Sarah Allen is a Canadian

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. She studied acting at the

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and graduated in 2002.

''Being Human''

Allen is perhaps best known for playing vampire Rebecca Flynt on

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's '' Being Human''. For the role, she watched some of the original BBC version of the series and also researched

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. About her character Rebecca, Allen has said: "She definitely starts the series with a cross to bear.. you know, really angry and kind of 'guard up', but I think she makes a real effort to try to be good. She does make an effort to be good, and she wants to be, and she fails constantly, but I think that even erattempts in changing Bernie, the little boy, to a vampire... eredone with good intentions...she really wanted to care for someone." About Rebecca's relationship with Aidan, she has said: "She keeps on fumbling through her existence as a vampire. She keeps trying to get involved with Aidan's life and just keeps messing up." She also mentioned once that having to drink fake blood on '' Being Human'' was like "drinking a tube of toothpaste".

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Sarah Allen at The South African TV Authority
1980 births Living people Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses National Theatre School of Canada alumni 21st-century Canadian actresses People from Nelson, British Columbia {{Canada-actor-stub