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Actress Sarah Sutton was born December 12, 1961, the daughter of an airline pilot, and began her acting career at age seven when, while attending the Elm Hurst Ballet School, she was picked to play the part of Roo in a Phoenix Theatre production of Winnie the Pooh, a role she played for three additional Christmas seasons.
By the age of eleven she had appeared in a number of television roles, including Menace: Boys and Girls Come Out to Play (1973), Late Call (1974), and Oil Strike North (1975). She also appeared as Alice in the BBC production of Through the Looking Glass (1975). Her biggest success prior to Doctor Who came in 1978 when she won the lead role in the children's drama The Moon Stallion. Sarah went back to her acting studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama as a part-time student. Shortly after returning from a Caribbean holiday she was called to audition for the part of Nyssa in Doctor Who, a character initially intended to appear in only one story. Due to her outstanding performance, Sarah's contract was twice extended, first by producer John Nathan-Turner and then again at the insistance of Peter Davison. As a result, Sarah remained on the Doctor Who cast for two years (1981-1983). |
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Following Doctor Who Sarah returned to theatre work, touring in the play Policy for Murder (1986). Shortly after, she took a break from acting to start a family, marrying a GP and celebrating the birth of her daughter, Hannah. Sarah has since appeared in the television production Unnatural Pursuits and the Doctor Who special Dimensions in Time (1996). She hopes to resume a full-time acting career when her daughter is older.
Most recently, Sarah has reprised her role as Nyssa in a new series of Doctor Who Audio Adventures from Big Finish Productions. Starring alongside Peter Davison, Sarah has earned well-deserved critical acclaim for her performance as Nyssa in this new series. Current releases include: Land of the Dead (2000), Winter for the Adept (2000), The Mutant Phase (2000), and Primeval (2001). |
Davison and Sutton in 2000 |
