Sarah Strange is a Canadian actress. She has worked in a variety of American and Canadian television and film projects, including Helen in the Canadian drama ''

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'' and as the voice actor for Ranma Saotome.

Life and career

Strange was born in

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, the daughter of screenwriters Susan and

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(creators of '' The Beachcombers''). She grew up in Canada's entertainment industry, and has appeared in comedic, dramatic, and science fiction projects on both big and small screens since graduating from high school. Strange has since garnered multiple

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nominations for her acting, winning an award for her guest role in the Canadian series ''Neon Rider'' at 21. Strange is also known for playing the voice of boy-type Ranma Saotome for the OVAs, movies and first three seasons of the anime series ''

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''. She played Jill Langston, the lead virologist in seasons 1 and 2 of the Canadian Science drama ''

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''. She also provided the voice of Franklin in ''

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'' and Rookie in '' Littlest Pet Shop''. Strange was among the cast of the ABC romantic comedy-drama '' Men In Trees'' (2006—2008), on which she portrayed the town barmaid and a reconciling wife opposite Abraham Benrubi. She also appeared on ABC's '' Life As We Know It'' (2004—2005) in the recurring role of "Mia", the mother of Kelly Osbourne's character. She also reprised her role of Ganos Lal/Morgan le Fay in the direct-to-DVD movie '' Stargate: The Ark of Truth''. Strange has also appeared on an episode of ''

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'' titled "Kush" as Dr. Allison Grant. From 2013 to 2019, Strange had a regular co-starring role in the ''Garage Sale Mysteries'' franchise of made-for-television movies from

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Sarah Strange
biography from ABC's '' Men In Trees'' site
Sarah Strange interview on theTVaddict.com
Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Living people Actresses from Vancouver 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-actor-stub