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Sarah Moyle

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Sarah Moyle
Moyle in 2021
Born (1969-09-14) 14 September 1969 (age 55)
London, England
Education
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Known forDoctors

Sarah Moyle (born 14 September 1969) is an English actress, known for her roles as Linda Fawcett in various stage productions of Jerusalem and Valerie Pitman in the BBC soap opera Doctors. Moyle also portrayed the recurring role of Caroline Swann in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. For her role as Valerie in Doctors, Moyle won the award for Best Comedy Performance at the 2019 British Soap Awards.

Career

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Moyle trained at Bodywork Dance Studios, has a B.A. in Performance Art from Middlesex University, and studied for six months at State University of New York.[1] From 1988 to 1991, she was a member of National Youth Theatre. Moyle began her career in 1992 with roles in theatre,[2] her first being in Lust at Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by Bob Carlton. In her early career, Moyle portrayed roles in An Inspector Calls, Oliver!, Les Misérables and My Fair Lady. Her stage career also includes parts in Drowning on Dry Land and Private Fears in Public Places[3] written for her by Sir Alan Ayckbourn. In 2010, Moyle played the role of Linda Fawcett in Jerusalem[4] at the Royal Court Theatre[5] and the Apollo Theatre, before taking it to Broadway at the Music Box Theatre.[6]

In 2012, Moyle was cast in the BBC soap opera Doctors.[7] In 2016, Moyle was nominated for Best Female Dramatic Performance and Best Comedy Performance at the British Soap Awards, but lost out to Lacey Turner and Patti Clare who play Stacey Fowler and Mary Taylor respectively.[8] In 2018, she made her writing debut after writing an episode of Doctors, titled "The Wager", which aired on 31 May 2018.[9] In 2019, Moyle won Best Comedy Performance at the British Soap Awards.[10] In 2020, Moyle wrote another episode of Doctors, titled "Targeted Individual".[11]

Moyle announced her decision to leave Doctors in August 2022. Her final episode aired on 16 December 2022.[12] Following her exit from Doctors, she appeared in an episode of the Britbox period series Sister Boniface Mysteries.[13] She then toured the UK in the theatre production Jumping the Shark.[14]

Personal life

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In September 2018, Moyle cycled 282 km across Rwanda[15] to raise money and awareness for Hope and Homes for Children. She is also an advocate for the Alzheimer's Society, and ran the 2000 London Marathon to raise money for the charity.[16] In 2020, Moyle raised money for the charity of which she is patron, Embracing Arts,[17] by cycling 46 miles around London.[18]

Stage

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Year Title Role Theatre Director
1992 Lust Chastity/Hag Theatre Royal Haymarket Bob Carlton
1992 An Inspector Calls Sheila Birling Aldwych Theatre Stephen Daldry
1996 Oliver! Ensemble London Palladium Sam Mendes
1997 Les Misérables Ensemble Palace Theatre Trevor Nunn
1998 The Rocky Horror Show Columbia The English Theatre Frankfurt Mark Urquhart
1999 Stripped Erica/Chloe Riverside Studios Tony Craven
2000 The Shakespeare Revue Various Salisbury Playhouse Doug Rintoul
2000 Second From Last in the Sack Race Doris/Mabel New Vic Theatre Laurie Sansom
2002 My Fair Lady Clara Eynsford Hill Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Royal National Theatre Trevor Nunn
2003 Wind in the Willows Gaoler's Daughter West Yorkshire Playhouse Ian Brown
2003 Bedtime Stories Joni Stephen Joseph Theatre Laurie Sansom
2004 Private Fears in Public Places Imogen Stephen Joseph Theatre Alan Ayckbourn
2004 Drowning on Dry Land Marsha Stephen Joseph Theatre Alan Ayckbourn
2004 A Chorus of Disapproval Hannah Stephen Joseph Theatre Alan Ayckbourn
2005 The Champion of Paribanou Princess Nouronihar Stephen Joseph Theatre Alan Ayckbourn
2005 Private Fears in Public Places Imogen 59E59 Theaters Alan Ayckbourn
2006 Men of the World Frank Hull Truck Theatre John Godber
2007 Daddy Cool Ma Baker Shaftesbury Theatre Andy Goldberg
2007 Forget-Me-Not Lane by Peter Nichols Ursula Stephen Joseph Theatre Bob Eaton
2008 A Trip to Scarborough Amanda Courtney/Mrs Loveless/Mrs Love Stephen Joseph Theatre Alan Ayckbourn
2008 Wolves at the Window Various Arcola Theatre Thomas Hescott
2008 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Miss Mackay Northampton Theatres Laurie Sansom
2009 Funny Turns Viv Hull Truck Theatre John Godber
2009 Jerusalem Linda Fawcett Royal Court Theatre Ian Rickson
2009 Wolves at the Window[19] Various 59E59 Theaters Thomas Hescott
2010 Jerusalem Linda Fawcett Apollo Theatre Ian Rickson
2010 A Christmas Carol Mrs Cratchitt West Yorkshire Playhouse Nikolai Foster
2011 Jerusalem Linda Fawcett Music Box Theatre Ian Rickson
2011 Jerusalem Linda Fawcett Apollo Theatre Ian Rickson
2012 She Stoops to Conquer Housekeeper National Theatre Jamie Lloyd
2012 The Spire Lady Allison Salisbury Playhouse Gareth Machin
2013 The Schoolmistress Miss Dyott Stephen Joseph Theatre Chris Monks
2014 A Bunch of Amateurs Mary/Dorothy Watermill Theatre Caroline Leslie
2015 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Peppa's Concierge Playhouse Theatre Bartlett Sher
2023 Jumping the Shark Pam UK tour Michael Kingsbury

