Sarah Winter is a British film and television actress. She is best known for starring in the
Canal+ series ''
Versailles
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''.
Life and career
Winter's 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
Open Air Theatre
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is an open-air theatre in Regent's Park in central London.
The theatre
Established in 1932, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is one of the largest theatres in London (1,256 seats) and is situated in Queen Mary†...
at
Regent's Park
Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. It occupies of high ground in north-west Inner London, administratively split between the City of Westminster and the Borough of Camden (and historically betwee ...
in London.
She attended Cambridge and was active in theater, and her performances drew praise.
Winter's professional film and series work includes many historical dramas, including ''
Reign
A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Andorra), of a people (e.g., the Franks, the Zulus) or of a spiritual community (e.g., Catholicism, Tibetan Buddhism, N ...
'', and ''Versailles'', as
Louise de La Vallière
Françoise ''Louise'' de La Vallière, Duchess of La Vallière and Vaujours, born Françoise Louise de La Baume Le Blanc de La Vallière, Mademoiselle de La Vallière (6 August 1644 – 7 June 1710) was a French noblewoman and the first mistress ...
, a prominent mistress of
King Louis XIV
Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was List of French monarchs, King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the Li ...
of
France
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. An early role was as
Delia Derbyshire, who was responsible for the electronic realisation of the ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' theme music in the biographical film ''
An Adventure in Space and Time''.
Winter appeared in animated form with
Aidan Gillen in the
film noir
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-like
Science Channel documentary series ''
Killers of the Cosmos
''Killers of the Cosmos'' is a documentary science television series hosted by Aidan Gillen. Aired by the Science Channel, it premiered on September 19, 2021.
Format
In a format the Science Channel describes as "space noir," ''Killers of the C ...
'' in 2021 as "The Informant."
In the miniseries ''
A Small Light
''A Small Light'' is a biographical war drama miniseries created by Joan Rater and Tony Phelan. It premiered on National Geographic on May 1, 2023. The miniseries became available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu the following day. It received wides ...
'', 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
Nintendo
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles.
Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...
game ''
Another Eden
is a free-to-play role-playing video game developed and published by Wright Flyer Studios. The game features the collaboration of writer Masato Kato and music composer Yasunori Mitsuda who both worked on ''Xenogears'' and the ''Chrono'' series o ...
'' and the narration of the
Audible audiobook 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
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21st-century British actresses
Actresses from London
British film actresses
British television actresses
Living people
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
1993 births