
Elisabeth Sladen
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1946-02-01
- Died
- 2011-04-19
- Place of birth
- Liverpool, England, UK
- Also known as
- Elisabeth Claira Heath 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.
Known For
TV Shows (23)

Doctor Who
2005
as Sarah Jane Smith

Coronation Street
1960
as Anita Reynolds

Doctor Who
1963
as Sarah Jane Smith

Play for Today
1970
as Jo

Peak Practice
1993
as Dr. Pat Hewland

The Bill
1984
as Mrs Preston

Z-Cars
1962
as Valerie Hollingsworth / Rose Milton

GMTV
1993
as Self

Doctor Who Confidential
2005

The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as Sarah Jane Smith

Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Mrs. Barrett

Public Eye
1965
as Policewoman

Doomwatch
1970
as Sarah Collins

Tales of the Tardis
2023
as Sarah Jane Smith

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973

Totally Doctor Who
2006
as Self

Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009
as Self
TMi
2006

Sarah Jane's Alien Files
2010
as Sarah Jane Smith

Gulliver in Lilliput
1982
as Lady Flimnap

K-9 and Company
1981
as Sarah Jane Smith
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010
Take My Wife
1979
as Josie Hall
Movies (58)

Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975
as Sarah Jane Smith

The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
2024
as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
2010
as Sara Jane Smith (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom
1976
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
1974
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as Sarah-Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)

Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
2020
as Self (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Logopolis
1981
as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment
1975
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear
1976
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora
1976
as Sarah Jane Smith

K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
1981
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: Robot
1975
as Sarah Jane Smith
Betzi
1978
as Countess Bertrand

The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1995

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
1975
as Sarah Jane Smith

Silver Dream Racer
1980
as Bank Secretary

Downtime
1995
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen
1975
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013
as Sarah-Jane Smith (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
1975
as Sarah Jane Smith

David Tennant's Video Diary
2007
as Self

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
as Sarah Jane Smith

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008

Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
1975
as Sarah Jane Smith

Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter
2025
as Self (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Planet of Evil
1975
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks
1974
as Sarah Jane Smith

The Story of Doctor Who
2003

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane
2007
as Sarah Jane Smith

Talking Doctor Who
2023
as Self / Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage)

K9 Unleashed
2000
Chronotrip
2002

Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965

30 Years in the TARDIS
1993
as Herself

Name for the Day
1980
as Jo

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
1976
as Sarah Jane Smith

The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years
2017

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
1975
as Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
as Sarah Jane Smith

Adventures in Space and Time
1999
as Herself

Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who
2006

Are Friends Electric?
2007
Doctor Who: Downtime
2025
as Sarah-Jane Smith

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised
1997

Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006

Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
1974
as Sarah Jane Smith

Summer Session
1992
as Self

A Darker Side: The Making of Planet of Evil
2007

Serial Thrillers
2004

The K-9 Files
2008
Five Doctors, One Studio
2008
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
2011
as Self (archive footage)
About Elisabeth Sladen
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. With 81 credits spanning from 1960 to 2025, Elisabeth Sladen has appeared in 58 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Elisabeth Sladen Movies
- Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007) — as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) — as Sarah Jane Smith
- Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars (1975) — as Sarah Jane Smith
- The Ties That Bind Us (2008) — as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death (2024) — as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
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