Sarah Woodward | |
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| Born | (1963-04-03)3 April 1963 (age 62) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Edward Woodward Venetia Barrett |
| Relatives | Tim Woodward (brother) Peter Woodward (brother) Michele Dotrice (stepmother) |
Sarah Woodward (born 3 April 1963) is a British actress who won anOlivier Award in 1998 forTom & Clem and wasTony nominated in 2000 forThe Real Thing. Sarah is the daughter of actorEdward Woodward and his first wife, actress Venetia Barrett. She is sister of actorTim Woodward, and actor, voice artist, and screenwriterPeter Woodward, and half-sister to actress Emily Woodward, whose mother is actressMichele Dotrice.[1]
Woodward trained as an actress atRADA,[2] graduating in 1983 with an Acting (RADA Diploma).[2] She won the Bancroft Gold Medal at Rada[citation needed], before joining theRoyal Shakespeare Company, where she appeared inAntony Sher'sRichard III,Kenneth Branagh'sHenry V,Roger Rees'Hamlet, andFrances Barber'sCamille.
She returned to the RSC in 1993, inThe Venetian Twins,Murder in the Cathedral,Love's Labour's Lost, andThe Tempest, the latter directed bySam Mendes. She has worked with Mendes in many other plays, includingLondon Assurance, withPaul Eddington (Chichester/Haymarket Theatre);The Sea withJudi Dench (Royal National Theatre);Kean, withDerek Jacobi (Old Vic/Toronto); andHabeas Corpus withImelda Staunton,Brenda Blethyn, andJim Broadbent (Donmar). She won the Olivier Award for best performance in a supporting role in 1998 for her role inTom & Clem byStephen Churchett,[3] withMichael Gambon andAlec McCowen. She was also nominated for a Tony Award in 2000 for her role in the Donmar Warehouse production ofTom Stoppard'sThe Real Thing,[4] which transferred to the Albery Theatre (nowNoël Coward Theatre) and then Broadway.
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 1996 | Cries of Silence | Young Dorrie | Avery Crounse | Also known as: "Sister Island". Elsian Pictures |
| 1997 | The House of Angelo | Elizabeth Angelo | Jim Goddard | BBC / Tripal Productions |
| 2002 | Close Your Eyes | Police Inspector Hilary Ash | Nick Willing | Original title: "Doctor Sleep". BBC Films / Kismet Film Company |
| 2003 | I Capture the Castle | Leda Fox-Cotton | Tim Fywell | BBC Films / Trademark Films |
| Bright Young Things | Sister Clemency (uncredited) | Stephen Fry | The Film Consortium | |
| 2004 | Charlie | Alison - Warehouse Secretary | Malcolm Needs | Enigma Pictures / Midas Films |
| 2020 | Supernova | Sue | Harry Macqueen | BBC Films / British Film Institute |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Two of Us | Nicola | Episode: "Comparisons" |
| 1988 | Gems | Philippa Lyons | Series 3, 6 episodes |
| The Bill | Fiona | Episode: "Personal Imports" | |
| 1991 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Edith Presbury | Episode: "The Creeping Man" |
| 1992 | Poirot | Jane Grey | Episode: "Death in the Clouds" |
| Casualty | Jo Daniels | Episode: "Body and Soul" | |
| 1996 | The Bill | Nina | Episode: "Overstepping the Mark" |
| 1998 | The Cater Street Hangman | Sarah Corde | TV film |
| 2003 | Final Demand | DS Brown | TV film |
| Hear the Silence | Headmistress | TV film | |
| 2005 | The Bill | CSE Pat Buchanan | 2 episodes: "To Catch a Killer: Parts 2 & 3" |
| 2006 | New Tricks | Audiologist | Episode: "Bank Robbery" |
| 2009 | Kingdom | Head Teacher | Series 3, 1 episode |
| 2009–2010 | Doctors | Marion Smithson | 2 episodes: "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "A Happy Ending" |
| 2010 | DCI Banks | Jessica Ford | 2 episodes: "Aftermath: Parts 1 & 2" |
| Law & Order: UK | DS Jemma Fraser | Episode: "Anonymous" | |
| 2012 | Loving Miss Hatto | Birdy | TV film |
| Outnumbered | Mary | Episode: Christmas Special 2012[5] | |
| 2013 | The Politician's Husband | Undercover Reporter 1 | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Endeavour | Hazel Wintergreen | Episode: "Neverland" |
| 2016 | New Blood | Mrs Clayton | Episode: "Case 1, Part 1" |
