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'''Sarah Kathleen Rush''' (born September 20, 1955) is an American actress best known for portraying Flight Corporal [[Rigel]] in the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Rush|title=Sarah Rush|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> Born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Rush was crowned Coal Queen in 1972 and later starred in and narrated the 2005 documentary ''[[w:The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania|The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania]]'', which won the 2006 Heartland Film Festival Award.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_coal_queens_documentary">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bituminous_Coal_Queens_of_Pennsylvania|title=The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | '''Sarah Kathleen Rush''' (born September 20, 1955) is an American actress best known for portraying Flight Corporal [[Rigel]] in the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Rush|title=Sarah Rush|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> Born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Rush was crowned Coal Queen in 1972 and later starred in and narrated the 2005 documentary ''[[w:The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania|The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania]]'', which won the 2006 Heartland Film Festival Award.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_coal_queens_documentary">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bituminous_Coal_Queens_of_Pennsylvania|title=The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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Rush graduated from Waynesburg Central High School in 1973, where she actively participated in school plays.<ref group="external" name="imdb_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750706/bio/|title=Sarah Rush - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater ''summa cum laude'' from [[w:Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University]] and subsequently became a member of the [[w:Actors Studio|Actors Studio]] in Midtown Manhattan, New York.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Rush|title=Sarah Rush|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | Rush graduated from Waynesburg Central High School in 1973, where she actively participated in school plays.<ref group="external" name="imdb_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750706/bio/|title=Sarah Rush - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater ''summa cum laude'' from [[w:Pennsylvania State University|Pennsylvania State University]] and subsequently became a member of the [[w:Actors Studio|Actors Studio]] in Midtown Manhattan, New York.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Rush|title=Sarah Rush|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | ||
After graduation from Penn State, Rush moved to New York on a scholarship from Samuel Gallu for "Most Promising Actor." Within two weeks, she signed a contract with Universal Studios as a contract player for three and a half years.<ref group=" | After graduation from Penn State, Rush moved to New York on a scholarship from Samuel Gallu for "Most Promising Actor." Within two weeks, she signed a contract with Universal Studios as a contract player for three and a half years.<ref group="commentary" name="faries_battlestarpegasus_rush_interview_2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/features/articles_interviews/archive/2001/srush-june01.html|title=An Interview with Sarah Rush|author=Michael A. Faries|publisher=BattlestarPegasus.com|date=June 2001|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> During her training period, she studied acting with renowned instructors [[w:Uta Hagen|Uta Hagen]] and [[w:Milton Katselas|Milton Katselas]], and later with Herbert Berghof.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Rush|title=Sarah Rush|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> Rush has credited the late [[w:Don Adams|Don Adams]] as her acting mentor and best friend.<ref group="external" name="imdb_sarah_rush_trivia">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0750706/trivia/|title=Sarah Rush - Trivia|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | ||
On Broadway, she understudied for [[w:Kathleen Turner|Kathleen Turner]] in the play "Toyer," which was performed at the Kennedy Center.<ref group="external" name="imdb_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750706/bio/|title=Sarah Rush - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | On Broadway, she understudied for [[w:Kathleen Turner|Kathleen Turner]] in the play "Toyer," which was performed at the Kennedy Center.<ref group="external" name="imdb_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750706/bio/|title=Sarah Rush - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | ||
=== Battlestar Galactica === | === ''Battlestar Galactica'' === | ||
