Sarah J. Eagen is becoming a familiar face on television. She was thrilled to be a part of ‘The Inspiration Deprivation’ episode on TV’s longest running multi-cam show, “The Big Bang Theory.” As a double major in Neuroscience and Theatre, this opportunity was a dream come true for her. The episode guest-starred Academy Award winner Regina King who points out how big of a deal it would be for women everywhere if Amy were to win a Nobel Prize (which she did, in the series finale!)
Eagen’s additional credits include CBS’ “Rush Hour,” Lifetime’s “My Crazy Ex,” the short film Soledad (starring Frankie Loyal of “Mayans M.C.”) that will soon be on the festival circuit, the dark comedy short What if My Wife Died in Yoga Class, which premiered at Dances with Films in 2015, and feature film Austin Found (starring Linda Cardellini, Skeet Ulrich), which premiered at Dances with Films in 2017. Additionally, she wrote four and acted in two episodes of the sci-fi audio drama, The Veil from Voxx Studios.
Sarah is a member of the Junior Leadership Board of Hollywood Heart, an LA-based organization that provides arts education to underserved youth and those affected by HIV/AIDS. Last year she co-taught the week-long writing workshop at Camp Hollywood Heart with Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Gatins, and they will return again this year for Camp Hollywood Heart’s 25th anniversary. Eagen has been an HIV/AIDS educator and activist since she was 10, when she learned that her cousin Christopher was fighting a long and public battle with the disease as a result of an affected blood transfusion in his childhood. He spent several summers attending a camp like Hollywood Heart before he died at the age of 18.
Eagen grew up in Rochester, Minnesota. She completed her undergraduate degrees at Knox College in Illinois. She spent a semester studying at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland. Eagen went to graduate school for Genetics where she was awarded two prestigious fellowships (including the NSF IGERT fellowship). She is also an avid rock climber, having climbed in Zion, Yosemite, Arches, Joshua Tree and Devil’s Tower.
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