| Birth Date: | 24 July 1988 |
| Birth Name: | Sarah Jane Steele |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education: | Columbia University (BA) |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
| Mother: | Katherine A. High |
Sarah Jane Steele (born September 16, 1988) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Marissa Gold on the CBS legal drama series The Good Wife (2011–2016) and its CBS All Access spinoff series The Good Fight (2017–2022).
Steele was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Katherine A. High, is a hematology oncology physician at the University of Pennsylvania, and her father, George Steele, is an internal medicine physician specializing in nutrition who was on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.[1] [2] Steele graduated with the class of 2006 from The Episcopal Academy, a private school in southeast Pennsylvania. She graduated from Columbia University in 2011 with a B.A. in English.[3] [4]
Steele had her breakout role as Bernice in the 2004 comedy drama film Spanglish. Steele went on to appear in an episode of the crime drama series Law & Order; the dark comedy film Mr. Gibb, which co-stars Hayden Panettiere, Tim Daly and Dan Hedaya; and the drama film Margaret, which co-stars Matt Damon, Matthew Broderick, Anna Paquin, Mark Ruffalo, and Allison Janney.
Steele appeared in the Off-Broadway production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which ran in September 2006 to December 2006 at the Acorn Theater. From 2007 to 2008, she appeared in the Off-Broadway play Speech & Debate. From January to March 2012 she appeared in the Off-Broadway play Russian Transport at the Acorn Theatre, playing the role of Mira. In late 2014, Steele made her Broadway debut in The Country House by Donald Margulies, playing the granddaughter, Susie, opposite Blythe Danner. In 2015, she appeared in the play The Humans, first Off-Broadway and then on Broadway.[5] She has also appeared in other Off-Broadway and regional productions.
In 2009, Steele appeared on Gossip Girl as Kira Abernathy, Jenny Humphrey's rival at Cotillion and Eric van der Woodsen's friend.[6] [7] Steele appeared in three episodes of The Good Wife in 2011 as Marissa Gold, the daughter of Eli Gold (Alan Cumming). She reprised the role from 2014 to 2016 in the show's later seasons, appearing in a total of 22 episodes. She went on to reprise the role of Marissa Gold in the Good Wife spinoff series The Good Fight, which premiered on CBS All Access in 2017.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Spanglish | Bernice "Bernie" Clasky | ||
| 2006 | Mr. Gibb | Amber Jinx | ||
| 2008 | Man | Maggie | Short film | |
| 2008 | Girl with Jacket | |||
| 2008 | Old Days | Carla | Short film | |
| 2009 | My Father's Will | Nancy Curtis | ||
| 2010 | Please Give | Abby | ||
| 2010 | Monkeywrench | Girl | Short film | |
| 2011 | Margaret | Becky | ||
| 2012 | Last Kind Words | Katie | ||
| 2013 | Wendy | |||
| 2013 | Song One | iPod Autograph Girl | ||
| 2014 | Sarah | |||
| 2014 | Relics | Shelley | Short film | |
| 2014 | Adult Beginners | Sarah | ||
| 2014 | All Relative | Beth | ||
| 2014 | Symposium | Ellie | Short film | |
| 2014 | Stag | Francesca | Short film | |
| 2016 | Nancy Curtis | |||
| 2017 | Speech & Debate | Diwata Jones | ||
| 2017 | Permission | Stevie | ||
| 2018 | Ask for Jane | Donna | ||
| 2020 | Viena and the Fantomes | Loona | ||
| 2023 | You Hurt My Feelings | Frankie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Law & Order | Katie White | Episode: "Cost of Capital" | |
| 2008 | Tessa Nobile | Episode: "Legacy" | ||
| 2009 | Gossip Girl | Kira Abernathy | 2 episodes | |
| 2011–2016 | Marissa Gold | 22 episodes | ||
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Sela Vinson | Episode: "Queen of Snark" | |
| 2013 | Lady Business | Jackie | Episode: "The Intern" | |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Rebecca | Episode: "Men in Black" | |
| 2013 | Nurse Jackie | Hannah Cohen | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Girls | Rebecca | Episode: "Flo" | |
| 2016 | Bull | Ellen Huff | Episode: "Unambiguous" | |
| 2017–2022 | Marissa Gold | Main role; 58 episodes | ||
| 2020–2022 | Shelly | 3 episodes | ||
| 2022 | Would I Lie to You? | Herself | Episode: "Allowance PowerPoint" | |
| 2023 | Petra | Episode: "The Princess and the Plea" |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Monica | Off-Broadway / Acorn Theater | |
| 2007 | Speech & Debate | Diwata | Off Broadway / Roundabout Underground | |
| 2011 | All-American | Natasha Gordon | Off-Broadway / The Duke on 42nd Street | |
| 2012 | Russian Transport | Mira | Off-Broadway / Acorn Theater | |
| 2012 | Slowgirl | Becky | Off-Broadway / Claire Tow Theater | |
| 2014 | The Country House | Susie Keegan | Broadway / Samuel J Friedman Theatre | |
| 2015 | The Humans | Brigid Blake | Off-Broadway / Laura Pels Theatre | |
| 2016 | Broadway / Helen Hayes Theatre | Drama Desk Award winner for Outstanding Ensemble Performance | ||
| 2018 | Tour / Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles) | Original Broadway cast replaced tour cast for the final tour stop in LA | ||
| 2023 | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Blanche Bushkin | Off-Broadway / CSC Theatre | |
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Performance by Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role - Female | Spanglish | ||
| 2005 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress | |||
| 2010 | Gotham Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | Please Give | ||
| 2011 | Dorian Awards | Rising Star of the Year | |||
| Independent Spirit Awards | Robert Altman Award | ||||
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Ensemble Performance | The Humans |