I'm still awestruck by all these Hollywood stars admits IFTA-nominated Sarah
FAN: Sarah Bolger admires Angelina Jolie
Irish teen actor Sarah Bolger may be a rising Hollywood star, but the young Dubliner still admits to being awestruck by celebrities.
Sarah (17) has been nominated for a number of awards, including two at the IFTAs this Saturday, and has been lauded for her roles in movies with the likes of Mickey Rourke and Ewan McGregor.
Yet the brunette is star-struck when she meets international movie celebrities, and says that meeting Johnny Depp was her biggest highlight so far.
"You can stare at him for hours," she said. "I was talking to him at an awards ceremony in LA around the time of In America. He congratulated us on the movie and it was surreal."
Brad Pitt's other half, Angelina Jolie, also commented on the young Dublin actor's portrayal of Mallory Grace in The Spiderwick Chronicles.
"I think it's amazing; Angelina Jolie was watching me in a movie. She took notice of my character and remembered the name," she said.
Sarah, who first shot to fame in In America, now stars as Princess Mary alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers in The Tudors. Sarah says that Jonathan acts like a "big brother".
"He's so much fun on-set and he always has me in fits of laughter," she said. "I love the show so much."
But the young actress is thankful that she doesn't have to take part in any of the raunchy scenes the show is famous for.
"Thankfully my character is young enough, so she's not involved in any of those explicit scenes," Sarah joked.
She has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Rising Star Award, which she "thought was a mistake" when she heard the news. But Sarah dismissed rumours of rivalry between her and Academy Award-nominated Saoirse Ronan. "I've never met Saoirse, but there's no rivalry," she says.
But the teenager will keep her feet on the ground for the foreseeable future.
"I want to concentrate on my studies. You never know what will happen in the future," she said.
- Claire Murphy
