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Sarah Rush

Sarah Rush

Actor · Born September 20, 1955 (71) · Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Sarah Rush (born Sarah Kathleen Rush) is an American actress, best known in television for her work in the original Battlestar Galactica. She narrated and starred in the 2005 documentary The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania produced by Patricia Heaton and directed by David Hunt, which won the 2006 Heartland Film Festival Award. Rush was herself crowned Coal Queen in 1972. She is a member of the Actor's Studio, an acting student of Uta Hagen and Milton Katselas, and is a BFA in Theatre summa cum laude graduate from the Pennsylvania State University. She is married to Fred Bova (1999–present) and has one daughter, Amanda Grace. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 20, 1955 (71)
From
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 28% in 30 days

What are Sarah Rush's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Self
26%
Power
13%
Survival
13%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Bonds
4%
Self-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Absurd
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sarah Rush's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Sarah Rush's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom(2012)

    as Natalie

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Fred & Vinnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Theresa

  • The Middle(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sally Meenahan

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Catch Me If You Can(2002)

    as Secretary

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nurse Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Fangs(2002)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Max Keeble's Big Move(2001)

    as Ms. Lane

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Everybody Loves Raymond(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse #3

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Monty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Talking to Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as The Potter

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lara Burns

  • The Prodigal(1983)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • For Love of Angela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Angela

  • Modesty Blaise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Emma Woodhouse

  • Years of the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Cindy

  • Roughnecks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Carol McBride

  • The Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Amanda Kent

  • Joni(1979)

    as Kathy Eareckson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Battlestar Galactica(1978)

    as Flight Corporal Rigel

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Battlestar Galactica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 10 episodes · as Flight Corporal Rigel

  • Sword of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Strange(1978)

    as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Incredible Hulk(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Woman

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Happy Days(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1974 to 2012; peak year 1978.

Highest rated

Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Midcredits 69th

Film career

19742012

Peak 1978 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1978Screen debut· Dr. Strange

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1970s9 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sarah Rush's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Prodigal (1983)

72nd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sarah Rush work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sarah Rush's MovieCove titles; James F. Collier shares the most, 2.