Elisabeth Sladen
Biography
Elisabeth Claira Heath Sladen (1 February 1946 - 19 April 2011) was an English actress best known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series Doctor Who. She was a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and reprised the role many times in subsequent decades, both on Doctor Who and its spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.
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Movies (37)
Worlds Within – The Life of Ian Marter
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Doctor Who: Downtime
as Sarah-Jane Smith
2025
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Talking Doctor Who
as Self / Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage)
2023
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years
2017
Companion Piece
as Self
2013
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
as Sarah-Jane Smith (archive footage)
2013
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
as Sara Jane Smith (archive footage)
2010
The Sarah Jane Adventures: From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love
as Sarah Jane Smith
2009
The K-9 Files
2008
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage)
2008
David Tennant's Video Diary
as Self
2007
A Darker Side: The Making of Planet of Evil
2007
Planetary Performance: Acting in Doctor Who
as Self
2007
Beginning the End: Making 'The Time Warrior'
as Self
2007
Are Friends Electric?
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane
as Sarah Jane Smith
2007
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006
Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who
2006
Genesis of a Classic
as Self
2006
Serial Thrillers
2004
Osirian Gothic
as Self
2004
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Chronotrip
2002
K9 Unleashed
2000
Myth Makers 50: Elisabeth Sladen
as Sarah Jane Smith
2000
Adventures in Space and Time
as Herself
1999
Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised
1997
Downtime
as Sarah Jane Smith
1995
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1995
30 Years in the TARDIS
as Herself
1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Sarah Jane Smith
1993
Summer Session
as Self
1992
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as Sarah-Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
TV Shows (13)
Tales of the Tardis
as Sarah Jane Smith
2023
Sarah Jane's Alien Files
as Sarah Jane Smith
2010
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
as Self
2009
The Sarah Jane Adventures
as Sarah Jane Smith
2007
TMi
2006
Totally Doctor Who
as Self
2006
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Doctor Who
as Sarah Jane Smith
2005
Peak Practice
as Dr. Pat Hewland
1993
GMTV
as Self
1993
Dempsey and Makepeace
as Mrs. Barrett
1985
The Bill
as Mrs Preston
1984