In her first major screen credit for feature film 'Chappaquiddick,' her name was incorrectly spelled Sarah Elizabeth Michelle.
When she first moved to Hollywood, she lived in a furnished closet with Australian actors Teya Duncan and Charles Alexander as roommates.
She is a feminist.
Actresses she draws inspiration from include Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Emilia Clarke, Salma Hayek, Nicole Kidman, Keira Knightley and Cate Blanchett.
Sarah's maternal great-grandparents are Irish Catholic and immigrated after their marriage from their birthplace in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland to America, settling in Chicago, Illinois.