Sarah Margaret Qualley is an American actress. She was born on October 23, 1994. Her mom is actress Andie MacDowell, and her sister is actress Rainey Qualley. Sarah trained as a ballerina when she was young. She started acting in 2013 in a movie called Palo Alto. People noticed her in the HBO series The Leftovers from 2014 to 2017.
She acted in other movies like The Nice Guys (2016), Death Note (2017), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). She even did a voice role in a video game called Death Stranding in 2019. Sarah got praised for her roles in TV shows like Fosse/Verdon (2019) and Maid (2021).
Sarah was born in Kalispell, Montana, but she grew up in different places. She and her family lived on a ranch in Missoula, Montana, and later moved to Asheville, North Carolina. Her parents separated when she was five, and she split her time between them.
As a teenager, she and her sister were debutantes, and Sarah even made her debut in Paris. At 14, she left home to study dance at the North Carolina School of the Arts. She became a ballerina and even worked with the American Ballet Theatre. However, at 16, she decided to quit dance and became a model. Later, she shifted her focus to acting and attended acting programs in London and New York.
Sarah started modeling at 16 during New York Fashion Week. She walked for big names like Chanel and Valentino. She appeared in magazines like Vogue and Elle. She has also been part of advertising campaigns for brands like Kenzo and Chanel.
In terms of acting, Sarah debuted in the movie Palo Alto in 2013. She got a role in The Leftovers in 2013 and continued in the series for three seasons. She appeared in movies like The Nice Guys, Death Note, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. She received praise for her role in the FX miniseries Fosse/Verdon and the Netflix miniseries Maid.
In her personal life, as of November 2019, Sarah lives in New York. She used to live in Los Angeles with her sister Rainey. She briefly dated Pete Davidson in 2019. In 2020, she started dating Shia LaBeouf, but their relationship ended in January 2021 due to controversies surrounding LaBeouf. In May 2022, she announced her engagement to musician Jack Antonoff, and they got married on August 19, 2023.
Sarah is also mentioned in Lana Del Rey’s song “Margaret” from the album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. She also speaks on another track called “Taco Truck x VB” from the same album.