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Sarah Torgov

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Sarah Torgov (born c. 1956)[1] is a Canadian actress. She appeared in popular movies in the 1980s, including Meatballs, If You Could See What I Hear, American Gothic, The July Group, and Drying Up the Streets. Her television appearances included episodes of Simon & Simon and The Greatest American Hero.

She won an ACTRA Award for her performance in Drying Up the Streets at the 9th ACTRA Awards in 1980.[2][3] It also earned her a nomination for a Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in a Non-Feature.[1]

She stopped acting in 1988 and is now working as an artist and book illustrator in Los Angeles. She illustrated Let's Read Together: A Parent's Guide to Beginning Reading, by Ellen Gordon and Eileen Zweig.

Personal life

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She was born in Toronto. She is the daughter of noted Canadian humourist and novelist Morley Torgov[1] and played the cello in high school. She is married to writer and television producer Douglas Steinberg.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 Drying Up the Streets Anne
1979 Meatballs Candace
1982 If You Could See What I Hear Patti Steffen
1988 American Gothic Cynthia

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1979 Matt and Jenny Sarah "A Call to Arms"
1979 The Littlest Hobo Sarah "Stand-in"
1981 Tales of the Klondike "Scorn of Women"
1982 The Greatest American Hero Anna Kurienna "It's All Downhill from Here"
1982 Simon & Simon Rosalie Arthur "Art for Arthur's Sake"
1982 The Circle Family Betsy Circle TV film
1984 Hangin' In Lindsay "Bridesmaid Revisited"

References

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  1. ^ a b c (February 26, 1979). "People", Maclean's 92 (9): 36.
  2. ^ Groen, Rick (April 10, 1980). "Drying Up the Streets cleans up on ACTRAs", The Globe and Mail, p. 17.
  3. ^ Lane, Lydia (April 9, 1982). "The Many Interests of Sarah Torgov", Los Angeles Times, p. G5.
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