Sadie Isabelle Amy Miller (born 25 February 1985) is an English actress and author. She is known for her portrayal of Natalie Redfern in the ''

Sarah Jane Smith Sarah Jane Smith is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' and two of its spin-offs. Sarah Jane is a dogged investigative journalist who first encounters alien ...

'' audio drama series by Big Finish; her novel, ''Moon Blink'', from Candy Jar Books's series, ''Lethbridge-Stewart''; as well as her association with the science fiction series, ''

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''. She is the daughter of actors Brian Miller and

Elisabeth Sladen Elisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen (1 February 1946 – 19 April 2011) was an English actress. She became best known as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series ''Doctor Who'', appearing as a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside ...

Biography and career

As a child, Miller did extensive voice work. At eight years old, she made her TV debut as Penny, the on-screen daughter of

Minnie Driver Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver (born 31 January 1970) is a British and American actress and singer. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in the 1995 film ''Circle of Friends (1995 film), Circle of Friends''. She went on to star i ...

's character, Sally, in the BBC Screen One film ''Royal Celebration''. She appeared alongside her mother in the retrospective documentary '' Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the TARDIS'' (1993), wearing a replica of her mother's "

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" striped dungarees from the ''Doctor Who'' serial, ''

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'' (1976). She also played Natalie Redfern in both series of ''Sarah Jane Smith'' for

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in 2002 and 2006, and wrote several monologues for her mother on the audio production,''The Actor Speaks''. In the early 2010s, Miller wrote several short stories, novellas, novels, and poems for several magazines and other publishings, such as

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, and The Oddville Press. She was met with moderately positive receptions from local newspapers: Sadie's short story, "Scarborough in July", as a part of the short stories collection, ''Beside the Seaside'', compiled by Scott Harrison, has been described as "a bittersweet tale of loss, love and loneliness among the vacationing crowds", according to the ''

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''. In April 2016, Miller published her debut novel as the first book of the second series of the Lethbridge-Stewart novels, ''Moon Blink'', under the publishing house, Candy Jar Books. She explained her comeback from her association with ''Doctor Who'', as an author: "...I feel that the time is right to reconnect with ''Doctor Who'', and the fans. My dad did so last year with an appearance in Peter Capaldi’s first episode, and so now it’s my turn." In 2021 Miller took over for her mother in the role of Sarah Jane Smith for the Doctor Who

audio dramas, first with

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as the

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in ''Return of the Cybermen'', then with Tim Treloar as the

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in ''The Third Doctor Adventures''.

Personal life

Miller completed courses with the

National Youth Theatre The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) is a youth theatre and charity in London, created with the aim of developing young people's artistic skills via theatrical productions and other creative endeavours. Founded in 1956 as the world ...

, the

Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a West End theatre#London's non-commercial theatres, non-commercial theatre in Sloane Square, London, England, opene ...

's Young Writer's Programme, and

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA (), is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central Lond ...

's Shakespeare Course. She earned a BA in English and Related Literature, graduated with honours, and continues to act and write. According to her mother's autobiography, she was due to be born on her mother's 39th birthday, 1 February 1985. She gave birth to her first son, Theodore Brian Thomas on 25 June 2016. Her second son, Valentine Heath Reginald was born on her father's birthday, 17 April 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Sadie 1985 births Living people English television actresses English writers Actresses from London People from Hammersmith Writers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham English women writers National Youth Theatre members Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham