Sarah Torgov (born ) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in popular movies in the 1980s, including ''
Meatballs
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Simon & Simon
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'' and ''
The Greatest American Hero
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''.
She won an
ACTRA Award
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Los Angeles Times
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'', p. G5. It also earned her a nomination for a
Canadian Film Award
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for Best Actress in a Non-Feature.
She stopped acting in 1988 and is now working as an artist and book illustrator in
Los Angeles
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. She illustrated ''Let's Read Together: A Parent's Guide to Beginning Reading'', by Ellen Gordon and Eileen Zweig.
Personal life
She was born in
Toronto
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. She is the daughter of noted Canadian humourist and novelist Morley Torgov(February 26, 1979). "People", ''
Maclean's
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'' 92 (9): 36. and played the cello in high school. She is married to writer and television producer Douglas Steinberg.