Sarah Smart (born 3 March 1977) is an English actress.

Early life

Smart was born on 3 March 1977 in

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, England and lived in Northfield until 1987. She was a pupil of St Paul's School for Girls in Birmingham.

Career

Her career started as a child in the television series ''

Woof! ''Woof!'' is a British children's television series produced by Central Independent Television about the adventures of a boy who shapeshifts into a dog. It was based on the book by Allan Ahlberg. It was directed by David Cobham with the screen ...

'' She is known for a series of television roles including Virginia Braithwaite, daughter of a lottery winning family in the comedy drama ''

At Home with the Braithwaites ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' is a British comedy-drama television series, created and written by Sally Wainwright (except for the final four episodes). The storyline follows a suburban family in Leeds, whose life is turned upside down whe ...

''. ''

Sparkhouse ''Sparkhouse'' is a BBC drama, originally shown on BBC One from 1 to 8 September 2002. Written by Sally Wainwright, it is a modern take on Emily Brontë's 1847 novel ''Wuthering Heights''. Synopsis Two young lovers battle against the odds to b ...

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2002) and her appearance in ''

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'' (Red Production Company/

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2006) marked a link between Smart and television writer Sally Wainwright. Between 2008 and 2012, she played Ann-Britt Höglund in ''

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'', nine feature-length adaptations of

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's Wallander novels, for the BBC. Smart has also been featured in a number of radio dramas. In 2011, she appeared in a two-part story for the sixth series of the BBC series '' Doctor Who'' as the sympathetic 'villain' of ''

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''/'' The Almost People''.

Selected filmography

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Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel Mc ...

'' — Remembrance (2017) *''

The Musketeers ''The Musketeers'' is a British period action drama programme based on the characters from Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''The Three Musketeers'' and co-produced by BBC America and BBC Worldwide. The series follows the musketeers Athos, Aramis ...

'' (2016,

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New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural comedy drama, created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell, produced primarily by Wall to Wall (until its final year, when it was handled by Headstrong Pictures), and broadcast on BBC ...

'' - '' Body of Evidence'' (2012, TV series) *'' The Secret of Crickley Hall'' (2012) *'' Death In Paradise'' (2011, TV series) *'' Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me'' (2011, Christmas Special) *'' The Man Who Crossed Hitler'' (2011, TV Movie) *'' Doctor Who'' – "

" and " The Almost People" (2011, TV series) *''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of ...

'' – Echoes of the Dead (2011) *'' Monroe'' (2011, TV Drama) *''

Agatha Christie's Marple ''Agatha Christie's Marple'' (or simply ''Marple'') is a British ITV television programme loosely based on the books and short stories by British crime novelist Agatha Christie. The title character was played by Geraldine McEwan from the first ...

'' (2010, TV series) *'' Casualty 1909'' (2009, TV series) *''

Agatha Christie's Poirot ''Poirot'' (also known as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'') is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional H ...

'' – "Mrs McGinty's Dead" (2008) *''

'' (2008, TV series) *'' Casualty 1907'' (2008, TV series) *'' Ghosts'' (2007, Theatre) *'' Five Days'' (2007, TV series) *''

'' (2006, TV series) *'' Casualty 1906'' (2006, TV series) *'' Funland'' (2005, TV series) *''

'' (2002, TV series) *'' Dalziel and Pascoe'' Walls Of Silence (2001) *''

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield'' Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from inf ...

'' (2000,

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) *''

'' (2000, TV series) *''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent r ...

'' (1998, TV series) *''

Soldier Soldier ''Soldier Soldier'' is a British television drama series. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name - " Soldier, soldier won't you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum?" - an instrumental version of which was used as its ...

'' (1997, TV series) *''

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'' – "Penny for the Guy" (1997)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smart, Sarah 1977 births Living people English television actresses English radio actresses English stage actresses Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands English child actresses