Sara Coward (30 January 1948 – 12 February 2017) was an English actress and writer. She was known for her role as Caroline Sterling in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera '' The Archers''.

Early life and career

Coward was born and raised in Eltham, south-east London and attended the girls' grammar school in the area before reading English and Drama at

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and then studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. While she was performing the role of

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in repertory theatre, Vanessa Whitburn, a producer from ''The Archers'' saw her and offered her the role of Caroline Bone, as the character was originally known. Coward first appeared in ''The Archers'' in 1977, and was a regular from 1979 until September 2016. She also appeared in the TV productions '' Inspector Morse'', '' Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' and '' Rumpole of the Bailey''.

Death

Coward was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013. She underwent a mastectomy; however, a lump was found in her neck afterwards and she was further diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2016. During her last weeks, Coward launched a campaign named SM:)E ("smile") to encourage people to be friendly and kind to each other. Sara Coward died on 12 February 2017 in a Warwickshire hospice, at the age of 69.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coward, Sara 1948 births 2017 deaths Actresses from London People from Eltham English radio actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Deaths from breast cancer Deaths from cancer in England