Elisabeth Sladen
Active - 1982 - 1982 |
Born - Feb 1, 1946 in Liverpool, England |
Died - Apr 19, 2011 |
Genres - Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
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- Danced with the Royal Ballet at the age of 5.
- Co-starred with future British Member of Parliament Edwina Currie in a primary-school production of Alice Through the Looking Glass.
- Worked so well as a stage assistant at Liverpool Playhouse that she would make intentional mistakes to better her chances at acting.
- Met husband Brian while performing in the role of a corpse in a 1966 stage production of The Physicists.
- Held her wedding reception on famed Penny Lane and often attended Liverpool football (soccer) matches at Anfield.
- Played companion Sarah Jane Smith on Doctor Who opposite Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker in the 1970s; later reprised the role for The Sarah Jane Adventures in 2007.