Sarah Sutton(I)
- Actress
- Music Department
Sarah Sutton was born on 12 December 1961 and began her acting career
at the age of seven when, while attending the Elm Hurst Ballet School,
she was picked to play the part of Roo in a Phoenix Theatre production
of "Winnie the Pooh". By the age of eleven she had landed a number of
TV roles, including in "Menace: Boys and Girls Come Out to Play"
(1973), "Late Call" (1974) and "Oil Strike North" (1975). Her biggest
success came when she won the lead in the children's drama serial "The
Moon Stallion" (1978). She went back to her acting studies at the
Guidhall School of Music and Drama as a part-time student. It ws
shortly after taking a Caribbean holiday that she was called to
audition for the part of Nyssa in Doctor Who. Following her stint on
the series she returned to theatre work, touring in the play "Policy
for Murder" (1986). She subsequently got married and had a baby
daughter, Hannah, which contributed to her taking a break from acting.
She did however win a small role in the TV play "Unnatural Pursuits."
She hopes to return to full-time acting when her daughter is
older.
