Sarah Douglas

Birthday: 12 December 1952, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK

Height: 175 cm

Even though Sarah Douglas was born and raised in Stratford-Upon-Avon, and knew that she wanted to act, she did try to expand options available to her. She worked in a factory and for a time, also in a sterilizing department of a hospital. She briefly moved to France and also undertook a teacher training course in English and Drama. However, these were all abandoned in favour of acting. Soon after leaving Drama School, she won her first film role in The Final Programme (1973) as well as starring in the television series The Inheritors (1974). Other work began to follow, including the television series Space: 1999 (1975) and the films The Brute (1977) and The People That Time Forgot (1977). During the filming, the casting began for the science fiction blockbuster Superman (1978). And the rest is history. Show less «

Acting in more science fiction films would be fine by me. I love doing them.

It was terrific. On the strength of that I was asked to do the series, but at the same time the role...Show more »

It was terrific. On the strength of that I was asked to do the series, but at the same time the role of Pamela Lynch in Falcon Crest came along and I had to choose between wearing nice earrings and posh frocks or being a lizard. I chose Falcon Crest, although in retrospect perhaps I should have taken V. In that, I was one of three bitches; in Falcon Crest, one of twenty-seven! - Starburst Summer 1990 - on the topic of V: The Final Battle Show less «

[on Christopher Reeve] At the beginning he was a very fresh-faced young American and at the end it w...Show more »

[on Christopher Reeve] At the beginning he was a very fresh-faced young American and at the end it was difficult. He definitely got caught up with his own Superman image. Show less «

I did everything in my power not to be an actress. I went off and did a teacher-training course firs...Show more »

I did everything in my power not to be an actress. I went off and did a teacher-training course first, so I could teach English and Drama - because I'm not thick, surprisingly enough. I then worked in a factory, in the sterilising department of a hospital, and then moved to France - I did everything I could to make sure acting was not the only solution. That's why nothing deters me now, because I know there's nothing else I can do. - Film Review June 1981 Show less «

I had a great time hurtling around in the flying sequences. You'll really believe a woman can fly......Show more »

I had a great time hurtling around in the flying sequences. You'll really believe a woman can fly... - TV Times June 1980 Show less «

Sarah Douglas

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