Sarah Utterback is an American actress, most notable for her role as Nurse Olivia Harper on ABC's medical drama series ''

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''. She is also a film and

theater producer A theatrical producer is a person who oversees all aspects of mounting a theatre production. The producer is responsible for the overall financial and managerial functions of a production or venue, raises or provides financial backing, and hires ...

Life

Utterback attended

New Hampton High School New Hampton High School is located in New Hampton, Iowa and is part of the New Hampton Community School District. The school's mascot is the Chickasaw. The school is located on Main Street on the west edge of New Hampton. Athletics New Hamp ...

in New Hampton,

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. She studied drama at the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Sena ...

in London and the School at Steppenwolf in Chicago. She is the founder of Rushforth Productions and the IAMA Theatre Company in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Her theater credits include the U.S. premiere of ''Ladybird'' by Russian playwright

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, and the world premiere stage adaptation of

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's ''

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''. She originated the title role in ''Surfer Girl'', a one-woman play in the Seven Deadly Plays series by playwright and screenwriter

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. Film and television credits include ''My First Time Driving'' (2007), ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

''. She produced the short film ''Who You Know'' (2007).

Filmography

References

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* Living people American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Iowa People from New Hampton, Iowa Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-actor-1980s-stub