| 2019 | Holby City | Lilly Gellar | Episode: "Work Life Balance" |
| 2019–2021 | Queens of Mystery | Beth Stone | 9 episodes |
| 2020 | The Pale Horse | Clemency Ardingly | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| Quiz | Maggie Pearce | TV miniseries, 1 episode | |
| Sitting in Limbo[6] | Rhona | TV film | |
| 2021 | Professor T. | Ingrid Snares | Series 1, 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Professor T. | Ingrid Snares | Series 2, 6 episodes |
| Motherland | TV film, BBC2 - directed by Lucy Kirkwood | ||
| 2023 | Death in Paradise | Miriam Sworder | Series 12, Episode 1 |
| Silent Witness | Ch Supt Bridget Laing | Series 26, Episodes 9 and 10, "Southbay" | |
| Midsomer Murders | Ursula | ITV | |
| Professor T. | Ingrid Snares | Series 3, 6 episodes | |
| 2024 | House of the Dragon | Lady Sabitha Frey | Series 2, 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 1994 | The Tempest | Miranda | Sam Mendes | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 1996 | Habeas Corpus | Connie Wicksteed | Sam Mendes | Donmar Warehouse |
| 1997 | Tom and Clem | Kitty | Richard Wilson | Aldwych Theatre Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role |
| 1999–2000 | The Real Thing byTom Stoppard | Charlotte | David Leveaux | Donmar Warehouse and Broadway Nominated for a Tony Award |
| 2001 | Presence | Marian | James Kerr | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2004 | Much Ado About Nothing | Dogberry | Tamara Harvey | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2005 | Woman in Mind | Susan | Raz Shaw | Salisbury Playhouse |
| 2006 | The Comedy of Errors | Adriana | Chris Luscombe | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2007 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Titania | Chris Luscombe | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
| Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | |||
| 2008 | Present Laughter | Monica | Howard Davies | National Theatre |
| 2009 | Judgment Day byÖdön von Horváth | Frau Leimgruber | James McDonald | Almeida Theatre |
| Rookery Nook | Gertrude | Terry Johnson | Menier Chocolate Factory | |
| 2010 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Mistress Ford | Chris Luscombe | Shakespeare's Globe; Los Angeles; New York |
| 2011 | Jumpy byApril De Angelis | Bea | Nina Raine | Royal Court Theatre |
| The Cherry Orchard byChekhov | Charlotta | Howard Davies | National Theatre | |
| Snake in the Grass | Miriam | Lucy Bailey | The Print Room | |
| 2012 | Love and Information byCaryl Churchill | Various | James McDonald | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2013 | Bracken Moor byAlexi Kaye Campbell | Vanessa Avery | Polly Teale | Tricycle Theatre |
| 2013–2014 | In the Next Room bySarah Ruhl | Annie | Laurence Boswell | St. James Theatre, London |
| 2015 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Siobhan | Marianne Elliott | Gielgud Theatre |
| 2016 | Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale | Ma Gwynn /Queen Catherine | Chris Luscombe | Shakespeare's Globe Apollo Theatre, London |
| RichardII | Duchess of York | Simon Godwin | Shakespeare's Globe | |
| 2017 | Quiz byJames Graham | Sonia Woodley,QC | Daniel Evans | Minerva Theatre, Chichester;Noël Coward Theatre, London[7] |
| This House by James Graham | Rochester & Chatham; Welwyn & Hatfield; Coventry South West; Ilford North; Lady Batley | Jeremy Herrin | Minerva Theatre; Garrick Theatre, London | |
| 2020 | The Haystack | Hannah | Roxana Silbert | Hampstead Theatre, London[8] |
[Edward Woodward] married actress Venetia Barrett in 1952 and had three children, all of whom went into acting – Tim Woodward, Peter Woodward and Sarah Woodward. ...
Other awards included: ... Best performance in a supporting role – Sarah Woodward in Tom & Clem; ...
FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY Blair Brown,Copenhagen Frances Conroy,The Ride Down Mount Morgan Amy Ryan,Uncle Vanya Helen Stenborg,Waiting in the Wings Sarah Woodward,The Real Thing
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