While working as a contract player for Universal, Rush auditioned for ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. She recalls the memorable audition experience:<ref group=" | While working as a contract player for Universal, Rush auditioned for ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]''. She recalls the memorable audition experience:<ref group="commentary" name="faries_battlestarpegasus_rush_interview_2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/features/articles_interviews/archive/2001/srush-june01.html|title=An Interview with Sarah Rush|author=Michael A. Faries|publisher=BattlestarPegasus.com|date=June 2001|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> | ||
<blockquote>When I think about the audition, I have to laugh! I was a contract player at Universal, and I think that certainly helped me to get the role. However, I remember walking in to a huge office in the Black Tower at Universal, and along with [[Glen Larson]], there were about seven other people. It was pretty amazing to see all these folks in one room, looking at me! Anyway, I had one line, something like "100 [[micron]]s and closing, 99 microns and closing. . . Red alert!" I said these lines into my fist, as if it were a microphone. I have always been very serious about acting, and so I took it very seriously.</blockquote> | <blockquote>When I think about the audition, I have to laugh! I was a contract player at Universal, and I think that certainly helped me to get the role. However, I remember walking in to a huge office in the Black Tower at Universal, and along with [[Glen Larson]], there were about seven other people. It was pretty amazing to see all these folks in one room, looking at me! Anyway, I had one line, something like "100 [[micron]]s and closing, 99 microns and closing. . . Red alert!" I said these lines into my fist, as if it were a microphone. I have always been very serious about acting, and so I took it very seriously.</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>When I finished, I looked up at everyone, and after a moment of total silence, we all started laughing!!!!! Glen Larson was so kind to me, and I am so grateful that he gave me the job.</blockquote> | <blockquote>When I finished, I looked up at everyone, and after a moment of total silence, we all started laughing!!!!! Glen Larson was so kind to me, and I am so grateful that he gave me the job.</blockquote> | ||
=== Early Theater Work === | === Early Theater Work === | ||
One of Rush's significant early breaks was being cast as Emily in a theater production of ''[[w:Our Town|Our Town]]'' by [[w:Thornton Wilder|Thornton Wilder]]. The production starred [[w:Eddie Albert|Eddie Albert]] as the Stage Manager and was directed by [[w:Gower Champion|Gower Champion]], who had previously directed celebrated Broadway productions including ''[[w:Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' and ''[[w:42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]''.<ref group=" | One of Rush's significant early breaks was being cast as Emily in a theater production of ''[[w:Our Town|Our Town]]'' by [[w:Thornton Wilder|Thornton Wilder]]. The production starred [[w:Eddie Albert|Eddie Albert]] as the Stage Manager and was directed by [[w:Gower Champion|Gower Champion]], who had previously directed celebrated Broadway productions including ''[[w:Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' and ''[[w:42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]''.<ref group="commentary" name="odonnell_battlestarfanclub_rush_interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarfanclub.com/battlestar/bgintsr.htm|title=Battlestar Galactica Fan Club Interview - Sarah Rush|author=Shawn O'Donnell|publisher=BattlestarFanClub.com|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> Champion later told Rush that "there was something about me that haunted him, which is why he cast me."<ref group="commentary" name="odonnell_battlestarfanclub_rush_interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarfanclub.com/battlestar/bgintsr.htm|title=Battlestar Galactica Fan Club Interview - Sarah Rush|author=Shawn O'Donnell|publisher=BattlestarFanClub.com|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> | ||
Rush has also performed in notable theatrical productions including Alma in ''[[w:Summer and Smoke|Summer and Smoke]]'' at a theater in Pittsburgh, expressing her passion for [[w:Tennessee Williams|Tennessee Williams]] as a playwright, and ''[[w:The Belle of Amherst|The Belle of Amherst]]'', a one-woman play about the life of [[w:Emily Dickinson|Emily Dickinson]].<ref group=" | Rush has also performed in notable theatrical productions including Alma in ''[[w:Summer and Smoke|Summer and Smoke]]'' at a theater in Pittsburgh, expressing her passion for [[w:Tennessee Williams|Tennessee Williams]] as a playwright, and ''[[w:The Belle of Amherst|The Belle of Amherst]]'', a one-woman play about the life of [[w:Emily Dickinson|Emily Dickinson]].<ref group="commentary" name="odonnell_battlestarfanclub_rush_interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarfanclub.com/battlestar/bgintsr.htm|title=Battlestar Galactica Fan Club Interview - Sarah Rush|author=Shawn O'Donnell|publisher=BattlestarFanClub.com|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> | ||
