Sarah Sokolovic is an American film, television, and theatre actress, who starred in '' Homeland'' as Laura Sutton and has a recurring role on '' Big Little Lies''. She has also performed on stage, including in ''The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World'', ''Detroit'', and '' A Streetcar Named Desire''.

Early life and education

Sarah Sokolovic's is the daughter of Dimso "Dan" Sokolovic, of Serbian descent, who immigrated to the United States from Germany, and Donna Stowell, an American woman of German and English descent. Sokolovic graduated in 2011 from the Yale School of Drama.

Career

Theater work

Sokolovic started her career on stage. She performed the role of Betty in the musical ''The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World'' at Playwrights Horizons in

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, for which she was nominated for the

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for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. Later she performed in the play ''Detroit'' at Playwrights Horizons along with

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, John Cullum, and Darren Pettie. In 2013, she performed in the '' A Streetcar Named Desire'' at the Yale Repertory Theatre along with Adam O'Byrne.

Film and television

In 2013, Sokolovic played Gwen, a prostitute, in the crime thriller '' Cold Comes the Night'', directed by Tze Chun and starring Alice Eve 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 Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, and Dakota Fanning, directed by Amy J. Berg, and released on May 15, 2015. In June 2015, Sokolovic was cast in season 5 of '' Homeland'' 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 acted on the TV series '' The Good Wife'', '' 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 David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni American people of Serbian descent Place of birth missing (living people) American people of German descent American people of English descent