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name: "Sarah Greene"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 July 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
updated: "2026-09-17T07:30:48.472677+00:00"
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# Sarah Greene

Actor. Born 24 July 1984 in Glanmire Town, Cork, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 July 1984, Glanmire Town, Cork, Ireland
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Σάρα Γκριν, Сара Ґрін

## Fi1m on Sarah Greene

> Sarah Greene can be blunt without pushing everyone else out of the scene. We particularly like her in ensembles: *Bad Sisters* gives her room to be difficult, funny and thoroughly at home among the other actors.

In *Bad Sisters* (2022), Sarah Greene’s Bibi Garvey wants JP dead and says so. Around her, the sisters swim off the rocks, talk over one another and argue in kitchens. Greene’s directness fits this company: Bibi can be difficult without the performance demanding that everyone stop and notice. We laughed at the sisters together because their arguments were entertaining enough to compete with the murder plot. This is where we find Greene most persuasive, giving a character a firm place in a group.

*The Guard* (2011) gave her an early film role as Sinead Mulligan, but it is not the film on which we would base a recommendation of her work. Our praise there centred on Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle. Her stage breakthrough came with Helen McCormick in *The Cripple of Inishmaan* (2013), followed by more substantial television work. Cassie Maddox in *Dublin Murders* (2019) and Lorraine Waldron in *Normal People* (2020) put her in crime drama and domestic life respectively.

In *Normal People*, Lorraine is a single mother, a part that draws on Greene’s ability to make care for someone else convincing. Resilient women in Irish settings recur in her work, and there is a risk that such casting becomes too comfortable. We would like more roles beyond those settings, but the familiar parts need not be dull. Bibi’s willingness to say something unpleasant gives Greene more to do than demonstrate that a woman can cope.

Sharon Horgan, her co-star and co-creator on *Bad Sisters*, provides the strongest case for giving Greene room within an ensemble. Horgan’s tired, responsible Eva and Greene’s openly hostile Bibi are distinct without seeming to belong to separate programmes. The writing gives their kitchen arguments time, and Greene makes Bibi’s lack of tact worth listening to. The series stretches its story across ten episodes when eight would have served it better, a fault the acting cannot repair. Start there for Greene, provided a good argument at the kitchen table is enough to keep you through the detours.

## Biography

Sarah Greene is an Irish actress and singer. Born on 24 July 1984 in Glanmire, County Cork, she trained at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, graduating in 2006.

She first gained notice for her stage work, earning Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award nominations for her performance as Helen McCormick in the West End and Broadway productions of *The Cripple of Inishmaan* (2013–2014). On screen, she is known for roles including Hecate Poole in *Penny Dreadful* (2014–2016), Lorraine Waldron in *Normal People* (2020), Cassie Maddox in *Dublin Murders* (2019), and Bibi Garvey in *Bad Sisters* (2022–2024).

Greene has received Irish Film and Television Awards for her performances in *Penny Dreadful* and *Normal People*, and appeared in films such as *The Guard* (2011), *Burnt* (2015) and *Black '47* (2018).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Bad Sisters* (2022), Fi1m 78, as Bibi Garvey — [page](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md)
- *The Guard* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Sinead Mulligan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-guard.md)

## Also known for

- *Vikings* (2013), Judith
- *Burnt* (2015), Kaitlin
- *Penny Dreadful* (2014), Hecate Poole
- *Normal People* (2020), Lorraine Waldron
- *In the Land of Saints and Sinners* (2023), Sinead Dougan
- *Black '47* (2018), Ellie
- *Father Mother Sister Brother* (2025), Jeanette
- *Dublin Murders* (2019), Detective Cassandra 'Cassie' Maddox

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