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Quick Facts

Born:
1968-06-23

Birthplace:
Jamaica

Credits:
35 Total Roles

Sara Powell

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Biography

Sara Powell (born 23 June 1968) is a British-Jamaican stage, screen and voice-over actress and audiobook narrator. Her regular television roles include crown prosecutor Rachel Barker in the BBC's police procedural drama HolbyBlue (2007–2008), driver Sally Reid in ITV's firefighting drama London's Burning (1993–1994) and psychologist Cass in Channel 4's sitcom Damned (2016–2018). She also played historical figure Mary Seacole in the thirteenth series of the BBC One long-running science fiction series Doctor Who (2021), as well as a number of other characters in its spin-off audio dramas, produced by Big Finish Productions.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Hostage TV Kathy Macintyre
2025 Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster MOVIE Self - Narrator (voice)
2024 The Red Ball MOVIE Mother
2024 Captivated TV Simone
2023 The Killing Kind TV Belinda Grey
2022 National Theatre Live: The Seagull MOVIE Polina
2022 The House Across the Street TV Joanne
2022 Murder in Provence TV Cosette Faraud
2021 Dalgliesh TV Paula Rice
2019 Last Christmas MOVIE Casting Director

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