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Sara Griffiths | |
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| Born | Sara Julie Griffiths[1] 12 July 1968 |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
Sara Griffiths (born 12 July 1968[2]) is an English actress.
Early life
[edit]Born in Sheffield, she trained at The Elmhurst School from 1979 to 1985, taking a drama course with Andrew Neil and Graham Mitchell during 1984/5.[3] Before becoming an actress, Sara started her career as one of the youngest dancers ever in Moulin Rouge in Paris.[4]
Acting
[edit]Griffiths' appearances in British television series include The Chief, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Van der Valk, Holby City, The Bill, Doctor Who (in the serial Delta and the Bannermen)[5] and Doctors. Her main roles were as Liz Beaufort in Gentlemen and Players and as two characters in soap opera Emmerdale: firstly as Clare Sutcliffe between June 1988 and April 1989 then as Isla Forsyth between October 2005 and November 2006.
Theatre
[edit]On stage, she appeared in the West End in An Inspector Calls playing Sheila Birling at the Garrick Theatre, spent a year at the Royal National Theatre and performed in numerous productions on tour, abroad and in the UK. One of these was working with Steven Berkoff on Coriolanus in the UK, Japan and Jerusalem.[6] Another memorable performance was portraying the title character of Lady Windermere's Fan at Ipswich's Wolsey Theatre in 1996.[7]
Voicework
[edit]Represented by Harvey Voices, Griffiths provided voiceovers for commercials such as Nationwide Building Society, Disney,[4] Twinings Tea, Aquafresh and Colman's. In addition, she narrated documentaries including Me, My Sex and I for the BBC as well as the Oprah Channel.[8]
As well as this, Sara regularly read new scripts for the Royal National Theatre Studio and partook in radio plays for BBC Radio 4 e.g. The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio and Network by Tony McHale, broadcast as an afternoon play for BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.[9] In 2007, she appeared in the Big Finish Doctor Who play I.D., alongside Sixth Doctor Colin Baker.[10]
Other work
[edit]Sara has also been a presenter on the shopping channel QVC, leading to training other QVC presenters in Germany and Italy. In addition, she is a highly experienced and popular communication coach, trained lecturer in drama and examiner for New Era Academy, training people from many industries in both their personal and public communication skills.[11] As a qualified Spiritual Mentor, she founded The Universal Soul Company.[12]
Personal life
[edit]While appearing in Emmerdale Farm, Griffiths was in a relationship with co-star Cy Chadwick (who played her onscreen lover Nick Bates).[13][14] This ended when she moved to London while he was still filming the soap opera in Leeds.[15] After that, the actress dated Joseph Fiennes for six years.[16][17]
References
[edit]- ^ FreeBMD
- ^ "Sara Griffiths and Caroline Mander". Daily Mirror. 13 April 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Who's who on television (1996), p. 108
- ^ a b Voice of the Week: Sara Griffiths – Harvey Voices
- ^ Jean-Marc; Lofficier, Randy (2003). The Doctor Who Programme Guide. iUniverse. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-595-27618-9. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ Coriolanus (1988) -
- ^ "Theatre Reviews: Lady Windermere's Fan", The Stage, 17 October 1996 (p. 14)
- ^ Spotlight on Sara Griffiths – Harvey Voices
- ^ "Network". BBC Online. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Doctor Who: I.D." bigfinish.com. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ SARA GRIFFITH Biog
- ^ Who We Are - The Universal Soul Company
- ^ "TV's lovebirds fly off to sun isle romance". The People. 3 July 1988. p. 7. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Putting a brake on soaraway Cy". Sunday Mirror. November 27, 1988. p. 26. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "My Emmerdale Spree". Sunday Sun. 16 February 1992. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Joseph Fiennes interview, The Observer (Film), 10 May 1998 (Life page 39)
- ^ "Gwyneth in Loveth". The People. 18 April 1999. p. 30. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sara Griffiths at IMDb
- Sara Griffiths at Theatricalia
Category:1968 births
Category:Living people
Category:English stage actresses
Category:English television actresses
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