Sarah Lynn Dawson | |
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 Dawson in 2019 | |
| Born | England |
| Nationality | UK |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | www |
Sarah Lynn Dawson is an English actress and filmmaker. [1]
Sarah Lynn Dawson | |
|---|---|
| Dawson in 2019 | |
| Born | England |
| Nationality | UK |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | www |
Sarah Lynn Dawson is an English actress and filmmaker. [1]
She lived in The Lake District in England. [2] and she also spent a large part of her childhood in Qatar, in the Middle East where she started acting at the age of seven when she was cast in a community theatre show. [3] She was in the local theatre companies’ productions and danced ballet and tap. She also made films as a child. [4] She went to a boarding school in the UK [5] where she was in more theatre productions and she later attended the University of Leeds, where she received a BA Hons Degree in Sociology. [6]
Sarah studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York on their two year Acting Certificate Program. Whilst in New York she acted in the Off-Broadway show 'Men' and in the Off-Broadway show 'Conflict' at The Producers Club. [7]
She was cast in the award-winning indie film Folklore upon moving to LA. [8] She produced, wrote [9] and starred in the film Duality [10] which is voiced by Deepak Chopra [11] and also stars Jon Foo [12] and Don Most and features music by Moby. [13] Duality was an Official Selection of the Hollyshorts Film Festival [14] in 2015. [15] She also produced and starred in the 1940s noir short Unsolved, Directed by Julia Camara. [16] She appeared in the film Game of Aces as British Nurse, Patricia Evans. The film was directed by Damien Lay and stars Chris Klein. [17]
She voiced the character of The Mother in the English dub of the animated film I Lost My Body which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2020. [18] The film was Directed by Jérémy Clapin and the main character Naoufel was voiced by English Actor Dev Patel [19] The film also was nominated for and won several other major awards including an Annie Award and a César Award.
She co-created the podcast 'Stepping into Shakespeare' with Therese Theurillat which airs on all major podcast channels. The podcast explores the plays of Shakespeare. [20] She was a featured artist in The Future of Humanity Exhibition in Davos in 2025, with some of her film work. [21]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | A Guy and a Girl | Sonja | Short film |
| 2012 | Girls Night Out | Vienna | |
| Folklore | Angela Hay | ||
| Sh*t British People Say in the USA | Sarah | Viral | |
| 2013 | The C Gate | Clare | Short film |
| 2014 | Close Up | The Leading Lady | Short film |
| 2015 | Unsolved | Alice Clark | |
| Duality | Emerald | Short film | |
| 2016 | Sanctuary | Emily | |
| 2016 | Game of Aces | Patricia Evans | |
| 2018 | Forever Not Maybe | Silvia | |
| 2019 | I Lost My Body | The Mother (voice) | English dub |
| 2020 | Caller ID | Ms. Jameson | |
| 2022 | Love in the Time of Pandemic | Angie | |
| 2022 | Exit | Narrated by | Documentary |
| 2024 | Insidious | Shelly | |
| 2025 | Nexel | Ash | |
| 2025 | The Rules | Mysterious Teacher |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | A Guy and a Girl | No | No | Yes | Short film |
| 2012 | Girls Night Out | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2012 | Sh*t British People Say in the USA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Viral |
| 2014 | Duality | No | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2015 | Unsolved | No | No | Yes | Short film |
| 2020 | Caller ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2025 | I Am Not A Robot | Yes | Yes | Yes | |