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Sarah Alexander (''
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'' Smith; 3 January 1971) is an English actress. She has appeared in British series including ''
Armstrong and Miller Armstrong and Miller are an English comedy double act consisting of the actor-comedians Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. They have performed in two eponymous television sketch shows, the satirical ''Timeghost'' podcast, and many individual ...
'', ''
Smack the Pony ''Smack the Pony'' is a British sketch comedy show that was originally broadcast between 1999 and 2003 on Channel 4. The main performers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. There were also regular appearances from ...
'', ''
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'', ''
The Worst Week of My Life ''The Worst Week of My Life'' is a British television sitcom, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired between November and December 2005 and a three-part Christmas special, ''The Worst Christmas of My ...
'', ''
Green Wing ''Green Wing'' is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the sketch show '' Smack the Pony'' – Channel 4 commissioner Caroline Leddy and producer Victoria Pile – and stars Mark H ...
'', ''
Marley's Ghosts ''Marley's Ghosts'' is a British television sitcom which premiered on 30 September 2015 on Gold. The series revolves around magistrate Marley Wise (Sarah Alexander) who is able to see and talk with a trio of ghosts comprising her husband ( John ...
'' and ''
Jonathan Creek ''Jonathan Creek'' is a long-running British mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. It stars Alan Davies as the titular character, who works as a creative consultant to a stage magician while also solvi ...
''.


Early life

Alexander was born on 3rd January 1971 in
Hammersmith Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. ...
, London. Her father, Frank Smith, was a television producer and director on factual shows such as ''
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''; he died when she was still at school. She attended Godolphin and Latymer School in Hammersmith. At the age of 19, she left home after her
A-levels The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...
and travelled to the
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to get a start in acting. Her parents wanted her to continue to university, but she turned down a place at the
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to take her first professional acting job.How We Met: Sarah Alexander & Ben Miller
''
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'', 7 March 2004


Career

In 1992, Alexander appeared in ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...
'', as a witness to an attempted robbery. The following year she played Muriel in an episode of the
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comedy-drama ''
Lovejoy ''Lovejoy'' is a British television comedy-drama mystery series, based on the novels by John Grant under the pen name Jonathan Gash. The show, which ran to 71 episodes over six series, was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 10 January 19 ...
''. In 1994, she played Nicky, Damien's risk-addicted weather reporter girlfriend in ''
Drop the Dead Donkey ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' is a British television sitcom that was first shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of "GlobeLink News", a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, i ...
''. In 1996, she played Beatrice in the British première of
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's only play, ''
Rappaccini's Daughter "Rappaccini's Daughter" is a Gothic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne first published in the December 1844 issue of ''The United States Magazine and Democratic Review'' in New York, and later in the 1846 collection '' Mosses from an Old Manse'' ...
'', at the
Gate Theatre Studio Gate Theatre Studio, often referred to as simply the Gate Theatre, is a former independent theatre on Villiers Street in London. History Founded in October 1925 by Peter Godfrey and his wife Molly Veness, the theatre was originally on the top ...
. She has appeared in other theatre productions, including ''
The Vagina Monologues ''The Vagina Monologues'' is an episodic play written in 1996 by Eve Ensler which developed and premiered at HERE Arts Center, Off-Off-Broadway in New York and was followed by an Off-Broadway run in at Westside Theatre. The play explores cons ...
'', ''Hand in Hand'', ''The Secretary Bird'', ''
Northanger Abbey ''Northanger Abbey'' () is a coming-of-age Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the ...
'', and as
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in ''
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''.The Worst Christmas Of My Life – a Christmas to remember for all the wrong reasons
BBC Press Office. 6 December 2006 In the mid-1990s, she met
Ben Miller Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English actor, comedian, and author. He rose to fame as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller. Miller is also known for playing the lead role of DI Richard Poole in the first two serie ...
when they filmed an advertisement for disposable cameras together, and through him she met
Alexander Armstrong Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English actor, comedian, radio personality, television presenter and singer. He is the host of the BBC One game show ''Pointless'', as well as the morning show on Classic FM. He is ...
.''Mutual Friends'' Press Pack
BBC Press Office. 13 August 2008 Miller and Armstrong became friends and collaborators, and Alexander went on to appear on their Channel 4 sketch show ''
Armstrong and Miller Armstrong and Miller are an English comedy double act consisting of the actor-comedians Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. They have performed in two eponymous television sketch shows, the satirical ''Timeghost'' podcast, and many individual ...
'' (1997–2001), usually in the regular "Nude Practice" segment. Alexander moved into comedy acting, in which she has since specialised. Her other sketch show work included '' Smith and Jones'' (1997–1998) and ''
Smack the Pony ''Smack the Pony'' is a British sketch comedy show that was originally broadcast between 1999 and 2003 on Channel 4. The main performers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. There were also regular appearances from ...
'' (1999–2003), also writing for the latter. In the science-fiction comedy series ''
Red Dwarf ''Red Dwarf'' is a British science fiction comedy franchise created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following. T ...
'', she played the Queen of Camelot in " Stoke Me a Clipper". She also appeared in the ''
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 I ...
'' episode "The Garden of Death", as Fliss Inkpen-Thomas. In 2000, she appeared in the comedy ''
The Strangerers ''The Strangerers'' is a British television comedy-drama science fiction series written by Rob Grant (best known as co-creator of '' Red Dwarf'') and was broadcast on Sky One between 15 February and 11 April 2000. A single series was made ...
'', as well as becoming co-host of the final series of the current-affairs satire ''
The 11 O'Clock Show ''The 11 O'Clock Show'' is a satirical late-night British television comedy series on Channel 4 which featured topical sketches and commentary on news items. It ran between 30 September 1998 and 8 December 2000, most notably hosted by Iain Lee a ...
'', alongside
Jon Holmes Jon Holmes (born 24 April 1973) is a British comedian, writer, presenter and broadcaster known for his work on such programmes as ''The Now Show'', '' Listen Against'' (for BBC Radio 4), along with both music and spoken word radio. He has ap ...
. She made her debut as Susan Walker in the BBC sitcom ''
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'', which ran for four series from 2000 to 2004. Other British TV roles included Mel in ''
The Worst Week of My Life ''The Worst Week of My Life'' is a British television sitcom, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired between November and December 2005 and a three-part Christmas special, ''The Worst Christmas of My ...
'' and Angela Hunter in the hospital comedy ''
Green Wing ''Green Wing'' is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the sketch show '' Smack the Pony'' – Channel 4 commissioner Caroline Leddy and producer Victoria Pile – and stars Mark H ...
''. Alexander appeared as Alice Fletcher in
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's short-lived remake of the British comedy series ''
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'', before roles in the films ''
I Could Never Be Your Woman ''I Could Never Be Your Woman'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Amy Heckerling and starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Paul Rudd. It was released on May 11, 2007 in Spain, July 18 in Belgium, September 14 in Brazil, Se ...
'' and '' Stardust'' (both released in 2007). Her previous film credits include '' Seaview Knights'' (1994) and ''Going Off Big Time'' (2000). She also starred in the 2008 BBC
dramedy Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
''
Mutual Friends ''Mutual Friends'' is a British comedy drama television series broadcast in six episodes on BBC One in from 26 August until 30 September 2008. The series starred Marc Warren, Alexander Armstrong, Keeley Hawes, Sarah Alexander, Claire Rushbrook ...
'', and played Layla Barton in the BBC drama ''
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'', which debuted in 2009. Since 2011, she has played Mimi in the
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comedy series ''The Gobetweenies''. The first series was broadcast in 2011 and two more followed in 2012 and 2013. She starred in the 2012 BBC series ''
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''. Since 2013, she has starred in the
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series ''
Jonathan Creek ''Jonathan Creek'' is a long-running British mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. It stars Alan Davies as the titular character, who works as a creative consultant to a stage magician while also solvi ...
'' as Polly Creek, wife of main character Jonathan, making her first appearance in the episode titled "The Clue of the Savant's Thumb" in 2013. She starred in the Dave comedy ''
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'' as DS Zoe Keller. From 2015 she has starred in the comedy series ''
Marley's Ghosts ''Marley's Ghosts'' is a British television sitcom which premiered on 30 September 2015 on Gold. The series revolves around magistrate Marley Wise (Sarah Alexander) who is able to see and talk with a trio of ghosts comprising her husband ( John ...
'' on
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. In 2019, Alexander appeared as Undine Thwaite in the
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series '' Pennyworth''.