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Brittas Empire Carole's Double Episode: "Wake Up the Lion Within"
1997 Keeping Mum Mother Episode: "The Accident"
1997 Get Well Soon The Nurse 3 episodes
1998 Roger Roger Deborah Kelly Episode: "There Are No Minicabs in Heaven"
2004 Born and Bred Daisy Meek Episode: "A House Divided"
2006 City Lights Cheryl 3 episodes
2006 Ultimate Force Lynette Episode: "Violent Solutions"
2006–2007 Extras Kimberley Recurring role; 6 episodes
2007, 2009, 2015 Emmerdale Caroline Swann Recurring role
2011 White Van Man Margaret Episode: "Turf"
2011 Candy Cabs Monica Chadwick 2 episodes
2012 Threesome Dr Hayler Episode: "Vacuum"
2012–2022 Doctors Valerie Pitman Regular role
2013 WPC 56 Miss Rosemary Lawrence Episode: "Nature of the Beast"
2013 Mount Pleasant Cynthia Episode: "3.5"
2015 The Gunman Ruth Film
2017 Loose Ends Jeanette Short film
2018 Celebrity Eggheads Herself Contestant
2019 This Morning Herself Guest
2023 Sister Boniface Mysteries Connie Dumas Episode: "The Shadow of Baron Battenberg"

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2014 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Nominated [20]
2015 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Nominated [21]
2016 British Soap Awards Best Female Dramatic Performance Nominated [22]
2016 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Nominated [22]
2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Nominated [23]
2016 RTS Midlands Awards Best Acting Performance Nominated [24]
2019 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Won [10][25]
2019 RTS Midlands Awards Best Female Acting Performance Nominated [26][27]
2021 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Longlisted [28]
2022 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Nominated [29]
2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Nominated [30]
2022 RTS Midlands Awards Leading Acting Performance Nominated [31]

References

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  2. ^ "Waring & McKenna | Sarah Moyle". Waring and McKenna. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ "As published in the Scarborough Evening News on 11 August". Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Meet the Cast of JERUSALEM Day 10: Sarah Moyle". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ^ "SARAH MOYLE - Royal Court". Royal Court Theatre. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Meet the Cast of JERUSALEM Day 10: Sarah Moyle". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Doctors - Doctors welcomes back Sarah Moyle as eccentric receptionist Valerie Pitman! - BBC One". BBC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Home - British Soap Awards". The British Soap Awards. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ^ Director: Peter Fearon; Producer: Peter Bullock; Writer: Sarah Moyle (31 May 2018). "The Wager". Doctors. BBC. BBC One. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  10. ^ a b Hughes, Johnathon (1 June 2019). "British Soap Awards 2019: winners in full". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  11. ^ Moyle, Sarah [@moylie69] (7 October 2020). "With all the current bonkersness I wasn't even sure this would ever get done! But thrilled it starts filming this week! Thank you @BBCDoctors and @PiotrSzkopiak 😀🎉❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  13. ^ MacEwan, Ian. "Sister Boniface Mysteries season 2: release date, trailer, cast, episodes and all we know". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  14. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe (9 January 2023). "David Schaal, Harry Visinoni, Sarah Moyle & More to Star in JUMPING THE SHARK 2023 UK Tour". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  15. ^ Robinson, Dom (9 May 2018). "Sarah Moyle (BBC's Doctors) is raising money for Ride Rwanda". DVDfever. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Read Sarah's story". JustGiving. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Interactive theatre for special needs children | UK". www.embracingarts.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Sarah's Prudential Ride London 46 page". JustGiving. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Thomas Hescott – Wolves at the Window". Thomas Hescott. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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  22. ^ a b "British Soap Awards 2016 full winners list: Did your favourites take home prizes?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  23. ^ Sandwell, Ian (21 June 2016). "Inside Soap Awards 2016 longlist revealed: Which of your soap favourites are up for prizes?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  24. ^ "Midlands Centre Awards nominees announced". Royal Television Society. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  25. ^ "Here are the British Soap Awards 2019 winners in full". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  26. ^ @moylie69 (29 November 2019). "Me and my pal @IMidy at the #RTSMidsAwards Doctors won best drama!!!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ "RTS Midlands Awards 2019". RTS Awards. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  28. ^ "National Television Awards 2021". National Television Awards. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  29. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Warner, Sam (11 June 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 winners list - updated live". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  30. ^ Harp, Justin (18 July 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announces nominations and new category for 2022 event". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  31. ^ "RTS Midlands Awards nominees 2022". Royal Television Society. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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