeless'' and '' Unforgettable''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sokolovic, Sarah Living people 1980 births American film actresses American television actresses American stage actresses 21st-century American actresses Yale School of Drama alumni American people of Serbian descent Place of birth missing (living people) American people of German descent American people of English descent