Following her role on ''Galactica'', Rush secured her biggest part for Universal as Amanda Kent in ''[[w:The Seekers (miniseries)|The Seekers]]'', the third and final adaptation of [[w:John Jakes|John Jakes]]' [[w:Kent Family Chronicles|Kent Family Chronicles]] books for television in 1978-79. This production featured several other ''Galactica'' cast members from previous segments, including [[Lorne Greene]], [[John Colicos]], and [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]]<ref group=" | Following her role on ''Galactica'', Rush secured her biggest part for Universal as Amanda Kent in ''[[w:The Seekers (miniseries)|The Seekers]]'', the third and final adaptation of [[w:John Jakes|John Jakes]]' [[w:Kent Family Chronicles|Kent Family Chronicles]] books for television in 1978-79. This production featured several other ''Galactica'' cast members from previous segments, including [[Lorne Greene]], [[John Colicos]], and [[Herb Jefferson Jr.]]<ref group="commentary" name="faries_battlestarpegasus_rush_interview_2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/features/articles_interviews/archive/2001/srush-june01.html|title=An Interview with Sarah Rush|author=Michael A. Faries|publisher=BattlestarPegasus.com|date=June 2001|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> | ||
In 2002, Rush appeared in [[w:Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg]]'s acclaimed film ''[[w:Catch Me If You Can|Catch Me If You Can]]'', starring [[w:Leonardo DiCaprio|Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[w:Tom Hanks|Tom Hanks]], in the role of Secretary.<ref group="external" name="imdb_catch_me_cast">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264464/characters/nm0750706|title=Catch Me If You Can (2002) - Sarah Rush as Secretary|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | In 2002, Rush appeared in [[w:Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg]]'s acclaimed film ''[[w:Catch Me If You Can|Catch Me If You Can]]'', starring [[w:Leonardo DiCaprio|Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[w:Tom Hanks|Tom Hanks]], in the role of Secretary.<ref group="external" name="imdb_catch_me_cast">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264464/characters/nm0750706|title=Catch Me If You Can (2002) - Sarah Rush as Secretary|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | ||
Rush has worked on various television projects, including a pilot directed by [[w:Peter Horton|Peter Horton]] called ''Big Girls Don't Cry'', based on the film ''[[w:Mermaids (1990 film)|Mermaids]]'', which was considered as a series for [[w:CBS|CBS]].<ref group=" | Rush has worked on various television projects, including a pilot directed by [[w:Peter Horton|Peter Horton]] called ''Big Girls Don't Cry'', based on the film ''[[w:Mermaids (1990 film)|Mermaids]]'', which was considered as a series for [[w:CBS|CBS]].<ref group="commentary" name="odonnell_battlestarfanclub_rush_interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarfanclub.com/battlestar/bgintsr.htm|title=Battlestar Galactica Fan Club Interview - Sarah Rush|author=Shawn O'Donnell|publisher=BattlestarFanClub.com|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> She also appeared in the Disney film ''[[w:Max Keeble's Big Move|Max Keeble's Big Move]]'' and had roles in independent films including ''Fangs'' and ''Destiny''.<ref group="commentary" name="odonnell_battlestarfanclub_rush_interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarfanclub.com/battlestar/bgintsr.htm|title=Battlestar Galactica Fan Club Interview - Sarah Rush|author=Shawn O'Donnell|publisher=BattlestarFanClub.com|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> | ||
=== Documentary Work === | === Documentary Work === | ||
=== Post-Galactica Career === | === Post-''Galactica'' Career === | ||
Rush's most significant recent project was the 2005 documentary ''The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania'', produced by [[w:Patricia Heaton|Patricia Heaton]] and directed by [[w:David Hunt (director)|David Hunt]], Heaton's husband.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_coal_queens_documentary">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bituminous_Coal_Queens_of_Pennsylvania|title=The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> The documentary, which won the 2006 Heartland Film Festival Award, followed Rush as she returned to her hometown of Carmichaels, Pennsylvania (population 556) for the 50th anniversary of the Coal Queen Pageant in August 2003.<ref group="external" name="imdb_coal_queens_documentary">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482467/|title=The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania (2005)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> The film served as both narrator and subject, as Rush was herself crowned Coal Queen in 1972 at age 16.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Rush|title=Sarah Rush|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | Rush's most significant recent project was the 2005 documentary ''The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania'', produced by [[w:Patricia Heaton|Patricia Heaton]] and directed by [[w:David Hunt (director)|David Hunt]], Heaton's husband.