Sarah Rafferty
Sarah Rafferty | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sarah Gray Rafferty December 6, 1972 |
| Occupation | [Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse |
Aleksanteri Olli-Pekka "Santtu" Seppala
(m. 2001) |
| Children | two daughters |
Sarah Gray Rafferty is an American television and film actress. She is known mainly for her role as Donna on the USA Network legal drama Suits.[1] She has appeared in many other television series. Other roles include the 2007 TV movie What If God Were the Sun? and the 2011 movie Small, Beautifully Moving Parts.[2]
Personal
Born on December 6, 1972, she grew up the youngest of four children (all girls) in Riverside, CT, Rafferty credits her mother, the Chairwoman of the English Department at Sacred Heart in Greenwich, CT, and her father, who enjoys two successful careers in finance and oil painting, for cultivating her passion for the arts.[3]
Rafferty took a double major in English and Theatre at Hamilton College, studied theatre abroad in London and Oxford during her junior year, and, after graduating magna cum laude from Hamilton, went on to study at Yale Drama school.[citation needed] She met her husband, Santtu Seppälä, at Yale University, and they were married in 2001. The couple now have two daughters.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011- | Suits (TV series) | Donna Paulsen | Main cast member |
| 2011 | Small, Beautifully Moving Parts | Emily | |
| 2010 | Brothers & Sisters (TV series) | Gloria Pierson-Davenport | Episode: "A Righteous Kiss" |
| 2009 | Bones (TV series) | Katie Selnick | Episode: "The Foot in the Foreclosure" |
| 2009 | Numb3rs (TV series) | Margo | Episode: "7 Men Out" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series) | Sandra Dunbar/Sandra O'Bannon | Episode: "Passion" |
| 2009 | Four Single Fathers | Julia | |
| 2008 | Samantha Who? (TV series) | Kayla Kaminski | Episode: "So I Think I Can Dance" |
| 2007 | What If God Were the Sun? | Rachel Eisenbloom | TV movie |
| 2007 | Football Wives | Kelly Cooper | TV movie |
| 2006 | Falling for Grace | Sydney | |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis (TV series) | Callie | Episode: "Heiress Bridenapped: Film at Eleven" |
| 2004 | 8 Simple Rules (TV series) | Danielle | Episode: "A Very C.J. Christmas" |
| 2004 | Second Time Around (TV series) | Daphne Fitzgerald | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Soccer Dog: European Cup | Cora Stone | |
| 2004 | Charmed (TV series) | Carol | Episode: "The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell" |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series) | Terry Minden | Episode: "Eleven Angry Jurors" |
| 2003 | Good Morning, Miami (TV series) | Lila | Episode: "The Ex Games" |
| 2003 | Tremors (TV series) | Dr. Casey Matthews | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | The Practice (TV series) | Judy Wilson | Episode: "Heroes and Villains" |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under (TV series) | Rachel Mortimer | Episode: "The Eye Inside" |
| 2003 | Without a Trace (TV series) | Dr. Patty Morrison | Episode: "The Friendly Skies" |
| 2002 | The District (TV series) | Sally | Episode: "Small Packages" |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami (TV series) | Melissa Starr | Episode: "Breathless" |
| 2002 | Third Watch (TV series) | Kelly | Episode: "Crash and Burn" |
| 2002 | Speakeasy | Nurse | |
| 2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series) | Laura Pope | Episode: "Desperate Measures" |
| 2000 | Mambo Cafe | Amy | |
| 1999 | Law & Order (TV series) | Jennifer Shaliga | Episode: "Ambitious" |
| 1998 | Trinity | TV movie |