Profile
Pronoun
She/Her
Ethnicity
European
Location
Wellington, New Zealand
Height
169 cm
Age Range
19–25
Career Highlights
Sarah Lawrence is a New Zealand actress and graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School (Class of 2024). Already building an impressive body of work across screen and stage, Sarah has demonstrated remarkable versatility through a range of dramatic and character-driven performances. Most recently, Sarah starred in the lead role of the short film "Indigo." Her screen credits also include appearances in "Red Rocks" for Libertine Pictures, as well as the short films "Alyssum", "Stage Challenge", and "Te Whare Pouri." During her training at Toi Whakaari, she appeared as 'Nadja' in "What We Do in the Shadows", further showcasing her range across comedy and drama. Sarah's theatre work includes standout performances as 'Canary Mary' in "Fucking A," 'Colleen' in "Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play", and 'Martha' in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?." She also delivered a memorable performance as 'Lady Macbeth' in the National Shakespeare Schools Production of "Macbeth."
Television.
| 2024 | Red Rocks | Featured Extra | Libertine Pictures Dir. Various |
Theatre.
| 2024 | Fucking A | Canary Mary | Dir. Keagan Carr Fransch |
| 2023 | Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play | Colleen | Dir. Stella Reid |
| 2023 | Tu te ihi tu te wehi tu te wana: A Potluck | Dir. Sepelini Mua'au | |
| 2022 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Martha | Dir. Tawhi Thomas, Erina Daniels |
| 2021 | Bridges | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Ben Ashby | |
| 2021 | Eat Your Landlord | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Ben Ashby | |
| 2021 | Running into the Sun | Long Cloud Youth Theatre & Poneke Classical Dir. Ben Ashby | |
| 2019 | Boudica | Alonna | Court Theatre Youth Company |
| 2019 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | National Shakespeare Schools Production Dir. James Cain |
Short Film.
| 2025 | Exit | Indigo (Lead) | Dir. Raphaella Holder-Monk |
| 2024 | Alyssum | Alyssa | Dir. Maggie Shore |
| 2024 | Stage Challenge | Jess | Dir. Stella Reid |
| 2023 | Te Whare Pouri | Dir. Nova Moala-Knox |
Training.
| Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School (Currently) - 2024 |