Sarah Bolger

Biography

Sarah Bolger is an Irish actress who grew up in Rathfarnham, a Dublin suburb, and studied at Ann Kavanagh's Young People's Theatre. Her breakout role was Princess Mary Tudor on The Tudors from 2008 to 2010, which won her an IFTA award. She later played Princess Aurora in multiple seasons of Once Upon a Time. On film, she starred in In America (2002) and the children's adaptation The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008). She co-starred in the thriller The Lazarus Effect (2015) and took the title role in the horror film Emelie (2015). She also starred in A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019). She appeared on the series Into the Badlands and starred on Mayans M.C., and voiced Umi in the English version of From Up on Poppy Hill.

35years old

Turns 36 on February 28in 138 days

Born February 28, 1991Dublin
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Sarah Lee Bolger (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 16
Career span: 23 years2002 to 2025

Genres

Drama63%, 10 films
Horror44%, 7 films
Adventure25%, 4 films
Mystery25%, 4 films
Thriller25%, 4 films

First and latest

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Early training
Bolger took classes at Ann Kavanagh's Young People's Theatre, and she attended Loreto High School Beaufort from 2003 to 2009.
Big break
Bolger's breakout role was Princess Mary Tudor in The Tudors, which she played from 2008 to 2010 and which brought her critical acclaim.

Sarah Bolger movies on Netflix

Descendent2025IMDb rating 4.9as Andrea
Things Will Be Different2024IMDb rating 5.2as The Vise Grip Right
We Broke Up2021IMDb rating 5.2as Bea
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find2019IMDb rating 6.3as Sarah
End of Sentence2019IMDb rating 6.6as Jewel
Emelie2015IMDb rating 5.4as Emelie
My All American2015IMDb rating 7.2as Linda Wheeler
The Lazarus Effect2015IMDb rating 5.2as Eva
As Cool as I Am2013IMDb rating 5.8as Lucy Diamond
Crush2013IMDb rating 5.6as Jules
Locke & Key2011IMDb rating 7.2as Kinsey Locke
The Moth Diaries2011IMDb rating 4.9as Rebecca
The Spiderwick Chronicles2008IMDb rating 6.5as Mallory Grace
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker2006IMDb rating 5.1as Sabina Pleasure
Tara Road2005IMDb rating 6.0as Annie
In America2002IMDb rating 7.6as Christy

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Spiderwick Chronicles2008 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Mallory Grace
IMDb rating 6.5110K votes
In America2002 Dramaas Christy
IMDb rating 7.645K votes
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker2006as Sabina Pleasure
IMDb rating 5.127K votes
Emelie2015as Emelie
IMDb rating 5.416K votes
The Lazarus Effect2015as Eva
IMDb rating 5.249K votes
The Moth Diaries2011as Rebecca
IMDb rating 4.97.2K votes
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find2019as Sarah
IMDb rating 6.36.1K votes
As Cool as I Am2013as Lucy Diamond
IMDb rating 5.85.7K votes

Worked with

Sarah Bolger shares two films with Emily Pendergast, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Emily Pendergast

Ron Perlman

Mickey Rourke

Bill Nighy

David Strathairn

Nick Nolte

Mark WatersDirector, 1 film

David GelbDirector, 1 film

Jim SheridanDirector, 1 film

Films together

Emily Pendergast2 films together, 2021 to 2025
Emily Pendergast's page
- Descendent2025IMDb rating 4.9Bolger as AndreaPendergast as Kimmie
- We Broke Up2021IMDb rating 5.2Bolger as BeaPendergast as Allison
Ron Perlman1 film together, 2008
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- The Spiderwick Chronicles2008IMDb rating 6.5Bolger as Mallory GracePerlman as Red Capvoice
Mickey Rourke1 film together, 2006
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- Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker2006IMDb rating 5.1Bolger as Sabina PleasureRourke as Darrius Sayle
Bill Nighy1 film together, 2006
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- Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker2006IMDb rating 5.1Bolger as Sabina PleasureNighy as Alan Blunt
David Strathairn1 film together, 2008
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- The Spiderwick Chronicles2008IMDb rating 6.5Bolger as Mallory GraceStrathairn as Arthur Spiderwick
Nick Nolte1 film together, 2008
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- The Spiderwick Chronicles2008IMDb rating 6.5Bolger as Mallory GraceNolte as Mulgarath
Mark WatersDirector, 1 film, 2008
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- The Spiderwick Chronicles2008IMDb rating 6.5Bolger as Mallory Grace
David GelbDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by David Gelb
- The Lazarus Effect2015IMDb rating 5.2Bolger as Eva
Jim SheridanDirector, 1 film, 2002
All films by Jim Sheridan
- In America2002IMDb rating 7.6Bolger as Christy

Box office

What Sarah Bolger's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$279 million

7 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.

7Worldwide figure
3US gross only
1Never in cinemas
5Figure not found

Top grosser

The Spiderwick Chronicles2008Mallory Grace$164 million

Highest grossing

The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Spiderwick Chronicles2008as Mallory Grace
$164M59.0% of the total
2
The Lazarus Effect2015as Eva
$64M23.0% of the total
3
In America2002as Christy
$25M9.1% of the total
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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker2006as Sabina Pleasure
$24M8.6% of the total
5
Tara Road2005as Annie
$876K0.3% of the total
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The Moth Diaries2011as Rebecca
$4K0.0% of the total
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As Cool as I Am2013as Lucy Diamond
$3K0.0% of the total