Sarah Steele

Sarah Steele
Born	Sarah Jane Steele (1988-09-16) September 16, 1988 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Sarah Jane Steele (born September 16, 1988) is an American actress.

Early years

Steele was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Katherine A. High, is a hematology oncology physician at the University of Pennsylvania, and her father, George Steele, is an internal medicine physician specializing in nutrition who was on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Steele graduated with the class of 2006 from The Episcopal Academy a private school in southeast Pennsylvania. She graduated from Columbia University in 2011 with a B.A. in Comparative Literature.

Career

After her breakout role as Bernice in the 2004 film Spanglish, Steele continued acting, appearing on an episode of Law & Order and in the films: Mr. Gibb, which co-stars Hayden Panettiere, Tim Daly and Dan Hedaya; and Margaret, which co-stars Matt Damon, Matthew Broderick, Anna Paquin, Mark Ruffalo, and Allison Janney.

Steele was seen on the New York stage in an off-Broadway production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which ran for a few months at the Acorn Theater. From 2007 to 2008 she appeared in the off-Broadway play Speech & Debate. From January to March 2012 she appeared in the off-Broadway play Russian Transport at the Acorn Theatre, playing the role of Mira. She has also appeared in other off-Broadway and regional productions. In late 2014 Steele made her Broadway debut in The Country House by Donald Margulies, playing the granddaughter, Susie, opposite Blythe Danner.

In 2009, Steele appeared on Gossip Girl as Kira Abernathy, Jenny Humphrey's rival at Cotillion and Eric van der Woodsen's friend. Steele appeared in three episodes of The Good Wife in 2011 as Marissa Gold, the daughter of Eli Gold (Alan Cumming). She reprised the role during season six in 2014.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Spanglish	Bernice "Bernie" Clasky
2006	Mr. Gibb	Amber Jinx	released on DVD as The Good Student
2008	Man	Maggie	Short film
2008	The Lucky Ones	Girl with jacket
2008	Old Days	Carla	Short film
2009	My Father's Will	Nancy Curtis
2010	Please Give	Abby
2010	Monkeywrench	N/A	Short film
2011	Margaret	Becky
2012	Last Kind Words	Katie
2013	The To Do List	Wendy
2013	Relics	Shelley	Short film
2014	The Mend	Sarah	Post-production
2014	It's All Relative	Beth	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Law & Order	Katie White	Episode: "Cost of Capital"
2008	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Tessa Nobile	Episode: "Legacy"
2009	Gossip Girl	Kira Abernathy	2 episodes
2011; 2014–present	The Good Wife	Marissa Gold	Recurring role
2011	Harry's Law	Sela Vinson	Episode: "Queen of Snark"
2013	Blue Bloods	Rebecca	Episode: "Men in Black"
2013	Nurse Jackie	Hannah Cohen	2 episodes
2014	Girls	Rebecca	Episode: "Flo"

External links

• Sarah Steele at the Internet Movie Database
• BroadwayWorld.com interview with Sarah Steele, November 1, 2007