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_coal_queens_documentary">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bituminous_Coal_Queens_of_Pennsylvania|title=The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> The documentary, which won the 2006 Heartland Film Festival Award, followed Rush as she returned to her hometown of Carmichaels, Pennsylvania (population 556) for the 50th anniversary of the Coal Queen Pageant in August 2003.<ref group="external" name="imdb_coal_queens_documentary">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482467/|title=The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania (2005)|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> The film served as both narrator and subject, as Rush was herself crowned Coal Queen in 1972 at age 16.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Rush|title=Sarah Rush|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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== Personal Life == | == Personal Life == | ||
Rush experienced a challenging period in the late 1980s to early 1990s, during which she was married and divorced, lost her mother, and helped care for ill family members, which resulted in a pause in her acting career.<ref group=" | Rush experienced a challenging period in the late 1980s to early 1990s, during which she was married and divorced, lost her mother, and helped care for ill family members, which resulted in a pause in her acting career.<ref group="commentary" name="faries_battlestarpegasus_rush_interview_2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/features/articles_interviews/archive/2001/srush-june01.html|title=An Interview with Sarah Rush|author=Michael A. Faries|publisher=BattlestarPegasus.com|date=June 2001|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> | ||
In 1999, Rush married guitarist Fred Bova after friends had attempted to bring them together for two years.<ref group=" | In 1999, Rush married guitarist Fred Bova after friends had attempted to bring them together for two years.<ref group="commentary" name="faries_battlestarpegasus_rush_interview_2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/features/articles_interviews/archive/2001/srush-june01.html|title=An Interview with Sarah Rush|author=Michael A. Faries|publisher=BattlestarPegasus.com|date=June 2001|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> Rush returned to Los Angeles in the early 1990s after her challenging period in New York, where she has continued her acting career and found greater personal happiness.<ref group="commentary" name="odonnell_battlestarfanclub_rush_interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarfanclub.com/battlestar/bgintsr.htm|title=Battlestar Galactica Fan Club Interview - Sarah Rush|author=Shawn O'Donnell|publisher=BattlestarFanClub.com|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> She and her husband Fred were also in the process of adoption, as Rush expressed a strong desire to become a mother.<ref group="commentary" name="odonnell_battlestarfanclub_rush_interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarfanclub.com/battlestar/bgintsr.htm|title=Battlestar Galactica Fan Club Interview - Sarah Rush|author=Shawn O'Donnell|publisher=BattlestarFanClub.com|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> The couple has a daughter, Amanda Grace Bova.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_sarah_rush_biography">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Rush|title=Sarah Rush|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> | ||
Rush has noted that her father's cousin was the legendary actor [[w:James Dean|James Dean]] (1931-1955), which served as an early influence on her desire to pursue acting.<ref group=" | Rush has noted that her father's cousin was the legendary actor [[w:James Dean|James Dean]] (1931-1955), which served as an early influence on her desire to pursue acting.<ref group="commentary" name="faries_battlestarpegasus_rush_interview_2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/features/articles_interviews/archive/2001/srush-june01.html|title=An Interview with Sarah Rush|author=Michael A. Faries|publisher=BattlestarPegasus.com|date=June 2001|accessdate=August 9, 2025|archive=Y}}</ref> | ||
== Production Notes == | == Production Notes == | ||
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<blockquote>I was so touched by that, because even though Battlestar Galactica's time frame is set in extraordinary circumstances with amazing technological effects, people are human and real and experience true feelings. That's actually one of the reasons I would love to do a science fiction show again, to bring that humanity in the midst of the vastness of Space.</blockquote> | <blockquote>I was so touched by that, because even though Battlestar Galactica's time frame is set in extraordinary circumstances with amazing technological effects, people are human and real and experience true feelings. That's actually one of the reasons I would love to do a science fiction show again, to bring that humanity in the midst of the vastness of Space.</blockquote> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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=== Footnotes === | === Footnotes === | ||
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=== Production History === | === Production History === | ||