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Sarah Woodward

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Sarah Woodward
Born (1963-04-03) 3 April 1963 (age 61)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Patrick Toomey
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(m. 2000)​
Children2
Parent(s)Edward Woodward
Venetia Barrett
RelativesTim Woodward (brother)
Peter Woodward (brother)
Michele Dotrice (stepmother)

Sarah Woodward (born 3 April 1963) is a British actress who won an Olivier Award in 1998 for Tom & Clem and was Tony nominated in 2000 for The Real Thing. Sarah is the daughter of actor Edward Woodward and his first wife, actress Venetia Barrett. She is sister of actor Tim Woodward, and actor, voice artist, and screenwriter Peter Woodward, and half-sister to actress Emily Woodward, whose mother is actress Michele Dotrice.[1]

Career

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Woodward trained as an actress at RADA, where she won the Bancroft Gold Medal, before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company, where she appeared in Antony Sher's Richard III, Kenneth Branagh's Henry V, Roger Rees' Hamlet, and Frances Barber's Camille. She returned to the RSC in 1993, in The Venetian Twins, Murder in the Cathedral, Love's Labour's Lost, and The Tempest, the latter directed by Sam Mendes. She has worked with Mendes in many other plays, including London Assurance, with Paul Eddington (Chichester/Haymarket Theatre); The Sea with Judi Dench (Royal National Theatre); Kean, with Derek Jacobi (Old Vic/Toronto); and Habeas Corpus with Imelda Staunton, Brenda Blethyn, and Jim Broadbent (Donmar). She won the Olivier Award for best performance in a supporting role in 1998 for her role in Tom & Clem by Stephen Churchett,[2] with Michael Gambon and Alec McCowen. She was also nominated for a Tony Award in 2000 for her role in the Donmar Warehouse production of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing,[3] which transferred to the Albery Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre) and then Broadway.

Credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes
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

Television

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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[4]
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[5] 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

Theatre

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Year Title Role Director Notes
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 by Tom 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 by Ödön 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 by April De Angelis Bea Nina Raine Royal Court Theatre
The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov Charlotta Howard Davies National Theatre
Snake in the Grass Miriam Lucy Bailey The Print Room
2012 Love and Information by Caryl Churchill Various James McDonald Royal Court Theatre
2013 Bracken Moor by Alexi Kaye Campbell Vanessa Avery Polly Teale Tricycle Theatre
2013–2014 In the Next Room by Sarah 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

Richard II Duchess of York Simon Godwin Shakespeare's Globe
2017 Quiz by James Graham Sonia Woodley, QC Daniel Evans Minerva Theatre, Chichester; Noël Coward Theatre, London[6]
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[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Edward Woodward, The Wicker man, dies". Reuters India. 16 November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2009. [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. ...
  2. ^ Lister, David (17 February 1998). "Crowning glory for 'Lear' at Olivier theatre awards". The Independent. Retrieved 26 December 2009. Other awards included: ... Best performance in a supporting role – Sarah Woodward in Tom & Clem; ...
  3. ^ "'Kate,' Then 'Music Man': The 2000 Tony Nominees". The New York Times. 9 May 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2009. 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
  4. ^ "Christmas Special". British Comedy Guide.
  5. ^ "Meet the cast of BBC One Windrush drama Sitting in Limbo". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Was the 'coughing major' guilty? In James Graham's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire play Quiz, you get to be the jury". The Independent. 11 April 2018.
  7. ^ "THE HAYSTACK - Hampstead Theatre".
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