Sarah Steele Biography

Fast Facts

• At the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards, she shared a Robert Altman Award with others involved in "Please Give․"
• Won an award at the 2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards for her performance in "Spanglish․"
• Earned her B․A․ in comparative literature from Columbia University in 2011
• In high school, she joined a theater troupe that wrote shows to perform in Philadelphia schools
• Beat over 2,000 hopeful actresses for her breakout role as Bernice in "Spanglish․"
• Her theater credits include off-Broadway productions of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," "Speech & Debate" and "Russian Transport․"
• Stated that she was the only actress on the set of "Spanglish" who could eat the catered food, as she actually had to gain weight to play her role