Description:
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 sterilizing 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 television series The Inheritors (1974). Other work began to follow, including the television series Space: 1999 (1975) and the films The Brute (1977) and The People That Time Forgot (1977). During the filming, the casting began for the science fiction blockbuster Superman (1978), and the rest is history.
Birthday
December 12, 1952
Born In
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Alternative names
Sara Douglas
Height
178 cm
Parents
Beryl Smith
Children
No Children
Trivia
Repeatedly turned down the role of Queen Taramis in Conan the Destroyer (1984) 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) and Superman II (1980). However, she had a change of heart when learning that Grace Jones had joined the cast, being somewhat of an admirer of Grace and her work, and so changed her mind and signed up.
Quotes
I did everything in my power not to be an actress. I went off and did
a teacher-training course first, so I could teach English and Drama -
because I'm not thick, surprisingly enough. I then worked in a factory,
in the sterilising department of a hospital, and then moved to France -
I did everything I could to make sure acting was not the only solution.
That's why nothing deters me now, because I know there's nothing else I
can do. - Film Review June 1981
Trademarks
Highly defined cheekbones
