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Elisabeth Sladen

Born 1946-02-01Liverpool, England, UK

Elisabeth Claira Heath Sladen (1 February 1946 - 19 April 2011) was an English actress best known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series Doctor Who. She was a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and reprised the role many times in subsequent decades, both on Doctor Who and its spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Screen work

Movies & roles

2025Worlds Within: The Life of Ian MarterSelf (archive footage)2024Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of DeathSarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)2023Talking Doctor WhoSelf / Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage)2020Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth SladenSelf (archive footage)2017The Doctors: The Tom Baker YearsRole 2013Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDISSarah-Jane Smith (archive footage)2011My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth SladenSelf (archive footage)2010Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2Sara Jane Smith (archive footage)2010Doctor Who: The End of TimeSarah Jane Smith 2008The K-9 FilesRole 2008Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983Role 2008The Ties That Bind UsSarah Jane Smith (archive footage)2008Five Doctors, One StudioRole 2007David Tennant's Video DiarySelf 2007A Darker Side: The Making of Planet of EvilRole 2007Are Friends Electric?Role 2007Hitler: The Comedy YearsSarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)2007The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the BaneSarah Jane Smith 2006Built for War: The Sontaran StoryRole 2006Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor WhoRole 2004Serial ThrillersRole 2003The Story of Doctor WhoRole 2002ChronotripRole 2000K9 UnleashedRole