Sara Thompson (born September 4, 1995) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the TV series Burden of Truth (2018–2019), The 100 (2019–2020) and One of Us Is Lying (2021–2022). Early life Sara Thomspon was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She trained as an actor at the New York Film Academy. In addition to acting, Thompson is also a dancer, having danced since she was three years old. She is classically trained in multiple genres, such as contemporary, hip hip, ballet and jazz and has competed in dancing competitions internationally, at one point winning a silver medal from a world championship in Poland for contemporary dance. Thompson stopped dancing professionally and competitively at the age of eighteen. Career Thomspon made her acting debut in 2008 at the age of twelve, when she appeared in the film Make it Happen. She subsequently made further appearanced in feature films, landing minor roles in Lovesick (2016), I Still See You (2018) and Night Hunter (2018) and a major role in the film The Return (2020). Her first major television role was Molly Ross in the legal drama series Burden of Truth. She later appeared in the post-apocalyptic science fiction series The 100 as Josephine Lightbourne, one of the series' villains. She landed the role after Richard Harmon her co-star from The Return, who plays Murphy on The 100, told her that they needed someone for the role and she would be perfect for it. She sent her audition tape and was eventually cast for the role. In October 2021, Thompson appeared in Netflix TV series One of Us Is Lying as Vanessa Clark. Filmography Film Television Personal life Thompson was diagnosed with epilepsy when she suffered a grand mal seizure at the age of 16. She says that because of the correct medicine, she has been seizure free many years. She found it easy to connect with her role as Molly Ross i Burden of Truth since Molly in the storyline also suffers from seizures. Thompson is part of the Orange Daisy Project, a campaign that seeks to promote mental health in young women. References External links 1995 births Living people Actresses from Winnipeg Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses