Sarah Lambert is an Australian
actress
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,
writer
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,
director
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* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
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* Director (band), an Irish rock band
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and
producer, working primarily in television. She is the writer and showrunner of the 2019 television adaptation of the Marele Day novel, ''
Lambs of God
''Lambs of God'' is a 2019 Australian television drama series on Foxtel's Showcase. The series was adapted from Marele Day's 1997 novel of the same name about three eccentric nuns living on a secluded and remote island. They have been forgotten ...
'' for Lingo Pictures and Foxtel. The mini-series stars Ann Dowd, Jessica Barden and Essie Davis. Most recently Lamb Of Gods was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2019 Australian Academy Cinema and Television Art awards as well as being nominated for Best Television Series or Mini Series at the 2019 Australian Writers' Guild. It also won at the 2019 Screen Producers Awards for Best Mini - Series.
She is the creator of the
Nine Network
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television series ''
Love Child,'' which she also wrote and produced.
Lambert starred in the Australian television programme ''
Heartbreak High
''Heartbreak High'' is an Australian television program created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on the ABC, for seven series. It was also partially funded from 1996 by BBC2, with s ...
'' as teacher Christina Milano and had a recurring role as Sandy on television soap opera ''
A Country Practice
''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were p ...
'', playing Jo Loveday's best friend, Sandy Crosby from 1986-89. She is the sister of actress
Anne-Louise Lambert
Anne-Louise Lambert (born 21 August 1955) (also credited as Anne Lambert) is an Australian actress whose acting career began with her role in ''Number 96'' in 1973. She is well known and quite popular since her role of Miranda in the Peter Wei ...
(''
Picnic at Hanging Rock'').
Sydney Morning Herald
''Two of us'' (20 September 2014)
It was announced on May 17, 2021 that Lambert is the showrunner of the upcoming Amazon Prime Video
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series, ''The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart'', based on the novel by Holly Ringland. The show will star Sigourney Weaver
Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (; born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Gramm ...
, be directed by Glendyn Ivin, and produced from the Australian team of Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories Made Up Stories may refer to:
* ''Made Up Stories'' (album), by Go:Audio, 2009
** "Made Up Stories" (song), the 2008 title song
* Made Up Stories (company), an American/Australian film and television production company
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Filmography
Films
* '' Doctors and Nurses'' (1981) as Mary Grey
* ''Fluteman
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'' (1982) as Jane
* '' The Roly Poly Man'' (1994) as Vicki Lane
* ''Hey Amigos'' (short film) (1996) as Chicciolina
* ''Turtle Monkey'' (short film) (2002) as Jana
Television
* '' Against the Wind'' (miniseries) (1978) as Elizabeth Wiltshire
* ''Spring and Fall'' (1980) as Debra
* '' Bellamy'' (miniseries) (1981) as Cassie
* '' Scales of Justice'' (miniseries) (1983)
* '' E Street'' (1989) as Elizabeth Kennedy
* ''A Country Practice
''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were p ...
'' (1986–89) as Sandy Crosby
* '' Rafferty‘s Rules'' (1990) as Rudi Apps
* ''Police Rescue
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Apart from the 61 episodes, there was a 90-minute pi ...
'' (1991) as Juliet
* ''Uncle Jack and the Dark Side of the Moon
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'' (1997) as Kate
* '' G.P.'' (1993) as Leah White
* ''Heartbreak High
''Heartbreak High'' is an Australian television program created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on the ABC, for seven series. It was also partially funded from 1996 by BBC2, with s ...
'' (1994) as Christina Milano
* ''Eat My Shorts'' (1995)
* ''Medivac
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'' (1997) as Francine Lord
Writing Credits
* ''Last Chance for Peace: Sierra Leone'' (documentary) (2000)
* ''Clone Story'' (TV film) (2002)
* ''Aliens Among Us'' (TV series) (2002)
* ''God in Government'' (TV film) (2004)
* '' The Alice'' (TV miniseries) (2005) - 1 episode
* ''Love My Way
''Love My Way'' is an Australian television drama series. It won the AFI award for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons (2004–2007).
Premise
Set in Sydney, ''Love My Way'' was about a group of 30-somethings dealing wit ...
'' (TV series) (2006) - 1 episode
* ''Photograph'' (short film) (2006)
* '' All Saints'' (TV series) (2007) - 1 episode
* ''Resistance'' (TV series) (2008)
* ''Dance Academy
''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen-oriented television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two began airing on 12 ...
'' (TV series) (2010/2012) - 2 episodes
* '' Love Child'' (TV series) (2014–17) - creator
* '' A Place to Call Home'' (TV series) (2015) - 1 episode
* ''The Doctor Blake Mysteries
''The Doctor Blake Mysteries'' (also ''The Blake Mysteries'') is an Australian television series that premiered on ABC TV on 1 February 2013 at 8:30 pm. The series stars Craig McLachlan in the lead role of Dr. Lucien Blake, who returns home t ...
'' (TV series) (2016) - 1 episode
* ''Lamb of God'' (TV miniseries) (2019) - 4 episodes
References
External links
*
Sarah Lambert at RGM Artists
1970 births
Australian television directors
Living people
Australian television actresses
Australian women television directors
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