Other work

Alexander has contributed to the BBC charity telethon ''
Comic Relief Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. Definition Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episo ...
'', appearing in 2001 as a judge based on
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in a parody of ''
Popstars ''Popstars'' is an international reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Realit ...
'', in 2003 as
Liza Goddard Louise Elizabeth Goddard (born 20 January 1950) professionally known as Liza Goddard, is an English television and stage actress, best known for her work in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Goddard was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire.Before 1 ...
in a spoof of ''
Blankety Blank ''Blankety Blank'' is a British comedy game show which started in 1979 and is still running today, albeit with some sizeable gaps. The original series ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC1, hosted first by Terry Wogan from 1979 un ...
'', and in 2005 in a celebrity version of ''
University Challenge ''University Challenge'' is a British television quiz programme which first aired in 1962. ''University Challenge'' aired for 913 episodes on ITV from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne. The BBC ...
''.


Personal life

In 2001, Alexander was in a relationship with actor
Gerald Harper Gerald Harper (born 15 February 1931) is an English actor, best known for his work on television, having played the title roles in ''Adam Adamant Lives!'' (1966–67) and '' Hadleigh'' (1969–76). He then returned to his main love, the theatre. ...
. In 2002 she began a new relationship with writer and actor
Peter Serafinowicz Peter Szymon Serafinowicz ( ; born 10 July 1972) is an English actor, comedian, director and screenwriter, best known for his roles as the title character in the 2016 live-action series of '' The Tick'', Pete in ''Shaun of the Dead'' (2004) an ...
. Alexander later married Serafinowicz, and the couple have a son and daughter together. She appeared in both series of ''
Look Around You ''Look Around You'' is a comedic parody of British science television shows, devised and written by Robert Popper and Peter Serafinowicz, and narrated in the first series by Nigel Lambert. The first series of eight 10-minute shorts was shown in ...
'', which Serafinowicz co-created and starred in, as well as ''O!News'', his internet spoof of ''
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''.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

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