Sarah Woodward 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.
Career Woodward trained as an actress at RADA, graduating in 1983 with an Acting (RADA Diploma). She won the Bancroft Gold Medal at Rada , 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, 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, which transferred to the Albery Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre) and then Broadway.
Credits
Film Year Title Role Director Notes1996Cries of SilenceYoung DorrieAvery CrounseAlso known as: "Sister Island". Elsian Pictures1997The House of AngeloElizabeth AngeloJim GoddardBBC / Tripal Productions2002Close Your EyesPolice Inspector Hilary AshNick WillingOriginal title: "Doctor Sleep". BBC Films / Kismet Film Company2003I Capture the CastleLeda Fox-CottonTim FywellBBC Films / Trademark FilmsBright Young ThingsSister Clemency (uncredited)Stephen FryThe Film Consortium2004CharlieAlison - Warehouse SecretaryMalcolm NeedsEnigma Pictures / Midas Films2020SupernovaSueHarry MacqueenBBC Films / British Film Institute
Television Year Title Role Notes1987The Two of UsNicolaEpisode: "Comparisons"1988GemsPhilippa LyonsSeries 3, 6 episodesThe BillFionaEpisode: "Personal Imports"1991The Case-Book of Sherlock HolmesEdith PresburyEpisode: "The Creeping Man"1992PoirotJane GreyEpisode: "Death in the Clouds"CasualtyJo DanielsEpisode: "Body and Soul"1996The BillNinaEpisode: "Overstepping the Mark"1998The Cater Street HangmanSarah CordeTV film2003Final DemandDS BrownTV filmHear the SilenceHeadmistressTV film2005The BillCSE Pat Buchanan2 episodes: "To Catch a Killer: Parts 2 & 3"2006New TricksAudiologistEpisode: "Bank Robbery"2009KingdomHead TeacherSeries 3, 1 episode20092010DoctorsMarion Smithson2 episodes: "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "A Happy Ending"2010DCI BanksJessica Ford2 episodes: "Aftermath: Parts 1 & 2"Law & Order: UKDS Jemma FraserEpisode: "Anonymous"2012Loving Miss HattoBirdyTV filmOutnumberedMaryEpisode: Christmas Special 20122013The Politician's HusbandUndercover Reporter 1TV miniseries, 3 episodes2014EndeavourHazel WintergreenEpisode: "Neverland"2016New BloodMrs ClaytonEpisode: "Case 1, Part 1"2019Holby CityLilly GellarEpisode: "Work Life Balance"20192021Queens of MysteryBeth Stone9 episodes2020The Pale HorseClemency ArdinglyTV miniseries, 2 episodesQuizMaggie PearceTV miniseries, 1 episodeSitting in LimboRhonaTV film2021Professor T.Ingrid SnaresSeries 1, 6 episodes2022Professor T.Ingrid SnaresSeries 2, 6 episodesMotherlandTV film, BBC2 - directed by Lucy Kirkwood2023Death in ParadiseMiriam SworderSeries 12, Episode 1Silent WitnessCh Supt Bridget LaingSeries 26, Episodes 9 and 10, "Southbay"Midsomer MurdersUrsulaITVProfessor T.Ingrid SnaresSeries 3, 6 episodes2024–2026House of the DragonLady Sabitha Frey4 episodes
Theatre Year Title Role Director Notes1994The TempestMirandaSam MendesRoyal Shakespeare Company1996Habeas CorpusConnie WicksteedSam MendesDonmar Warehouse1997Tom and ClemKittyRichard WilsonAldwych Theatre Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role19992000The Real Thing by Tom StoppardCharlotteDavid LeveauxDonmar Warehouse and Broadway Nominated for a Tony Award2001PresenceMarianJames KerrRoyal Court Theatre2004Much Ado About NothingDogberryTamara HarveyShakespeare's Globe2005Woman in MindSusanRaz ShawSalisbury Playhouse2006The Comedy of ErrorsAdrianaChris LuscombeShakespeare's Globe2007A Midsummer Night's DreamTitaniaChris LuscombeRegent's Park Open Air TheatreMacbethLady Macbeth2008Present LaughterMonicaHoward DaviesNational Theatre2009Judgment Day by Ödön von HorváthFrau LeimgruberJames McDonaldAlmeida TheatreRookery NookGertrudeTerry JohnsonMenier Chocolate Factory2010The Merry Wives of WindsorMistress FordChris LuscombeShakespeare's Globe; Los Angeles; New York2011Jumpy by April De AngelisBeaNina RaineRoyal Court TheatreThe Cherry Orchard by ChekhovCharlottaHoward DaviesNational TheatreSnake in the GrassMiriamLucy BaileyThe Print Room2012Love and Information by Caryl ChurchillVariousJames McDonaldRoyal Court Theatre2013Bracken Moor by Alexi Kaye CampbellVanessa AveryPolly TealeTricycle Theatre20132014In the Next Room by Sarah RuhlAnnieLaurence BoswellSt. James Theatre, London2015The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeSiobhanMarianne ElliottGielgud Theatre2016Nell Gwynn by Jessica SwaleMa Gwynn / Queen CatherineChris LuscombeShakespeare's Globe Apollo Theatre, LondonRichard IIDuchess of YorkSimon GodwinShakespeare's Globe2017Quiz by James GrahamSonia Woodley, QCDaniel EvansMinerva Theatre, Chichester; Noël Coward Theatre, LondonThis House by James GrahamRochester & Chatham; Welwyn & Hatfield; Coventry South West; Ilford North; Lady BatleyJeremy HerrinMinerva Theatre; Garrick Theatre, London2020The HaystackHannahRoxana SilbertHampstead Theatre, London
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