Sarah Parish is an English film, television and theater actress. She played many roles in popular TV series: "Poirot", "Pure English Murder", "Blackpool", "Doctor Who", "Merlin", "Medici: Lords of Florence".
According to the actress herself, her creative biography began at the age of 2, when she appeared on stage as a pearl in a local theater production in Yeovil.
Sarah's current career includes 48 roles in television and film projects. She also took part in popular entertainment shows and documentaries, including Morning Television, Free Women, Richard and Judy, Doctor Who: Confidential, Show One, Doctor Who: Best Moments”,“Merlin: Secrets and Magic”.
Biography facts
Sarah was born in England in the summer of 1968. She spent her childhood in Yeovil, South Somerset. She has a sister, Julia, and a brother, John, who later became a famous musician and producer. Mom - Thelma Parish, was a teacher of choreography and devoted her whole life to ballet.
Parish received her primary education at Preston School, and then entered Yeovil College. During her school years, the girl became interested in creativity and attended a creative studio at the local youth theater Yeovil Youth Theater.
After graduating from college, Parish went to London to study acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA).
Creative career
Sarah began her television career with filming in commercials. She appeared in several famous Boddingtons Brewery commercials in 1994.
In the same year, she was offered a small role as Linda Pinch in one of the episodes of the popular TV series "Purely English Murder".
The next role of Parish played in the British drama series "Maximum Practice". The film told about the work of surgeons in one of the clinics located in the fictional town of North Derbyshire.
For several years, the actress has appeared in many British television projects: "Downtown", "Vice", "Hearts and Bones", "Fatal Shots", "Monkey Pants".
In 2002, Sarah landed the lead role of Karen Ridley in the BBC drama series Cutting It. Work in the project brought the actress wide recognition and a nomination for the National Television Awards.
In 2004, Parish again played the main role, but now in the musical melodrama "Blackpool". The film was nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Film on TV category.
In her later career as an actress, roles in such well-known projects as: "Exchange Vacation", "Return", "Mistresses", "Merlin", "Pillars of the Earth", "Monroe", "Murder on the Beach", "Atlantis", " Medici: Lords of Florence "," Bancroft "," You, me and him."
Personal life
In 2007, Parish married English actor James Murray. Their acquaintance took place in 2005 on the set of one of the projects. The romantic relationship lasted 2 years, only in December 2007, James and Sarah became husband and wife.
In the spring of 2008, the couple had a daughter, Ella-Jane. Unfortunately, the baby lived for less than a year and died from complications caused by congenital heart disease in January 2009. The second daughter, Nell, was born in November 2009.
