Sarah Parish

Sarah Parish
Born (1968-06-07) 7 June 1968
Yeovil, Somerset, England
Residence Hampshire
Occupation Actress
Years active 1993–present
Spouse(s)
James Murray (m. 2007)
Children 2

Sarah Parish (born 7 June 1968) is an English actress. She is known for her work on television series including: The Pillars of the Earth, Peak Practice, Hearts and Bones, Cutting It, Doctor Who, Mistresses, Merlin, Atlantis, Monroe, Trollied, and W1A.

Personal life

Parish was born in Yeovil, Somerset, to Bill and Thelma Parish; she has a sister, Julie, and a brother, musician John Parish. She was educated at the local Preston School and Yeovil College. She began acting at an early age and believes her first stage appearance was aged two in a pantomime in the village of Tintinhull playing the pearl in an oyster. She later attended Yeovil Youth Theatre.[1]

A resident of Islington, Parish married James Murray on 15 December 2007 in Hampshire. It was announced in January 2008 that she was pregnant with their first child[2], due on Parish's 40th birthday. Their daughter Ella-Jayne was born with Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome and died in 2009.[3] In her memory, Parish and Murray raise funds for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Southampton General Hospital.[4] In October 2009, it was announced that she was expecting a baby in the New Year.[5] When asked about her hobbies and interests Parish cites her vegetable garden.[6] Their second daughter, Nell, was born on 21 November 2009.[7]

On 2 March 2018 Parish sustained an accident, breaking her leg when sledging in the snow.[8]With typical wit she commented: "Note to self: cheap plastic sledges are for sitting in and gently trundling down primary slopes NOT a substitute for a stand up snowboard". [9]

Career

After training at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London, her appearance in a cult advert for Manchester-based Boddingtons bitter in 1994 (as Vera, who likes nothing better than "a good rub down with chip fat"), led to a series of roles as Northern women, including Dawn Rudge in Peak Practice (1993), Allie Henshall in Cutting It (2002), Annie Naylor in Trust and Natalie Holden in Blackpool (2004). She starred alongside Debra Messing in the movie The Wedding Date, had a small role in The Holiday, which starred Jude Law, and appeared as the Empress of the Racnoss in the Christmas 2006 Doctor Who episode "The Runaway Bride".

Parish's most recent appearance was in the one-off drama Recovery. She also starred in the BBC series Shakespeare Retold in which she played Beatrice. She returned as GP Katie Roden in series two and three of Mistresses which was first shown on BBC One in February 2009. She played Lady Catrina in the BBC television series Merlin.[10] In November 2009 she starred in a short film to promote Somerset, commissioned by inward investment agency Into Somerset.[11]

In 2011 Parish co-starred in ITV's medical drama Monroe, alongside James Nesbitt. From 2013 to 2015 she appeared in the BBC TV series Atlantis, playing one of the main cast characters, Pasiphaë.[12] Since March 2014 she has played the role of Anna Rampton in two series of the BBC TV comedy W1A. Since November 2015 Parish has portrayed Cheryl Fairweather in Sky One sitcom Trollied.

In December 2017, she played Supt Elizabeth Bancroft in the ITV miniseries Bancroft. It will return for a second series.[13]

Co-stars

She has frequently co-starred opposite David Tennant — in the 2004 musical serial Blackpool; the Tony Marchant drama Recovery; the 2006 Doctor Who Christmas special episode, "The Runaway Bride"; in the third series of the ITV crime drama Broadchurch; and in the 2017 film You, Me and Him.[14] She has joked that "We're like George and Mildred – in 20 years' time we'll probably be doing a ropey old sitcom in a terraced house in Preston."[15]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994The BillLinda PinchamEpisode: "Taking Stock"
1997–1999Peak PracticeDawn Rudge
1998Babes in the WoodRoxyOne episode
2000BeastHelen
City CentralKaren Ridley
Brotherly LoveJulia Empthorpe
Kiss Me KateLiz
2000–2001Hearts and BonesAmanda Thomas
2001The ViceJane Farrell
2002–2005Cutting ItAllie Henshall
2003Unconditional LoveLydia Gray
TrustAnnie Naylor
ReversalsDr Charlotte Woods
2004BlackpoolNatalie Holden
2005Monkey TrousersVarious Characters
ShakespeaRe-ToldBeatriceEpisode: "Much Ado About Nothing"
2006Aftersun[16]Sue
Agatha Christie's MarpleEvie Ballantine
If I Had YouSharon Myers
Doctor WhoEmpress of the RacnossEpisode: "The Runaway Bride"
2008–2010MistressesDr. Katie Roden
2009MerlinLady Catrina
2010The Pillars of the EarthRegan Hamleigh
2011–2012MonroeJenny Bremner
2012Hatfields & McCoysLevicy Hatfield
2013Agatha Christie's PoirotFlossie MonroEpisode: "The Big Four"
BreathlessMargaret Dalton
2013–2015AtlantisPasiphaë
2014–2017W1AAnna RamptonThree series
2015–TrolliedCheryl Fairweather
2016The CollectionMarjorie Stutter
2017BroadchurchCath AtwoodSeries three
2017–2018The Keith & Paddy Picture ShowHerself/Dana Barrett (Ghostbusters)/Charlie Blackwood (Top Gun)Episode(s): "Ghostbusters"
"Top Gun"
2017—BancroftDet Supt Elizabeth BancroftFour episodes
2018Medici: Masters of FlorenceLucrezia Tornabuoni
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1998Middleton's ChangelingAsylum Inmate
1999Parting ShotsAd Agency Receptionist
2005The Wedding DateTJ
2006The HolidayHannah
2018You, Me and HimMrs. Jones

References

  1. ↑ Sarah Parish interview at Western Daily Press 19 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015
  2. ↑ "From Mistresses to Mother-to-be: Newlywed Sarah Parish's baby joy". Daily Mail. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
  3. ↑ "Sarah Parish Mourning Death of Daughter" Celebrity Baby Blog, 20 January 2009
  4. ↑ "Read Rosemary's story". Justgiving.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sarah Parish's pregnancy joy following the death of her eight-month-old daughter". Daily Mail. 11 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Interview with Atlantis star and Alton resident Sarah Parish". Hampshire-life.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "rosie mitchell is fundraising for Friends of PICU".
  8. ↑ "Broadchurch actress breaks leg on sledge". Bbc.co.uk. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sarah Parish on Instagram: "Day 2 in Winchester Hospital. Looks like I'll be operated on today. They're putting a bloody great big pin right through my shin!! No sleep…"". Instagram.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Merlin: Series 2". Merlins Keep. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  11. ↑ Somerset – where you and your business can grow Archived 9 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine. – Into Somerset website
  12. ↑ Power, Vicki (18 January 2014). "Atlantis actress Sarah Parish on dates, parties and being a noisy neighbour". Express. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "ITV commissions second series of Bancroft, starring Sarah Parish". Itv.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Who's new". Bbc.co.uk. 8 October 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2006. .
  15. ↑ Dempster, Sarah (21 February 2007). "Scissor sister". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Aftersun". IMDb.com. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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