Sarah Moyle

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

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.

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Career

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

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

YearTitleRoleTheatreDirector
1992LustChastity/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
1999StrippedErica/Chloe Riverside Studios Tony Craven
2000The Shakespeare RevueVarious Salisbury Playhouse Doug Rintoul
2000Second From Last in the Sack RaceDoris/Mabel New Vic Theatre Laurie Sansom
2002 My Fair Lady Clara Eynsford Hill Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Royal National Theatre Trevor Nunn
2003Wind in the WillowsGaoler's Daughter West Yorkshire Playhouse Ian Brown
2003Bedtime StoriesJoni Stephen Joseph Theatre Laurie Sansom
2004 Private Fears in Public Places ImogenStephen Joseph Theatre Alan Ayckbourn
2004 Drowning on Dry Land MarshaStephen Joseph TheatreAlan Ayckbourn
2004 A Chorus of Disapproval HannahStephen Joseph TheatreAlan Ayckbourn
2005 The Champion of Paribanou Princess NouroniharStephen Joseph TheatreAlan Ayckbourn
2005 Private Fears in Public Places Imogen 59E59 Theaters Alan Ayckbourn
2006Men of the WorldFrank Hull Truck Theatre John Godber
2007 Daddy Cool Ma Baker Shaftesbury Theatre Andy Goldberg
2007Forget-Me-Not Lane by Peter NicholsUrsulaStephen Joseph TheatreBob Eaton
2008 A Trip to Scarborough Amanda Courtney/Mrs Loveless/Mrs LoveStephen Joseph TheatreAlan Ayckbourn
2008Wolves at the WindowVarious Arcola Theatre Thomas Hescott
2008The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMiss MackayNorthampton Theatres Laurie Sansom
2009Funny TurnsViv Hull Truck Theatre John Godber
2009 Jerusalem Linda Fawcett Royal Court Theatre Ian Rickson
2009Wolves at the Window [19] Various59E59 TheatersThomas 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 HousekeeperNational Theatre Jamie Lloyd
2012The SpireLady Allison Salisbury Playhouse Gareth Machin
2013The SchoolmistressMiss DyottStephen Joseph TheatreChris Monks
2014A Bunch of AmateursMary/Dorothy Watermill Theatre Caroline Leslie
2015 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Peppa's Concierge Playhouse Theatre Bartlett Sher
2023Jumping the SharkPamUK tourMichael Kingsbury

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 The Brittas Empire Carole's DoubleEpisode: "Wake Up the Lion Within"
1997 Keeping Mum MotherEpisode: "The Accident"
1997 Get Well Soon The Nurse3 episodes
1998 Roger Roger Deborah KellyEpisode: "There Are No Minicabs in Heaven"
2004 Born and Bred Daisy MeekEpisode: "A House Divided"
2006 City Lights Cheryl3 episodes
2006 Ultimate Force LynetteEpisode: "Violent Solutions"
2006–2007 Extras KimberleyRecurring role; 6 episodes
2007, 2009, 2015 Emmerdale Caroline Swann Recurring role
2011 White Van Man MargaretEpisode: "Turf"
2011 Candy Cabs Monica Chadwick2 episodes
2012 Threesome Dr HaylerEpisode: "Vacuum"
2012–2022 Doctors Valerie Pitman Regular role
2013 WPC 56 Miss Rosemary LawrenceEpisode: "Nature of the Beast"
2013 Mount Pleasant CynthiaEpisode: "3.5"
2015 The Gunman RuthFilm
2017Loose EndsJeanetteShort film
2018 Celebrity Eggheads HerselfContestant
2019 This Morning HerselfGuest
2023 Sister Boniface Mysteries Connie DumasEpisode: "The Shadow of Baron Battenberg"
2024 Bargain Hunt HerselfContestant [20]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2014 British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Nominated [21]
2015British Soap AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceNominated [22]
2016British Soap Awards Best Female Dramatic Performance Nominated [23]
2016British Soap AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceNominated [23]
2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime StarNominated [24]
2016 RTS Midlands Awards Best Acting PerformanceNominated [25]
2019British Soap AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceWon [10] [26]
2019RTS Midlands AwardsBest Female Acting PerformanceNominated [27] [28]
2021 National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceLonglisted [29]
2022British Soap AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceNominated [30]
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest Daytime StarNominated [31]
2022RTS Midlands AwardsLeading Acting PerformanceNominated [32]

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