| Sarah Woodward | |
| Birth Date: | 1963 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1983–present |
| Children: | 2 |
| Parents: | 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]
Woodward trained as an actress at RADA, where she won the Bancroft Gold Medal, 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,[2] 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,[3] which transferred to the Albery Theatre (now Noël Coward Theatre) and then Broadway.
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Cries of Silence | Young Dorrie | Avery Crounse | Also 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 | |
| 2004 | Charlie | Alison - Warehouse Secretary | Malcolm Needs | Enigma Pictures / Midas Films |
| 2020 | Supernova | Sue | Harry Macqueen | BBC Films / British Film Institute |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Two of Us | Nicola | Episode: "Comparisons" | |
| 1988 | Gems | Philippa Lyons | Series 3, 6 episodes | |
| The Bill | Fiona | Episode: "Personal Imports" | ||
| 1991 | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes | Edith Presbury | Episode: "The Creeping Man" | |
| 1992 | Poirot | Jane Grey | Episode: "Death in the Clouds" | |
| Casualty | Jo Daniels | Episode: "Body and Soul" | ||
| 1996 | The Bill | Nina | Episode: "Overstepping the Mark" | |
| 1998 | The Cater Street Hangman | Sarah Corde | TV film | |
| 2003 | Final Demand | DS Brown | TV film | |
| Hear the Silence | Headmistress | TV film | ||
| 2005 | The Bill | CSE Pat Buchanan | 2 episodes: "To Catch a Killer: Parts 2 & 3" | |
| 2006 | New Tricks | Audiologist | Episode: "Bank Robbery" | |
| 2009 | Kingdom | Head Teacher | Series 3, 1 episode | |
| 20092010 | Doctors | Marion Smithson | 2 episodes: "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "A Happy Ending" | |
| 2010 | DCI Banks | Jessica Ford | 2 episodes: "Aftermath: Parts 1 & 2" | |
| DS Jemma Fraser | Episode: "Anonymous" | |||
| 2012 | Loving Miss Hatto | Birdy | TV film | |
| Outnumbered | Mary | Episode: Christmas Special 2012[4] | ||
| 2013 | The Politician's Husband | Undercover Reporter 1 | TV miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | Endeavour | Hazel Wintergreen | Episode: "Neverland" | |
| 2016 | New Blood | Mrs Clayton | Episode: "Case 1, Part 1" | |
| 2019 | Holby City | Lilly Gellar | Episode: "Work Life Balance" | |
| 20192021 | Queens of Mystery | Beth Stone | 9 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Pale Horse | Clemency Ardingly | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| Quiz | Maggie Pearce | TV miniseries, 1 episode | ||
| Sitting in Limbo[5] | Rhona | TV film | ||
| 2021 | Professor T. | Ingrid Snares | Series 1, 6 episodes | |
| 2022 | Professor T. | Ingrid Snares | Series 2, 6 episodes | |
| Motherland | TV film, BBC2 - directed by Lucy Kirkwood | |||
| 2023 | Death in Paradise | Miriam Sworder | Series 12, Episode 1 | |
| Silent Witness | Ch Supt Bridget Laing | Series 26, Episodes 9 and 10, "Southbay" | ||
| Midsomer Murders | Ursula | ITV | ||
| Professor T. | Ingrid Snares | Series 3, 6 episodes | ||
| 2024 | House of the Dragon | Lady Sabitha Frey | Series 2, 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Tempest | Miranda | Sam Mendes | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 1996 | Habeas Corpus | Connie Wicksteed | Sam Mendes | Donmar Warehouse |
| 1997 | Tom and Clem | Kitty | Richard Wilson | Aldwych TheatreWinner of the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role |
| 19992000 | The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard | Charlotte | David Leveaux | Donmar Warehouse and BroadwayNominated for a Tony Award |
| 2001 | Presence | Marian | James Kerr | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2004 | Much Ado About Nothing | Dogberry | Tamara Harvey | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2005 | Woman in Mind | Susan | Raz Shaw | Salisbury Playhouse |
| 2006 | The Comedy of Errors | Adriana | Chris Luscombe | Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2007 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Titania | Chris Luscombe | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre |
| Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | |||
| 2008 | Present Laughter | Monica | Howard Davies | National Theatre |
| 2009 | Judgment Day by Ödön von Horváth | Frau Leimgruber | James McDonald | Almeida Theatre |
| Rookery Nook | Gertrude | Terry Johnson | Menier Chocolate Factory | |
| 2010 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Mistress Ford | Chris Luscombe | Shakespeare's Globe; Los Angeles; New York |
| 2011 | Jumpy by April De Angelis | Bea | Nina Raine | Royal Court Theatre |
| The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov | Charlotta | Howard Davies | National Theatre | |
| Snake in the Grass | Miriam | Lucy Bailey | The Print Room | |
| 2012 | Love and Information by Caryl Churchill | Various | James McDonald | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2013 | Bracken Moor by Alexi Kaye Campbell | Vanessa Avery | Polly Teale | Tricycle Theatre |
| 20132014 | 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 | Siobhan | Marianne Elliott | Gielgud Theatre |
| 2016 | Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale | Ma Gwynn / Queen Catherine | Chris Luscombe | Shakespeare's GlobeApollo Theatre, London |
| Richard II | Duchess of York | Simon Godwin | Shakespeare's Globe | |
| 2017 | Quiz by James Graham | Sonia Woodley, QC | Daniel Evans | Minerva Theatre, Chichester
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| This House by James Graham | Rochester & Chatham; Welwyn & Hatfield; Coventry South West; Ilford North; Lady Batley | Jeremy Herrin | Minerva Theatre;Garrick Theatre, London | |
| 2020 | The Haystack | Hannah | Roxana Silbert | Hampstead Theatre, London[7] |