Elisabeth Sladen(1946-2011)
- Actress
- Writer
Elisabeth Sladen was born in Liverpool, England. She attended drama
school for two years before joining the local repertory theatre in her
home town of Liverpool. She met actor
Brian Miller during her first
production there and they were later married after meeting again in
Manchester, three years later. Early television work included
appearances on
Coronation Street (1960),
Doomwatch (1970),
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973),
Public Eye (1965) and
Z Cars (1962). Between 1974 and 1976,
she had a regular role on
Doctor Who (1963) as Sarah Jane
Smith, a part she has since reprised in
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981);
The Five Doctors (1983);
the Doctor Who radio serials The Paradise of Death (1993) & Doctor Who
and the Ghosts of N-Space" (1996); the Children In Need skit
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993);
the spin-off video drama
Downtime (1995) and, most
recently, in the new
Doctor Who (2005) series.
Other work on television has included "Stepping Stones" (1977),
Send in the Girls (1978),
Take My Wife... (1979),
Gulliver in Lilliput (1982),
Alice in Wonderland (1986)
and
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985).
In 1980, Sladen appeared in the cinema film
Silver Dream Racer (1980).
Since the birth of her daughter Sadie in 1985, she has spent most of
her time being a mother and housewife, but has made occasional
television appearances, including in
The Bill (1984) and
Peak Practice (1993).
Fan reaction of her reappearance as Sarah Jane Smith on
Doctor Who (2005) resulted in the
production of a second Doctor Who spin-off just for her,
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007).
school for two years before joining the local repertory theatre in her
home town of Liverpool. She met actor
Brian Miller during her first
production there and they were later married after meeting again in
Manchester, three years later. Early television work included
appearances on
Coronation Street (1960),
Doomwatch (1970),
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973),
Public Eye (1965) and
Z Cars (1962). Between 1974 and 1976,
she had a regular role on
Doctor Who (1963) as Sarah Jane
Smith, a part she has since reprised in
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981);
The Five Doctors (1983);
the Doctor Who radio serials The Paradise of Death (1993) & Doctor Who
and the Ghosts of N-Space" (1996); the Children In Need skit
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993);
the spin-off video drama
Downtime (1995) and, most
recently, in the new
Doctor Who (2005) series.
Other work on television has included "Stepping Stones" (1977),
Send in the Girls (1978),
Take My Wife... (1979),
Gulliver in Lilliput (1982),
Alice in Wonderland (1986)
and
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985).
In 1980, Sladen appeared in the cinema film
Silver Dream Racer (1980).
Since the birth of her daughter Sadie in 1985, she has spent most of
her time being a mother and housewife, but has made occasional
television appearances, including in
The Bill (1984) and
Peak Practice (1993).
Fan reaction of her reappearance as Sarah Jane Smith on
Doctor Who (2005) resulted in the
production of a second Doctor Who spin-off just for her,
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007).