Sarah Utterback Explained

Sarah Utterback is an American actress, most notable for her role as Nurse Olivia Harper on ABC's medical drama series Grey's Anatomy. She is also a film and theater producer.

Life

Utterback attended New Hampton High School in New Hampton, Iowa.[1] She studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and the School at Steppenwolf in Chicago. She is the founder of Rushforth Productions and the IAMA Theatre Company in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Her theater credits include the U.S. premiere of Ladybird by Russian playwright Vassily Sigarev, and the world premiere stage adaptation of Federico Fellini's Il bidone. She originated the title role in Surfer Girl, a one-woman play in the Seven Deadly Plays series by playwright and screenwriter Leslye Headland.

Film and television credits include My First Time Driving (2007), Ghost Whisperer, Cold Case, Family Guy, Medium, and Grey's Anatomy. She produced the short film Who You Know (2007).

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007My First Time DrivingRachelShort film
2009Path LightsMarianaShort film
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005MediumAbducted Girl #1/Carol Waller2 episodes ("When Push Comes to Shove: Part 1" and "Time Out of Mind")
2005–2009, 2018Grey's AnatomyNurse Olivia Jankovic (née Harper)19 episodes
2005-2009Family GuyLindsay LohanEpisodes: "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Fonz"
"We Love You Conrad"
2007Cold CaseTina Quinn '071 episode ("That Woman")
2007Ghost WhispererColleen Finn1 episode ("No Safe Place")
2009NCISElaina Marcus1 episode ("Reunion")
2011-2012ReceptionAlison11 episodes

Notes and References

  1. News: Haugen. Dan. NE Iowan will debut on ABC medical drama Sunday. September 8, 2014. Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. May 5, 2005.