Sarah Levy (born September 10, 1986) is a Canadian actress best known for her role of Twyla Sands in ''
Schitt's Creek
''Schitt's Creek'' (stylized as ''Schitt$ Creek'') is a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan Levy and his father, Eugene Levy, that aired on CBC Television from 2015 to 2020. It consists of 80 episodes spread over six seasons. Produced ...
''.
Early life
Levy is the daughter of actor
Eugene Levy and Deborah Divine, and the sister of actor
Dan Levy. She graduated from
Branksome Hall
Branksome Hall is an independent day and boarding school for girls in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School and a university-preparatory school. All three IB programs are offered: the Primary Years Pro ...
and studied theatre at
Dalhousie University.
Her father is
Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
and her mother is
Protestant
Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...
.
Career
One of Levy's earliest film roles was in ''
Larry Crowne''.
She also had a minor part in
Adam Shankman's ''
Cheaper by the Dozen 2'', in which her father appeared. Her most notable role was Twyla Sands on ''
Schitt's Creek
''Schitt's Creek'' (stylized as ''Schitt$ Creek'') is a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan Levy and his father, Eugene Levy, that aired on CBC Television from 2015 to 2020. It consists of 80 episodes spread over six seasons. Produced ...
'', where she co-starred with her father and brother
as a waitress at the local café. According to Dan, working with Sarah and their father brought the family closer.
In 2020, ''
Variety'' announced that Sarah Levy was joining the cast of the
Chris Blake quarantine comedy ''
Distancing Socially
''Distancing Socially'' is an American comedy film directed and written by Chris Blake. The film stars Rory Scovel, Jessika Van, Alan Tudyk, Melanie Chandra, Sarah Levy, Connor Paolo, Andy Buckley, and Jim O'Heir.
The film was shot remotely on ...
''. It was shot at the height of the
Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...
in 2020, using remote technologies and the iPhone 11. It was acquired and released by Cinedigm in October 2021.
Sarah and her father portray themselves in the current Capital One Auto ad campaign for its automobile-shopping app.
Personal life
Levy married actor Graham Outerbridge in October 2021. On July 5, 2022, she announced on Instagram that she and her husband had welcomed a son.
Filmography
References
External links
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1986 births
21st-century Canadian actresses
Canadian television actresses
Canadian people of Bulgarian-Jewish descent
Canadian people of Polish-Jewish descent
Canadian people of Scottish-Jewish descent
Dalhousie University alumni
Living people
Jewish Canadian actresses