Sarah Lee Bolger (born 28 February 1991) is an Irish actress. She starred in the films '' In America'' (2003), '' Stormbreaker'' (2006), ''

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'' (2008), '' The Moth Diaries'' (2011), '' The Lazarus Effect'' (2015), '' Emelie'' (2015), and '' A Good Woman Is Hard to Find'' (2019), The Up and Comer (2025). On television, she portrayed Princess Mary Tudor in ''

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'' (2008–2010), for which she won an

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, and Princess Aurora in ''

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'' (2012–2015). Bolger also appeared on the series '' Into the Badlands'' (2015–2017) and starred on '' Mayans M.C.'' (2018–2023).

Early life and education

Bolger was born in

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to father Derek, a butcher and mother Monica, a housewife. She grew up in the Southside suburb of

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. Her younger sister, Emma, also acted and has since pursued academia. Bolger attended Loreto High School Beaufort from 2003 to 2009 and took classes at Ann Kavanagh's Young People's Theatre.

Career

Bolger starred in '' In America'' with her sister, Emma. From 2008 to 2010, she portrayed Princess Mary Tudor in ''

''. Bolger starred in '' Stormbreaker'' alongside Alex Pettyfer. She also starred in the

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of the children's novel ''

''. She filmed a pilot called '' Locke & Key''. Bolger guest starred as Princess Aurora in the second, third, and fourth seasons of the fairy tale drama, ''

''. 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, ''

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''. Bolger co-starred in David Gelb's thriller film '' The Lazarus Effect''. In 2015, she starred in the

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martial arts show '' Into the Badlands'' and the Freddie Steinmark biopic '' My All American''. In 2016, she starred as the title character in the horror film ''Emelie''. In March 2017, it was reported by ''

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'' that Bolger was to star in the crime-thriller '' A Good Woman Is Hard to Find'' directed by Abner Pastoll. Filming completed in December 2017, with the film released in 2019.

Other projects

In January 2011, Bolger was selected to be in photographer Kevin Abosch's project "The Face of Ireland" alongside other Irish celebrities including

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, and

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.Kevin Abosch – TFOI

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

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