Sarah Pidgeon is an American actress. She has played roles in the
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series ''
The Wilds'' (2020-2022) and the
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series ''
Tiny Beautiful Things'' (2023). She made her
Broadway debut in the
David Adjmi play ''
Stereophonic'' (2024).
Early life
Pidgeon grew up in
Michigan where she attended the
Birmingham Groves High School. She attended Interlochen Arts Camp during summer holidays and performed in plays at the Community House in
Birmingham. Pidgeon then attended the
Interlochen Arts Academy and graduated in 2014 before gaining a bachelor of fine arts degree from the
Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
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in
Pittsburgh in 2018.
Career
In 2019, after appearances in ''
One Dollar'' and ''
Gotham'', the Pidgeon was cast in
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series ''
The Wilds''. In the young adult survivalist series, she played the "mature and intellectual" Leah. Her performance was said in ''
Collider'' to display her character's "obsession with figuring out the truth has her operating at an 11, fraught with tension, almost every single second of the show" and that: "Pidgeon's ability to hit that level and keep herself there with such raw intensity is remarkable."
In August 2022, Pidgeon was announced to have been cast in the television series ''
Tiny Beautiful Things
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''. She has received critical praise for her portrayal of the younger version of
Kathryn Hahn's character Clare, with
Lucy Mangan in ''
The Guardian'' describing the role as "brilliantly played". She has said that she and Hahn "had conversations about who Clare is, how her heart beats, and what energy she brings. A lot of that is in the writing as well." Portraying Clare's experiences, it has been said that: "Pidgeon balances grief, love, and maturity in a truly gentle yet striking way." Pidgeon described the character as "extremely volatile and destructive. She's very sure of what she says and how she feels."
Pidgeon played Diana in the
David Adjmi play ''
Stereophonic'', which first ran Off-Broadway at
Playwrights Horizons, followed by a transfer on
Broadway at the
John Golden Theatre. Frank Rizzo of ''
Variety'' described her performance as "remarkable". Gloria Oladipo of ''
The Guardian'' described Pidgeon's performance as "precise", "vivid", and "gripping".
Acting credits
Film
Television
Theatre
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Actresses from Michigan
Actresses from Pittsburgh
American television actresses
Date of birth unknown
Carnegie Mellon University alumni
Interlochen Center for the Arts alumni
Living people
Theatre World Award winners
Year of birth missing (living people)