Personal details
Born:
- Birthday: 1984-07-24
- Born Place: Glanmire town, Cork, Ireland
Also Known As:
Σάρα Γκριν, Сара Ґрін
Sarah Greene
Born on July 24, 1984, in Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland, Sarah Greene is an acclaimed stage and screen actor celebrated for her versatility and sharp, grounded performances. Raised by a stay-at-home mother and a father in telecommunications, Greene’s passion for performance began at age six after seeing a production of Cinderella at the Cork Opera House. She honed her craft at CADA Performing Arts in Cork and later graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin in 2006. Her career reached international heights on the stage when she starred as Helen McCormick in The Cripple of Inishmaan alongside Daniel Radcliffe, a role that earned her Tony Award and Laurence Olivier Award nominations in 2014. On television, she became widely recognized for her roles as the witch Hecate Poole in Penny Dreadful, Detective Cassie Maddox in Dublin Murders, and Lorraine Waldron in the global hit Normal People. In 2022, she began starring as the eyepatch-wearing, sharp-tongued Bibi Garvey in the dark comedy series Bad Sisters, which solidified her status as one of Ireland’s leading talents. Greene’s cinematic career is equally distinguished, featuring powerful turns in films such as the 1840s period drama Black '47 and the social realist drama Rosie (2018), where her portrayal of a mother navigating homelessness earned her an IFTA nomination for Best Lead Actress. In Jim Jarmusch's 2025 anthology film Father Mother Sister Brother, she delivers a dryly comedic performance as Jeanette, a woman coerced into pretending to be an Uber driver to help her friend Lilith (Vicky Krieps) maintain appearances during an awkward family reunion in Dublin. This role in the Golden Lion-winning film further showcased her ability to excel in minimalist, character-driven narratives. Off-screen, Greene resides in London and is known for keeping her private life relatively low-profile; she welcomed a son in January 2021 with her husband, a musician. Beyond her acting work, she is an ambassador for Target Ovarian Cancer, a cause she champions in honor of her late mother-in-law.
