{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{for|the American birth control activist|Sarah Chase}} {{for|the teacher at freedmen's schools|Lucy Chase and Sarah Chase}} {{Infobox person | name = Sara Chase | image = SaraChase-byPhilipRomano.jpg | caption = Chase in 2026 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|3}} | birth_place = Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | education = Boston University (BFA) | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}} | spouse = {{marriage|Elliot Stieglitz|2012|2013|end=divorce}} }} '''Sara Chase''' (born August 3, 1983<ref name=":1" />) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Cyndee Pokorny on the Netflix original series ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''.<ref>{{cite web|date=19 March 2014|title=Sara Chase & Lauren Adams Board NBC's 'Tooken'; Debra Monk In 'Feed Me'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/sara-chase-debra-monk-in-feed-me-701528/|website=Deadline}}</ref> She is also known for her Broadway roles of Myrtle in ''The Great Gatsby'' in 2023 and Melissa in ''Schmigadoon!'' in 2026, earning a Tony nomination for the latter.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Sara Chase |url=https://playbill.com/person/sara-chase-vault-0000124350 |access-date=May 5, 2026 |website=Playbill}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Chase was born in Hartford, Connecticut,<ref name=":1" /> the daughter of Arnold and Sandy Chase.<ref>{{cite news |title=Come See Sara Chase In 'Little Black Book,' But Got To Stay Till The End |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-sara-chase/164198569/ |access-date=January 29, 2025 |work=The Hartford Courant |date=August 5, 2004 |page=D 2|via = Newspapers.com }}</ref> She graduated from Boston University.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sara Chases A Golf Ball, Then Chases A Dream |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-sara-chase/164199083/ |access-date=January 29, 2025 |work=The Hartford Courant |date=May 20, 2004 |page=D 2|via = Newspapers.com }}</ref>
== Career == After graduation, Chase performed the two-woman sketch comedy show ''Jen & Angie'' at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Los Angeles. Chase starred in the pre-Broadway production of ''Roman Holiday''. She created the role of Principal Rosalie Mullins for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Fellowes' ''School of Rock'' off-Broadway production at the Gramercy Theatre.{{Citation needed |date=April 2024}}
Chase performed in Broadway's ''First Date'' and off-Broadway in ''The Toxic Avenger'' and can be heard on their original cast albums. She also won the Best Supporting Actress award from the San Diego Theatre Critics for playing all three mistresses in ''First Wives Club'' in its pre-Broadway run.{{Citation needed |date=April 2024}}
On television, Chase appeared as a regular on Comedy Central's ''Michael & Michael Have Issues''. Other appearances include ''The Office'', ''Mercy'', ''Arrested Development'', and in the films ''The Other Guys'', ''Arthur'', ''Hello I Must Be Going'', and ''Little Black Book''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blank |first1=Matthew |title=PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: ''First Date''{{'}}s Sara Chase |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/playbillcoms-cue-a-first-dates-sara-chase-com-208268 |website=Playbill |date=August 6, 2013 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> Her comedy sketches have been seen in the Women in Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Festival, and UsWeekly.com.
