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| Born | 11 August 1960 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (1986–1988) [1] [2] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, TV presenter |
| Known for | The Flying Doctors The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert |
| Spouse | Harry Cripps (divorced) |
Sarah Chadwick (born 11 August 1960) is an Australian television actress best known for her role on The Flying Doctors as Dr. Rowie Lang, [3] and for her role as Marion Barber in the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert . [4]
Chadwick attended Catholic high school Brigidine College Randwick, in Sydney. [5] Before she took up acting at the age of 25, Chadwick worked as a receptionist at the offices of the Nine Network. From 1986, she studied at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), in Sydney, [1] graduating with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting) in 1988. [2]
Chadwick gained early acting experience performing in stage productions at Sydney's Genesian Theatre. [6]
After early guest roles in E Street and Rafferty's Rules in 1989, [7] Chadwick landed the recurring role of Dr Cathy Mitchell on medical drama, G.P. that same year. [8] After a year, she decided to leave the series, as she felt it was "time to move on". [9] Following this, she secured her best known role as main character Dr. Rowie Lang on another medical drama The Flying Doctors , [3] from 1991 to 1992.
In 1991, she was a guest presenter on the long-running children's programme, Play School . [10]
From there, Chadwick played three further lead characters in three short-lived television series – 1992 sitcom Late for School as Kathy Price, [11] 1995 children's series, Glad Rags as Patricia 'Trish' Forbes. [12] [13] and 2001 sitcom, Flat Chat [14] as Sarah. In 1999, she played Mashowna in the adventure miniseries Journey to the Center of the Earth , opposite Bryan Brown and Jeremy London. [15]
From 2008 to 2013, Chadwick had a recurring guest role in Packed to the Rafters , playing Trish Westaway. [16] She also played the two recurring guest characters of Vanessa Unley and Diana Walford in long-running soap opera, Home and Away in 2011 and 2017, respectively. [17] [18] She guested in several other popular Australian dramas including Blue Heelers , [4] All Saints , [19] MDA , [20] Water Rats [21] and Wildside [22] as well as the ABC miniseries The Damnation of Harvey McHugh . [23]
Chadwick's film work began with a role in 1993 thriller, Gross Misconduct opposite Naomi Watts and Jimmy Smits. [24] That same year, she played Tess in the 1993 TV movie, You and Me and Uncle Bob . This was followed by her role as Marion Barber (the ex-wife of Hugo Weaving’s character) in 1994 Australian comedy classic, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert . [23] She later appeared as Andrea Byrne in the 2009 TV movie, A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne , based on the true story of Australian model Caroline Byrne, who died in 1995. [25]
Chadwick has appeared in stage productions of Stella by Starlight at the Ensemble Theatre and The Cherry Orchard at New Theatre, both in Sydney. [1] She has most recently starred in a 2024 production of The House of Bernarda Alba , playing the role of Bernarda. [1] She is set to appear in Ensemble Theatre's The Social Ladder in 2026. [26]
In 2013, Chadwick was working as an administrator for fellow G.P. alumnus Denise Roberts, at Screenwise, her Sydney-based acting school. [27]
Chadwick was previously married to film and television writer, Harry Cripps, [28] who worked opposite her in Late for School [29] and as her director on Flat Chat . [30] She also performed in Cripp's play Tanya and Kit, for La Mama in 1994. [31]
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
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| 1993 | Gross Misconduct | Laura Thorne | Feature film |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Marion Barber | Feature film |
| 2002 | Tanya and Floyd | Tanya | Film short |
| 2008 | From Inside a Girl's Room | Film short | |
| 2011 | Short Beach | Film short | |
| 2012 | Circle of Lies | Luise Dixon | Feature film |
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
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| 1989 | E Street | Amanda | 1 episode |
| Rafferty's Rules | Mrs. Finnegan | 1 episode | |
| G.P. | Dr. Cathy Mitchell | 13 episodes | |
| 1991 | A Country Practice | Carol Baker | 2 episodes |
| Play School | Guest Presenter | 2 episodes | |
| 1991–1992 | The Flying Doctors | Dr. Rowie Lang | 46 episodes |
| 1992 | Late for School | Kathy Price | 13 episodes |
| 1993 | You and Me and Uncle Bob | Tess | TV movie |
| 1994 | The Damnation of Harvey McHugh | Kathryn | Season 1, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Glad Rags | Patricia 'Trish' Forbes | 13 episodes |
| Law of the Land | Loretta | 1 episode | |
| 1997 | Water Rats | Yvonne Carlisle | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Wildside | Jan Reilly | 1 episode |
| 1998; 2005 | All Saints | Karen Stoner / Francesca Norman | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Journey to the Centre of the Earth | Mashowna | TV miniseries |
| Airtight | Newsreader | TV movie | |
| 2001 | Flat Chat | Sarah | 13 episodes |
| 2002 | Bad Cop, Bad Cop | Deborah Sidebottom | 1 episode |
| 2003 | MDA | Dr. Sarah Christie | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Blue Heelers | Acting Sgt Lindy Schroeder | 3 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | HeadLand | Diane Forbes | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | Monarch Cove | Vanessa Reade | 1 episode |
| 2008–2013 | Packed to the Rafters | Trish Westaway | 15 episodes |
| 2009 | A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne | Andrea Byrne | TV movie |
| 2011 | Crownies | Justice Stanton | 1 episode |
| 2011; 2017 | Home and Away | Diana Walford / Vanessa Unley / Diana | 15 episodes |
| 2016 | Janet King | Justice Stanton | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Remember My Name | Fay Umback | 5 episodes |
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
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| 1985 | Plaza Suite | Genesian Theatre, Sydney [32] | |
| 1992 | Love Letters | Melissa Gardner | Sydney Opera House |
| 1994 | Tanya and Kit | Tanya | La Mama, Melbourne [31] [33] |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | Genesian Theatre, Sydney [34] | ||
| The Judgment of Helen | |||
| 2007 | Stella by Starlight | Stella | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney [1] [35] |
| 2014 | Keeping Up Appearances | Short+Sweet [36] | |
| 2016 | The Cherry Orchard | Lyubov | New Theatre, Sydney [1] [37] |
| 2022 | SLAP. BANG. KISS. | Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC [38] | |
| 2024 | The House of Bernarda Alba | Bernarda | Flow Studios, Sydney with Frantic Muse Productions [1] [39] |
| 2026 | The Social Ladder | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney [26] |
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