'Barry's' Sarah Goldberg on her 'dislikable' character: 'Please don't dilute her'
NEW YORK - In "Barry," Sarah Goldberg plays Sally Reed, an aspiring actress who practically vibrates with neediness. Simultaneously well-meaning and monstrously self-absorbed, she's too blinded by her desire for adulation to realize her boyfriend, Barry (Bill Hader), is a hit man.
Yet she's also heartbreakingly sympathetic: This season has delved into Sally's backstory, revealing that she fled an abusive relationship to pursue her dreams of Hollywood stardom. "She is someone who's experienced major trauma and has no language to deal with it," says Goldberg.
The actress, who now calls Brooklyn home, grew up outside Vancouver - "we had fences to keep the bears away" - before moving to London at age 19 to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Until "Barry" debuted last year, she was mostly known for her work on the stage in London and New York, including an Olivier Award-nominated performance in "Clybourne Park" and a
