Sarah Steele

Acting

Sarah Steele

Born 1988-09-16 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Sarah Steele is an American stage and screen actress. Born in Pennsylvania, Steele has showcased her acting prowess in various television series and films. Her first break into the film industry was the role of Bernice in the movie "Spanglish". She gained recognition for her roles in shows like "The Good Wife" and its spin-off "The Good Fight," where she portrayed the determined and resourceful Marissa Gold. Steele's contributions extend beyond television, including her work in theater productions, displaying her range as an actor. Her dedication to her craft and her ability to bring depth to her characters have earned her acclaim, establishing her as a respected and versatile figure in the entertainment industry.

Acting credits

Spanglish poster
6.1

Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.

Spanglish

2004

The To Do List poster
5.8

Feeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Klark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.

The To Do List

2013

You Hurt My Feelings poster
6.3

A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.

You Hurt My Feelings

2023

Permission poster
5.1

Anna and Will, were each other’s first every-things: first kiss, first love, first and only relationship. Now, 10 years in, at Anna’s 30th birthday party, as Will is about to propose, the couple’s best friend makes a drunken toast, suggesting that they should sleep around before their inevitable marriage. The joke lands like a lead balloon, but the thought lingers until Anna proposes that they try opening their relationship – as a sexual experiment.

Permission

2018

Apartment Troubles poster
5.0

Two codependent roommates, on the verge of eviction, flee New York for the promise of sunshine in Los Angeles where their friendship is tested by a chance at fame, a fortune teller and an amorous wealthy aunt.

Apartment Troubles

2014

Margaret poster
6.4

17-year-old Lisa feels certain that she inadvertently played a role in causing a traffic accident that claimed a woman's life. In her attempts to set things right, she meets with opposition at every step. Torn apart with frustration, she begins emotionally brutalizing her family, her friends, her teachers, and, most of all, herself. She has been confronted quite unexpectedly with a basic truth: that her youthful ideals are on a collision course with the realities and compromises of the adult world.

Margaret

2011

Crisis Actor poster
NR

Fired from her day job, an impulsive actress crashes a support group and spirals into a chaotic night that forces her to face her addiction to drama.

Crisis Actor

2026

Please Give poster
6.2

In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.

Please Give

2010

The Lucky Ones poster
6.4

The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, T.K. and Cheaver — who return from the Iraq War after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S.

The Lucky Ones

2008

Song One poster
5.7

Estranged from her family, Franny returns home when an accident leaves her brother comatose. Retracing his life as an aspiring musician, she tracks down his favorite musician, James Forester. Against the backdrop of Brooklyn’s music scene, Franny and James develop an unexpected relationship and face the realities of their lives.

Song One

2014

Adult Beginners poster
5.4

A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and three year-old nephew in the suburbs — only to become their manny. Faced with real responsibility, he may finally have to grow up — but not without some bad behavior first.

Adult Beginners

2014

End Meeting poster
NR

An office worker tries to save her co-worker's life over zoom.

End Meeting

2025

Speech & Debate poster
5.9

Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make their voices heard as they revive a defunct school club and take on the world.

Speech & Debate

2017

My Father's Will poster
4.9

Ferro Olivetti, a billionaire playboy and businessman, promises to fulfill his dying father's final request: to live one month without his wealth.

My Father's Will

2009

Viena and the Fantomes poster
4.5

In the 80s, a roadie named Viena travels with the Fantomes, a post punk band on tour through the American west. When the band has the possibility of sudden success, Viena finds herself involved in a love triangle that will test all of her convictions.

Viena and the Fantomes

2020

The Good Student poster
4.7

When Ally, a popular teen and local celebrity goes missing, her small suburban town erupts in panic.

The Good Student

2006

Fit Model poster
3.5

In Myna Joseph’s deft depiction of a woman fiercely determined to get by on her own terms, Lu Simon (Lucy Owen) is a thirty-something struggling actor navigating day jobs and errands across the city, while juggling negotiations with an unhelpful hospital billing department.

Fit Model

2019

Ask for Jane poster
6.6

A group of college students develop an underground network that helps women get abortions in the pre-Roe vs. Wade Chicago.

Ask for Jane

2019

All Relative poster
5.5

Things couldn't be going better for Harry and Grace, a young New York City couple in love, until Grace's mother turns Harry's world upside down.

All Relative

2014

The Mend poster
4.9

Mat and Alan, estranged brothers, reunite just before Alan leaves for a vacation with his girlfriend. When he returns sooner than expected without his girlfriend, Alan finds Mat and his family have moved into his apartment.

The Mend

2014

Stag poster
NR

In the summer of 1963, a sixteen year old girl investigates the mystery of her father's basement.

Stag

2014

Last Kind Words poster
4.7

17-year old Eli moves with his family to the isolated farm of reclusive Waylon, a man whose dark past threatens to overtake him. Eli’s family works to restore the desolate fields, while he becomes fascinated with the forests. While on the farm, Eli meets the mysterious Amanda when she gives him an apple. The next day she extracts a promise from him to avoid the deep woods. Reeling from a violent encounter with his father, one night he breaks this promise and finds her body hanging from a tree.

Last Kind Words

2012

No artwork available
NR

A young environmental activist finds her ideology tested in a forest on the verge of being clearcut.

Monkeywrench

2010

Real Talk poster
NR

A woman goes on a daytime show to confront a famous music producer of sexual harassment, only to find him armed with the “perfect apology.”

Real Talk

2020

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