Elisabeth Sladen



Elisabeth Claira Heath Sladen ( Liverpool , February 11946 - Southall , April 192011 ) was a British actress. She played the role of Sarah Jane Smith in the British science fiction seriesDoctor Who, then in the spin-offThe Sarah Jane Adventures . On the set of Doctor Who Sladen met her future husband Brian Miller.

Sladen developed at an early age an interest in the stage a performance with the Royal Ballet . Due to her abilities as an assistant director she was rarely an acting role. In order to get as many roles she made ​​deliberate mistakes as his assistant. [source?]  Eventually she made ​​in 1964 her film debut in the musical film Ferry Cross the Mersey .

Sladen died at age 65 due to cancer .