In 2021, Chase voiced the character of Sasha Reed in the episode "The Star of the Backstage" from season 33 of ''The Simpsons''. On Broadway, she originated the roles of Myrtle in ''The Great Gatsby'' in 2023 and Melissa in ''Schmigadoon!'' in 2026.<ref name=":1" />
==Personal life== Chase married Elliot Stieglitz in June 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sara Chase, Elliot Stieglitz - Weddings |url=https://x.com/nytimesvows/status/216836829972938753 |website=x.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sara Chase and Elliot Stieglitz |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/fashion/weddings/sara-chase-elliot-stieglitz-weddings.html |website=www.nytimes.com}}</ref> In April 2013, Chase filed for divorce.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sara Chase Vs. Elliot Stieglitz (2013) |url=https://trellis.law/case/fdi13779264/sara-chase-vs-elliot-stieglitz |website=trellis.law}}</ref>
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2004 |''Little Black Book'' |Colleen | |- |2008 |''Uncertainty'' |Alex |Uncredited |- | rowspan="2" |2009 |''The Winning Season'' |Outback Waitress | |- |''Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg'' |Laura | |- |2010 |''The Other Guys'' |Press Conference Reporter | |- |2011 |''Arthur'' |Journalist #1 | |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |''Hello I Must Be Going'' |Missy | |- |''The Normals'' |Nurse | |- |2014 |''Worst Friends'' |Sara | |- |2015 |''The Shells'' |Lizzy | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2007 |''As the World Turns'' |Judy Gottschalk |2 episodes |- |2008 |''Law & Order'' |Sarah Walsh |Episode: "Falling" |- | rowspan="2" |2009 |''Michael & Michael Have Issues'' |Female Sketch Player |3 episodes |- |''Mercy'' |Kim Kowalick |Episode: "Destiny, Meet My Daughter, Veronica" |- |2011 |''Then We Got Help!'' |Ashley 2 |3 episodes |- |2012 |''The Office'' |Laura |Episode: "Roy's Wedding" |- |2013 |''Arrested Development'' |Receptionist |Episode: "The B. Team" |- |2015–2019 |''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' |Cyndee Pokorny / C.H.E.R.Y / L |28 episodes |- |2016 |''Brooklyn Sound'' |Janice |Episode: "Kookie and Milano" |- |2020 |''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend'' |Cyndee Pokorny |Television film |- |2021 |''The Simpsons'' |Sasha Reed |Episode: "The Star of the Backstage" |- |2022 |''Blue Bloods'' |Tina |Episode: "Allegiance" |}
=== Theatre === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2002–2003 |''Bat Boy: The Musical'' |Shelly Parker |Boston Center for the Arts |- |2006 |''Godspell'' |"Bless the Lord" |Paper Mill Playhouse |- |rowspan=2|2009 |''The Toxic Avenger'' |Sarah |Off-Broadway |- |''First Wives Club'' |Feebee LaVelle / Shelley Stewart / Leslie Rosen |Old Globe Theatre |- |2013 |''First Date'' |Ensemble |Broadway |- |2017 |''Roman Holiday'' |Francesca Cervelli |Golden Gate Theatre |- |2023–2025 |''The Great Gatsby'' |Myrtle Wilson |Paper Mill Playhouse & Broadway |- |2025–2026 |''Schmigadoon!'' |Melissa Gimble |Kennedy Center & Broadway |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Award !Category !Work !Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="7" |2026 |Outer Critics Circle Award ||Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical | rowspan="7" |''Schmigadoon!'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newyorktheater.me/2026/04/21/outer-critics-circle-award-2026-nominations/ |title=Outer Critics Circle Award 2026 Nominations |website=New York Theater |date=April 21, 2026 |access-date=April 25, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Culwell-Block |first=Logan |date=May 11, 2026 |title=Schmigadoon!, Ragtime Win Big at 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards; Read the Full List of Winners |url=https://playbill.com/article/schmigadoon-ragtime-win-big-at-2026-outer-critics-circle-awards-read-the-full-list-of-winners |website=Playbill}}</ref> |- |Drama League Award |Distinguished Performance |{{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=2026 Drama League Awards Nominations Are Out; Read the Full List |url=https://playbill.com/article/2026-drama-league-awards-nominations-are-out-read-the-full-list |website=Playbill |date=April 25, 2026 |access-date=2026-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |title=Daniel Radcliffe, Luke Evans Among Drama League Award Nominees |url=https://deadline.com/2026/04/new-york-drama-league-award-nominees-2026-1236865723/ |website=Deadline |date=April 20, 2026 |access-date=2026-04-25}}</ref> |- |rowspan=3|Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards |Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical |{{nom}} |rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |title=Chess, Schmigadoon! & Two Strangers Lead 2026 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Nominations—Vote Now |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/207059/chess-schmigadoon-two-strangers-lead-2026-broadwaycom-audience-choice-awards-nominationsvote-now/ |date=May 4, 2026}}</ref> |- |Favorite Funny Performance |{{nom}} |- |Favorite Onstage Pair (with Alex Brightman) |{{nom}} |- |Dorian Awards |Outstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Musical |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=and Lee D'Amato |date=2026-05-13 |title=Dorian Theater Awards announces 2026 nominees |url=https://www.broadwaynews.com/dorian-theater-awards-announces-2026-nominees/ |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=Broadway News |language=en}}</ref> |- |Tony Award |Best Actress in a Musical |{{pending}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Tony Award Nominations |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=www.tonyawards.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
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