Sarah Jude Sutherland trained at the Crossroads Drama Conservatory in Los Angeles where she received the award for excellence in Drama. She then trained at the Experimental Theatre Wing at Tisch School of the arts where she studied voice and speech, movement, and an array of acting methods including Meisner and Grotowski. Sarah participated in a number of productions including "Trojan Women" in which she played Cassandra. In her graduating semester, Sarah wrote and directed a one-woman show called "The Skin of a Grape" which she continues to work on. Sarah graduated from NYU with honors and received an award for outstanding achievement. Sarah is also the daughter of Kiefer Sutherland and the granddaughter of Donald Sutherland.