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Sarah Douglas
Age: 56
Height: 5' 10"
Birth Place: Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Born: Dec. 12th, 1952
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Sarah Douglas' Main TV Roles
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BIOGRAPHY: Even though Sarah Douglas was born and raised in Stratford Upon Avon, and knew that she wanted to act, she did try to expand options available to her. She worked in a factory and for a time, also in a sterilising department of a hospital. She briefly moved to France and also undertook a teacher training course in English and Drama. However, these were all abandoned in favour of acting. Soon after leaving Drama School, she won her first film role in The Final Programme (1973) as well as starring in the TV series "The Inheritors" (1974). Other work began to follow, including the controversial and gripping film The Brute (1977). Soon after, The People That Time Forgot (1977) came along, her first "American" movie. During the filming, the casting began for Superman (1978). And the rest is history.
TRIVIA:
- Originally cast to play the lady in the commercial in "Tommy". However, when she arrived to film her part, 'Ken Russell (I)' (qv) didn't like the hat she was given to wear, so he replaced her with another actress, rather than changing the hat. Bizarre, but true! The details of this can be heard on the _Conan the Destroyer (1984)_ (qv) commentary she recorded in 2004.
- Repeatedly turned down the role of Queen Taramis in _Conan the Destroyer (1984)_ (qv) more than once as Sarah had no interest in playing any more comic-strip villainesses, having cornered the market in that role with her character, Ursa, from _Superman (1978)_ (qv) and _Superman II (1980)_ (qv). However, she had a change of heart when learning that 'Grace Jones (I)' (qv) had joined the cast, being somewhat of an admirer of Grace and her work, and so changed her mind and signed up.
- She recorded a commentary track for Santuary Visual Entertainment's _Conan the Destroyer (1984)_ (qv) DVD. She talks about working on _Conan the Destroyer (1984)_ (qv), working with 'Arnold Schwarzenegger' (qv) and 'Grace Jones (I)' (qv), and also her career including _Superman (1978)_ (qv) and _Superman II (1980)_ (qv).
- Has an uncredited role in the original _Rollerball (1975)_ (qv). She was hired to play one of the Party Guests, but in her own words, found "a way to being in the dressing room" when the camera was on. The details of this can be heard on the _Conan the Destroyer (1984)_ (qv) commentary she recorded in 2004.
- Was originally approached about the possibility of playing Evil-Lyn in _Masters of the Universe (1987)_ (qv), but it never came about, and the part was ultimately played by 'Meg Foster' (qv).
- Often played villainesses. Best known to American audiences as Ursa in _Superman (1978)_ (qv) and _Superman II (1980)_ (qv).
- Was offered the job on _"Falcon Crest" (1981)_ (qv) literally a few hours before she was due to fly back to London, having been hunting for work in the US for 3 months. Despondent at not having found any acting jobs, Sarah booked a flight home, and received a call from Lorimar to say that they wanted her for the show. If the call had come through a day later, the producers would have missed her.
- Studied drama at the Rose Burford Drama School prior to pursuing an acting career on both stage and British television.
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