Sarah Snook has proved to be the toast of awards season bagging Best Actress in a TV Drama Series at both the Golden Globes and the Emmy Awards.
Sarah, 36, has received critical acclaim for the her character in Succession, which sees the Roy children battle for control of their father’s business, Waystar Royco.
However, in an interview with The Sunday Times, Sarah revealed that her path to superstardom and landing the role of Shiv Roy was anything but glamorous.
Sarah described herself as ‘enormously depressed’ as a teenager growing up in Sydney, putting herself through drama school because her parents were broke.
Sarah attended Sydney’s prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art and recalled how people would make fun of her falling asleep in lectures because she had no energy from not being able to afford to eat nutrious meals.
Sarah Snook has proved to be the toast of awards season bagging Best Actress in a TV Drama Series at both the Golden Globes and the Emmy Awards
However, in an interview with The Sunday Times , Sarah revealed that her path to superstardom and landing the role of Shiv Roy was anything but glamorous
Sarah receiving her gong for Best Actress in a Drama Series at 75th Primetime Emmy Awards
She told how she was living off white rice, explaining: ‘I was making $120 a week, rent was $90 and $12 went on my phone. It was certainly character-building.’
‘No wonder I was falling asleep in the history of theatre lessons. I was always falling asleep in the back row. I was spiking my blood sugar and not eating any protein, I couldn’t afford it. People would take bets on whether I would fall asleep.’
Sarah detailed feeling ‘lost’ after graduating in 2008 and began working in a cafe to make ends meet. The actress said she was down to her last A$10 before acting work began to roll in.
She bagged several small roles in n films which won her awards and she slowly made her way to becoming an established actress by 2015.
Sarah played Apple entrepreneur Andrea Cunningham in the Hollywood biopic and made her West End debut alongside Ralph Fiennes.
When she was offered the role of Shiv, Sarah admitted she didn’t understand the appeal of a family of brats who were only interested in increasing their bank balance.
She said her friends questioned the character and she assured them: ‘That was my reaction too!’
However, as the series went on, Sarah confessed she couldn’t help but root for Shiv, hoping that she would be the one who made CEO.
Sarah, 36, has received critical acclaim for the her character in Succession, which sees the Roy children battle for control of their father’s business, Waystar Royco
She bagged several small roles in n films which won her awards and she slowly made her way to becoming an established actress by 2015 (pictured)
Now the screen star has more wealth than she could ever have imagined. It was reported that she earned £300,000 per episode during series three.
But she insists she is fully aware that it could all disppear tomorrow and she has made peace with the face that one day she could be penniless again.
She took home the Best Actress in TV Series, Drama statuette at the Globes for her portrayal of political strategist and media heir Siobhan ‘Shiv’ Roy.
She beat Emma Stone (The Curse), Imelda Staunton (The Crown), Helen Mirren (1923), Kerri Russell (The Diplomat) and Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us).
‘This show, it’s changed my life,’ Sarah aid in her acceptance speech, before thanking her fellow cast and crew.
‘This was a team effort, it was always that was what made the show amazing.’
On Monday night at the Emmys, Sarah took home the Outstanding Lead Actress award.
She again faced heavy-competition including: Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters, Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets, Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale, Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us, and Keri Russell – The Diplomat.
During her emotional acceptance speech she said: ‘Wow. Thanks to everyone who voted and for loving the show as much as we did as a cast making it and as a crew making it.
‘We put our all into it and the bar was set so high. I think that’s what spurred us on from every department we all gave it our best, led by Jesse and mark and my cast who I love so much and I’m going to miss.’
She took home the Best Actress in TV Series, Drama statuette at the Globes for her portrayal of political strategist and media heir Siobhan ‘Shiv’ Roy