Sarah Torgov

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

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

Film

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

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

1. (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.

External links

• Sarah Torgov at IMDb