| Sarah Lynn Dawson | |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Nationality: | UK |
| Occupation: | Actress, writer |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
Sarah Lynn Dawson is an English actress and filmmaker.[1]
She was born in The Lake District in England.[2] and she spent a large part of her childhood growing up in Qatar, in the Middle East where she started acting at the age of seven when she was cast in a community theatre show.[3] She was in the local theatre companies’ productions and danced ballet and tap. She went to a boarding school in the UK [4] where she was in more theatre productions and she later attended the University of Leeds, where she received a BA Hons Degree in Sociology.[5]
Sarah studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York on their two year Acting Certificate Program. Whilst in New York she acted in the Off-Broadway show 'Men' and in the Off-Broadway show 'Conflict' at The Producers Club.[6]
She was cast in the award-winning indie film Folklore upon moving to LA.[7] She produced, wrote[8] and starred in the film Duality[9] which is voiced by Deepak Chopra[10] and also stars Jon Foo[11] and Don Most.[12] Duality was an Official Selection of the Hollyshorts Film Festival[13] in 2015.[14] She also produced and starred in the 1940s noir short Unsolved, Directed by Julia Camara.[15] She appeared in the film Game of Aces as British Nurse, Patricia Evans. The film was directed by Damien Lay and stars Chris Klein.[16]
She voiced the character of The Mother in the English dub of the animated film I Lost My Body which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2020.[17] The film was Directed by Jérémy Clapin and the main character Naoufel was voiced by English Actor Dev Patel[18] The film also was nominated for and won several other major awards including an Annie Award and a César Award.
She co-created the podcast 'Stepping into Shakespeare' with Therese Theurillat which airs on all major podcast channels. The podcast explores the plays of Shakespeare. [19]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | A Guy and a Girl | Sonja | Short film | |
| 2012 | Girls Night Out | Vienna | ||
| Folklore | Angela Hay | |||
| Sh*t British People Say in the USA | Sarah | Viral | ||
| 2014 | Close Up | The Leading Lady | Short film | |
| 2015 | Unsolved | Alice Clark | ||
| Duality | Emerald | Short film | ||
| 2016 | Sanctuary | Emily | ||
| 2016 | Game of Aces | Patricia Evans | ||
| 2018 | Forever Not Maybe | Silvia | ||
| 2019 | I Lost My Body | The Mother (voice) | English dub | |
| 2020 | Caller ID | Ms. Jameson | ||
| 2022 | Love in the Time of Pandemic | Angie | ||
| 2022 | Exit | Narrated by | Documentary |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | A Guy and a Girl | Short film | |||
| 2012 | Girls Night Out | Short film | |||
| 2012 | Sh*t British People Say in the USA | Viral | |||
| 2014 | Duality | Short film | |||
| 2015 | Unsolved | Short film | |||
| 2020 | Caller ID | Short film | |||
| 2022 | I Am Not A Robot | ||||