Sarah Woodward

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Sarah Woodward
Born (1963-04-03) 3 April 1963 (age 62)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Patrick Toomey
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(m. 2000)​
Children2
Parent(s) Edward Woodward
Venetia Barrett
Relatives Tim 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]

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Career

Woodward trained as an actress at RADA, [2] graduating in 1983 with an Acting (RADA Diploma). [2] She won the Bancroft Gold Medal at Rada [ citation needed ], 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, [3] 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, [4] which transferred to the Albery Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre) and then Broadway.

Credits

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1996Cries of SilenceYoung DorrieAvery CrounseAlso 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
2004CharlieAlison - Warehouse Secretary Malcolm Needs Enigma Pictures / Midas Films
2020 Supernova Sue Harry Macqueen BBC Films / British Film Institute

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 The Two of Us NicolaEpisode: "Comparisons"
1988 Gems Philippa LyonsSeries 3, 6 episodes
The Bill FionaEpisode: "Personal Imports"
1991 The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Edith PresburyEpisode: "The Creeping Man"
1992 Poirot Jane GreyEpisode: "Death in the Clouds"
Casualty Jo DanielsEpisode: "Body and Soul"
1996 The Bill NinaEpisode: "Overstepping the Mark"
1998 The Cater Street Hangman Sarah CordeTV film
2003Final DemandDS BrownTV film
Hear the SilenceHeadmistressTV film
2005 The Bill CSE Pat Buchanan2 episodes: "To Catch a Killer: Parts 2 & 3"
2006 New Tricks AudiologistEpisode: "Bank Robbery"
2009 Kingdom Head TeacherSeries 3, 1 episode
2009–2010 Doctors Marion Smithson2 episodes: "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "A Happy Ending"
2010 DCI Banks Jessica Ford2 episodes: "Aftermath: Parts 1 & 2"
Law & Order: UK DS Jemma FraserEpisode: "Anonymous"
2012 Loving Miss Hatto BirdyTV film
Outnumbered MaryEpisode: Christmas Special 2012 [5]
2013 The Politician's Husband Undercover Reporter 1TV miniseries, 3 episodes
2014 Endeavour Hazel WintergreenEpisode: "Neverland"
2016 New Blood Mrs ClaytonEpisode: "Case 1, Part 1"
2019 Holby City Lilly GellarEpisode: "Work Life Balance"
2019–2021 Queens of Mystery Beth Stone9 episodes
2020 The Pale Horse Clemency ArdinglyTV miniseries, 2 episodes
Quiz Maggie PearceTV miniseries, 1 episode
Sitting in Limbo [6] RhonaTV film
2021 Professor T. Ingrid SnaresSeries 1, 6 episodes
2022 Professor T. Ingrid SnaresSeries 2, 6 episodes
MotherlandTV film, BBC2 - directed by Lucy Kirkwood
2023 Death in Paradise Miriam SworderSeries 12, Episode 1
Silent Witness Ch Supt Bridget LaingSeries 26, Episodes 9 and 10, "Southbay"
Midsomer Murders UrsulaITV
Professor T. Ingrid SnaresSeries 3, 6 episodes
2024 House of the Dragon Lady Sabitha Frey Series 2, 1 episode

Theatre

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1994 The Tempest Miranda Sam Mendes Royal Shakespeare Company
1996 Habeas Corpus Connie WicksteedSam Mendes Donmar Warehouse
1997Tom and ClemKitty Richard Wilson Aldwych Theatre

Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role

1999–2000 The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard CharlotteDavid LeveauxDonmar Warehouse and Broadway

Nominated for a Tony Award

2001 Presence MarianJames Kerr Royal Court Theatre
2004 Much Ado About Nothing DogberryTamara Harvey Shakespeare's Globe
2005 Woman in Mind SusanRaz ShawSalisbury Playhouse
2006 The Comedy of Errors AdrianaChris LuscombeShakespeare's Globe
2007 A Midsummer Night's Dream TitaniaChris Luscombe Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Macbeth Lady Macbeth
2008 Present Laughter Monica Howard Davies National Theatre
2009Judgment Day by Ödön von Horváth Frau LeimgruberJames McDonaldAlmeida Theatre
Rookery Nook GertrudeTerry JohnsonMenier Chocolate Factory
2010 The Merry Wives of Windsor Mistress FordChris LuscombeShakespeare's Globe; Los Angeles; New York
2011Jumpy by April De Angelis BeaNina RaineRoyal Court Theatre
The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov CharlottaHoward DaviesNational Theatre
Snake in the Grass Miriam Lucy Bailey The Print Room
2012 Love and Information by Caryl Churchill VariousJames McDonaldRoyal 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 SiobhanMarianne ElliottGielgud Theatre
2016 Nell Gwynn by Jessica SwaleMa Gwynn / Queen Catherine Chris LuscombeShakespeare's Globe

Apollo Theatre, London

RichardIIDuchess of YorkSimon GodwinShakespeare's Globe
2017 Quiz by James Graham Sonia Woodley, QC Daniel Evans Minerva Theatre, Chichester; Noël Coward Theatre, London [7]
This House by James GrahamRochester & Chatham; Welwyn & Hatfield; Coventry South West; Ilford North; Lady Batley Jeremy Herrin Minerva Theatre;

Garrick Theatre, London

2020The HaystackHannahRoxana Silbert Hampstead Theatre, London [8]

References

  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. 1 2 "Rada Student & graduate profiles Sarah Woodward". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  3. ↑ 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; ...
  4. ↑ "'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
  5. ↑ "Christmas Special". British Comedy Guide .
  6. ↑ "Meet the cast of BBC One Windrush drama Sitting in Limbo". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "THE HAYSTACK - Hampstead Theatre".
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