Sarah Sokolovic

Sarah Sokolovic is an American film, television, and theatre actress, who starred in Homeland as Laura Sutton and has a recurring role on Big Little Lies. She has also performed on stage, including in The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World, Detroit, and A Streetcar Named Desire.

Early life and education Sarah Sokolovic's is the daughter of Dimso "Dan" Sokolovic, of Serbian descent, who immigrated to the United States from Germany, and Donna Stowell, an American woman of German and English descent.

Sokolovic graduated in 2011 from the Yale School of Drama. Later she performed in the play Detroit at Playwrights Horizons along with Amy Ryan, David Schwimmer, John Cullum, and Darren Pettie.

In 2013, she performed in the A Streetcar Named Desire at the Yale Repertory Theatre along with Adam O'Byrne.

Film and television In 2013, Sokolovic played Gwen, a prostitute, in the crime thriller Cold Comes the Night, directed by Tze Chun and starring Alice Eve and Bryan Cranston. It was released domestically on January 10, 2014.

In 2014, Sokolovic played Maveen Lyttle in the crime film Every Secret Thing along with Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, and Dakota Fanning, directed by Amy J. Berg, and released on May 15, 2015.

In June 2015, Sokolovic was cast in season 5 of Homeland as Laura Sutton, an American journalist in Berlin who works for the Düring Foundation.

Since 2017, she has played the role of Tori Bachman on the award-winning TV show Big Little Lies.

Sokolovic acted on the TV series The Good Wife, Timeless, and Unforgettable.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Cold Comes the Night Gwen La vida inesperada (The Unexpected Life) Holly 2014 Every Secret Thing Maveen Lyttle 2015 The Iron Warehouse Christina Harper Short 2018 Dinner Party Betty Short 7 Splinters in Time Chess girl

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Unforgettable Lauren Garber Episode: "Check Out Time" 2012 The Good Wife Mary Jane Heidel Episode: "Pants on Fire" 2015 Homeland Laura Sutton 12 episodes 2017, 2019 Big Little Lies Tori Bachman Recurring role, 7 episodes 2018 Timeless Grace Humiston Episode: "Mrs. Sherlock Holmes" Code Black Abigail Martin Episode: "Better Angels"2018MacGyverAmberEpisode: "Murdoc + MacGyver + Murdoc"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2016 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the ensemble)