Sarah Sutton(born 12 December 1961)[1]is a British actress. She played the role ofNyssain theBBCscience fictiontelevision seriesDoctor Who.
Sarah Sutton | |
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 Sutton at theDoctor Who50th Anniversary Celebration Weekend in 2013 | |
| Born | 12 December 1961 Basingstoke,Hampshire,England |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Known for | NyssainDoctor Who |
| Spouse |
Michael Bundy (m.1985) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
editSutton was born inBasingstoke,Hampshire,England. Sutton studiedballetas a child[2]and was only 11 when she became the youngest British actress to have playedAliceon screen, in a 1973 television film ofAlice Through the Looking Glass.
She began acting at the age of nine inA. A. Milne'sWinnie-the-Pooh.[3]She made her first appearance as Baby Roo[4]just five days after her ninth birthday at thePhoenix Theatre[5]in theWest Endof London, 1970–1972.
Besides her performance as Alice, Sutton appeared in a number of television programmes beforeDoctor Who,includingThe Moon Stallion(1978) as Diana Purwell andThe Crucible(1980) as Susannah Walcott.[2]
Career
editSutton portrayed the character of Nyssa, a Trakenite aristocrat, inDoctor Who.She is exactly one week older than her co–star, fellow companionMatthew Waterhouse.Her first appearance in the role was in the 1981 serialThe Keeper of Traken.Initially, Nyssa was intended to appear only in one story, the production team later deciding to keep her as a continuing character. After joining theFourth Doctorin the subsequent storyLogopolis,her final fullDoctor Whoserial was with theFifth Doctor,in 1983'sTerminus.
Sutton took a break from acting afterDoctor Who,focusing for a number of years on raising her daughter.[6]She made a brief appearance in Peter Davison's finalDoctor Whoserial,The Caves of Androzani(1984), played Sarah Dryden in a 1989 episode of the BBC medical drama seriesCasualtyand Wendy in a 1992 episode ofUnnatural Pursuits.[citation needed]
Sutton reprised the role of Nyssa in the 1993Doctor WhoChildren in NeedspecialDimensions in Time,and subsequently in several of theBig Finish ProductionsDoctor Whospin-offaudio plays[7]from 1999 onwards. In November 2013 she appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homageThe Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.[8]In 1997 she starred in a special episode of the BBC's dramatic reconstruction series999marking 10 years since thegreat storm of 1987.
Sutton also appeared in several episodes of MJTV's original audio sci-fi CD seriesSoldiers of Loveas Colonel Franklyn. She also played Sharon in the Take 1 Productions educational video dramaTravelWise(2000).[citation needed]
In 2001 Sutton starred as Sarah inWirrn: Race Memory,a BBV audio reusing concepts fromDoctor Who.
In 2006 Sutton played Asaria, a role written specifically for her in the original science fiction audio monologueThe Jarillion Mercy.[9]
Personal life
editIn 1985, Sutton married Michael Bundy, ageneral practitioner.They have a daughter, Hannah (born 1991).[10]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Menace | Belinda | Episode: "Boys and Girls Come Out to Play" |
| Play for Today | Little Lavina | Episode: "Baby Blues" | |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | Alice | TV film | |
| 1975 | Late Call | Myra Longmore | 3 episodes |
| Ten from the Twenties | Ina | Episode: "Aunt Tatty" | |
| Oil Strike North | Amanda Fraser | Episode: "Time of Hazard" | |
| 1976 | Westway | Sue Harvey | 5 episodes |
| 1978 | The Moon Stallion | Diana Purwell | All 6 episodes |
| 1981 | The Crucible | Susannah Walcott | TV film |
| Byron: A Personal Tour | Mary Chaworth | TV film | |
| 1981–1984 | Doctor Who | Nyssa | 48 episodes |
| 1982 | Ann Talbot | Serial: "Black Orchid"- 2 episodes | |
| 1989 | Casualty | Sarah Dryden | Episode: "Charity" |
| 1992 | Unnatural Pursits | Wendy | Episode: "I'm the Author" |
| 1993 | Doctor Who | Nyssa | Episode: "Dimensions in Time"(two charity special mini-episodes) |
Radio and CD audio drama
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2002 | Soldiers of Love | Colonel Franklyn | MJTV; 7 episodes |
| 2000–2021 | Doctor Who: The Monthly Range | Nyssa | Big Finish Productions;64 releases |
| 2001 | Race Memory | Sarah | BBV Productions |
| 2006 | The Jarillion Mercy | Asaria | The Jarillion Productions |
| 2008 | Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles | Nyssa | Story: "The Darkening Eye" |
| 2011 | Doctor Who: The Lost Stories | Nyssa | 3 releases |
| 2011 | The Five Companions | Nyssa | Special release |
| 2013 | The Light at the End | Nyssa | Special release |
| 2014 | Dark Shadows: The Devil Cat | Emma Simon | Big Finish Productions |
| 2014–present | Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Adventures | Nyssa | 8 releases |
| 2015–present | Big Finish Short Trips | Nyssa | 6 releases |
| 2016 | Cold Fusion | Nyssa | Novel Adaptation |
| 2018 | Star Cops: Mother Earth 2 | Mary Ward | Big Finish Productions |
| 2020 | Timeslip: The Age of the Death Lottery | Charlotte Trent | Big Finish Productions |
| 2020 | Timeslip: The War That Never Was | Charlotte Trent | Big Finish Productions |
| 2021 | The War Master | Nyssa | Story: "The Orphan" |
| 2022 | Tenth Doctor Classic Companions | Nyssa | Story: "The Stuntman" |
References
edit- ^Scott, Cavan; Wright, Mark (2013).Who-Ology: The Official Miscellany.BBC Books. p. 120.ISBN9781849906197.Retrieved4 July2022.
- ^abEramo, Steve."Doctor Who's Sarah Sutton - A Touch of Nobility".SciFi and TV Talk.Retrieved5 May2017.
- ^A.A. Milnes Winnie-the-Pooh
- ^Baby Roo
- ^The Phoenix Theatre
- ^"The Galactic Orphan".Doctor Who Magazine(218): 7–10. 26 October 1994 – viaAmazon.co.uk.
- ^Gallagher, William (23 November 2013)."Doctor Who 50th: 'A shiver ran through me the moment I wrote my first line for the Doctor'".Radio Times.Archived fromthe originalon 24 September 2015.Retrieved5 May2017.
- ^"The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot".BBC.Retrieved26 November2013.
- ^The Jarillion Mercy
- ^"Sarah Sutton".