Sara Thompson (born September 4, 1995) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the TV series '' Burden of Truth'' (2018–2019), ''

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'' (2019–2020) and ''

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'' (2021–2022).

Early life

Sara Thompson was born and raised in

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. She trained as an actor at the

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. In addition to acting, Thompson is also a dancer, having danced since she was three years old. She is classically trained in multiple genres, such as contemporary, hip hip, ballet and jazz and has competed in dancing competitions internationally, at one point winning a silver medal from a world championship in Poland for contemporary dance. Thompson stopped dancing professionally and competitively at the age of eighteen.

Career

Thompson made her acting debut in 2008 at the age of twelve, when she appeared in the film '' Make it Happen''. She subsequently made further appearanced in feature films, landing minor roles in '' Lovesick'' (2016), '' I Still See You'' (2018) and '' Night Hunter'' (2018) and a major role in the film ''The Return'' (2020). Her first major television role was Molly Ross in the legal drama series ''Burden of Truth''. She later appeared in the post-apocalyptic science fiction series ''

'' as Josephine Lightbourne, one of the series' villains. She landed the role after

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her co-star from ''The Return,'' who plays Murphy on ''The 100'', told her that they needed someone for the role and she would be perfect for it. She sent her audition tape and was eventually cast for the role. In October 2021, Thompson appeared in

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TV series ''

'' as Vanessa Clark.

Filmography

Film

Television

Personal life

Thompson was diagnosed with epilepsy when she suffered a grand mal seizure at the age of 16. She says that because of the correct medicine, she has been seizure free many years. She found it easy to connect with her role as Molly Ross in ''Burden of Truth'' since Molly in the storyline also suffers from seizures. Thompson is part of the Orange Daisy Project, a campaign that seeks to promote mental health in young women.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Sarah 1995 births Living people Actresses from Winnipeg Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses People with epilepsy 21st-century Canadian actresses