Sarah Winter is a British film and television actress. She is best known for starring in the

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series ''

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''.

Life and career

Winter was born in London. Her interest in acting was fostered at an early age by her grandfather, who introduced her to the plays of Shakespeare and took her to performances at the

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in London. She attended

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, where she was active in theatre and her performances drew praise.} Winter's professional film and series work includes many historical dramas, including ''

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'', and ''Versailles'', as

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, a prominent mistress of

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. An early role was as

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, who was responsible for the electronic realisation of the ''

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'' theme music in the biographical film ''

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''. Winter appeared in animated form with

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in the

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-like

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documentary series ''

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'' in 2021 as "The Informant." In the miniseries ''

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'', Winter played a nurse who assists in smuggling Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. She has discussed her connection to this role, as her great-aunt was a nurse who helped children escape Amsterdam during the occupation. Winter has done audio and voiceover work as well, including work on the

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game ''

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'' and the narration of the

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for ''Party Girls Die in Pearls''. Winter has professional dance training and choreographed the upcoming Jaclyn Bethany film ''Tell That to the Winter Sea''.

Personal life

Winter has a cat named George Bailey, after the protagonist of '' It's a Wonderful Life''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Winter, Sarah 1993 births Living people 21st-century British actresses Actresses from London Alumni of the University of Cambridge British film actresses British television actresses