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Elisabeth Sladen

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Elisabeth Claira Heath Sladen (1 February 1946 - 19 April 2011) was an English actress best known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series Doctor Who. She was a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and reprised the role many times in subsequent decades, both on Doctor Who and its spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.

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Born
Feb 1, 1946
Died
Apr 19, 2011
Birthplace
Liverpool, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Elisabeth Claira Heath Sladen (1 February 1946 - 19 April 2011) was an English actress best known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series Doctor Who. She was a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and reprised the role many times in subsequent decades, both on Doctor Who and its spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.

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Known For

TVDoctor Who
Doctor WhoSarah Jane Smith · 2005
★ 7.6
TVDoctor Who
Doctor WhoSarah Jane Smith · 1963
★ 7.9
TVCoronation Street
Coronation StreetAnita Reynolds · 1960
★ 5.3
TVThe Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane AdventuresSarah Jane Smith · 2007
★ 7.1
TVThe Bill
The BillMrs Preston · 1984
★ 6.8
TVDoctor Who Confidential
Doctor Who Confidential5 eps · 2005
★ 8.0
TVDempsey and Makepeace
Dempsey and MakepeaceMrs. Barrett · 1985
★ 6.8
TVGMTV
GMTVSelf · 1993
★ 5.8

Filmography

Movies

Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965
Doctor Who: Death to the DaleksSarah Jane Smith
1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the DinosaursSarah Jane Smith
1974
Doctor Who: Planet of the SpidersSarah Jane Smith
1974
Doctor Who: The Monster of PeladonSarah Jane Smith
1974
Doctor Who: The Time WarriorSarah Jane Smith
1974
Doctor Who: Genesis of the DaleksSarah Jane Smith
1975
Doctor Who: Planet of EvilSarah Jane Smith
1975
Doctor Who: Pyramids of MarsSarah Jane Smith
1975
Doctor Who: Revenge of the CybermenSarah Jane Smith
1975
Doctor Who: RobotSarah Jane Smith
1975
Doctor Who: Terror of the ZygonsSarah Jane Smith
1975
Doctor Who: The Android InvasionSarah Jane Smith
1975
Doctor Who: The Ark in SpaceSarah Jane Smith
1975
Doctor Who: The Sontaran ExperimentSarah Jane Smith
1975
Doctor Who: The Brain of MorbiusSarah Jane Smith
1976
Doctor Who: The Hand of FearSarah Jane Smith
1976
Doctor Who: The Masque of MandragoraSarah Jane Smith
1976
Doctor Who: The Seeds of DoomSarah Jane Smith
1976
B
BetziCountess Bertrand
1978
Name for the DayJo
1980
Silver Dream RacerBank Secretary
1980
Doctor Who: LogopolisSarah Jane Smith (archive footage)
1981
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best FriendSarah Jane Smith
1981
Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsSarah Jane Smith
1983
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the DaleksSarah-Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
Summer SessionSelf
1992
30 Years in the TARDISHerself
1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeSarah Jane Smith
1993
DowntimeSarah Jane Smith
1995
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1995
Who is Tom Baker?
1997
Adventures in Space and TimeHerself
1999
K9 Unleashed
2000
C
Chronotrip
2002
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Serial Thrillers
2004
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006
Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who
2006
A Darker Side: The Making of Planet of Evil
2007
Are Friends Electric?
2007
David Tennant's Video DiarySelf
2007
Hitler: The Comedy YearsSarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the BaneSarah Jane Smith
2007
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
FD
Five Doctors, One Studio
2008
The K-9 Files
2008
The Ties That Bind UsSarah Jane Smith (archive footage)
2008
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2Sara Jane Smith (archive footage)
2010
Doctor Who: The End of TimeSarah Jane Smith
2010
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth SladenSelf (archive footage)
2011
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDISSarah-Jane Smith (archive footage)
2013
The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years
2017
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth SladenSelf (archive footage)
2020
Talking Doctor WhoSelf / Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage)
2023
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of DeathSarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Worlds Within: The Life of Ian MarterSelf (archive footage)
2025

Television

Coronation StreetAnita Reynolds · 6 eps
1960
Z-CarsValerie Hollingsworth · 2 eps
1962
Z-CarsRose Milton · 1 eps
1962
Doctor WhoSarah Jane Smith · 98 eps
1963
Public EyePolicewoman · 1 eps
1965
DoomwatchSarah Collins · 1 eps
1970
Play for TodayJo · 1 eps
1970
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em1 eps
1973
SI
Send in the GirlsBeverley · 1 eps
1978
TM
Take My WifeJosie Hall · 6 eps
1979
K-9 and CompanySarah Jane Smith · 1 eps
1981
Gulliver in LilliputLady Flimnap · 4 eps
1982
The BillMrs Preston · 1 eps
1984
Dempsey and MakepeaceMrs. Barrett · 1 eps
1985
GMTVSelf · 1 eps
1993
Peak PracticeDr. Pat Hewland · 4 eps
1993
Doctor WhoSarah Jane Smith · 3 eps
2005
Doctor Who Confidential5 eps
2005
T
TMi2 eps
2006
Totally Doctor WhoSelf · 1 eps
2006
The Sarah Jane AdventuresSarah Jane Smith · 52 eps
2007
Doctor Who Greatest MomentsSelf · 1 eps
2009
Sarah Jane's Alien FilesSarah Jane Smith · 3 eps
2010
TN
The National Television Awards Backstage Live1 eps
2010
Tales of the TardisSarah Jane Smith · 1 eps
2023

Photos

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