Sara Kestelman

• Name — Sara Kestelman • Born — 12 May 1944 • Birthplace — London, England • Occupation — Actress

Sara Kestelman was born on 12 May 1944 in London, the daughter of Dorothy Mary (née Creagh), a dress designer, and Morris Kestelman, an artist. Her father was Jewish, from a family from Russia. During the 1970s Ms. Kestelman appeared in Granada Television's daytime drama series Crown Court, in which she played the part of Barrister Ann Merritt Q.C. In 1994, she won a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for "Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical" for her performance as Fräulein Schneider in Cabaret in the London revival of the show. She has performed with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Kestelman joined the latter in 1968 but left in 1973 when she had her first film role in Zardoz. In 1982, she played Lady Macbeth. Kestelman wrote a book of poetry, A Two Hander, with Susan Penhaligon. It was published by The Do-Not Press in 1996. She voiced the character Kreia in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.

• Year — Series — Episode — Role — Notes • 1955 — Dixon of Dock Green — "The Executioners" (No. 13.4) 22 October 1966 — Sonia Watts • 1971 — The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes — "The Mystery of the Amber Beads" (No. 2.13) 16 April 1973 — Hagar • 1975 — BBC2 Playhouse — "Mrs Ackland's Ghosts" — Mrs Ackland • 1975 — Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration — Ruth • 1975 — Under Western Eyes • 1976 — The New Avengers — "Sleeper" (No. 1.10) 19 December 1976 — Tina • 1976-1984 — Crown Court — eight episodes — Ann Merritt • 1978 — Kean — Elena, Countess de Koefeld • 1981 — Nationwide — (No. 13.129) 16 July 1981 • 1981 — Bergerac — "See You in Moscow" (No. 1.5) 15 November 1981 — Margaret Semple — credited as Sarah Kestelman • 1985 — Lady Windermere's Fan — Duchess of Berwick • 1989 — Somewhere to Run — Magistrate • 1991 — The War That Never Ends — Presenter (voice) • 1991 — The Last Romantics — Queenie Leavis • 1991 — Van der Valk — "Doctor Hoffmann's Children" (No. 4.1) 16 January 1991 — Monika Hendricks • 1993 — Cabaret — Fräulein Schneider • 1996 — Brazen Hussies — Madame Zarene • 1997 — Kavanagh QC — "Ancient History" (No. 3.3) 17 March 1997 — Halina Birnbaum • 1997 — The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling — Mrs. Wilkins — miniseries • 1998 — Invasion: Earth — Group Capt. Susan Preston — miniseries • 1998 — The Going Wrong — Tessa Mandeville • 2000 — Relic Hunter — "Memories of Montmartre" (No. 1.22) 22 May 2000 — Simone DeGuerre • 2000 — Anna Karenina — Countess Vronskaya — miniseries • 2001 — Mind Games — Dr. Davina Ward • 2001 — Hindenburg Disaster: Probable Cause — Narrator • 2003 — Ultimate Force — Series 2, episode 2 'Mad Dogs' — Lady Lee • 2003 — Trial & Retribution VII — Judge Emily Hilliard • 2004 — Casualty — "Finding Faith" (No. 18.29) 13 March 2004 — Mary Wynne • 2005 — Midsomer Murders — "Hidden Depths" (No. 9.1) — Bernie • 2011 — Holby City — "Old Habits" (No. 13.42) 8 February 2011 — Clarice Parker • 2020 — Inside No 9 — "Thinking Out Loud" (No. 5.5) 2 March 2020 — Therapist • 2022 — This Is Going to Hurt — Episode 2 Episode 3 — Magda Winnicka • 2025 — Down Cemetery Road — Episode 2-5 — Janice

• Reputations – Wiesenthal and Lord Kitchener • Horizon – Beyond a Joke

• The Importance of Being Earnest ~ (Library Theatre, Manchester, England) • The Crucible ~ (Library Theatre, Manchester, England) • The Physicists ~ (Library Theatre, Manchester, England) • A Midsummer Night's Dream ~ 1970 – Titania (Royal Shakespeare Theatre) • Enemies ~ 1971 – (Aldwych Theatre, London, England) • Macbeth ~ 1972 – Lady Macbeth (Birmingham Rep. England) • Marquise of Keith ~ 1974 – Mona/Anna (Aldwych Theatre, London, England) • Bedroom Farce ~ 1977 – (National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, London, England) • State of Revolution ~ 1977 – Kollontai (Repertory Theatre, Birmingham/The Lyttelton Theatre, London, England) • Twelve Repertoire Leaflets ~ 1978 – (National Theatre, London, England) • The Double Dealer ~ 1978/9 – (Olivier Theatre, London, England) • As You Like It ~ 1979 – Rosalind (National Theatre, London, England) • Undiscovered Country ~ 1979 – (Olivier Theatre, London, England) • The Fruits of Enlightenment ~ 1979 – Lady with the Monocle (Royal National Theatre, London, England) • Eleven Repertoire Leaflets ~ 1979 – • Nine Repertoire Leaflets ~ 1980 – (National Theatre, London, England) • Childe Byron ~ 1981 – (Young Vic, London, England) • Macbeth ~ 1982 – (Royal Shakespeare Company, England) • Love for Love ~ 1985 – (Lyttelton Theatre, London, England) • Repertoire Leaflet ~ 1985/6 – (National Theatre, London, England) • The Threepenny Opera ~ 1986 – (Olivier Theater, London, England) • Four Repertoire Leaflets ~ 1986 – (Royal National Theatre, London, England) • The American Clock ~ 1986 – (Royal National Theatre, London, England) • Dalliance ~ 1986 – (Lyttelton Theatre, London, England) • Lettice and Lovage ~ 1988 – (West End, London, England) • Point Valaine ~ 1991 – Linda Valaine (Minerva Studio, Chichester, UK) (see Actor Connections – Theatre) • Cabaret ~ 1993 – Fraulein Schneider (Donmar Warehouse, London, England) • Fiddler on the Roof ~ 1994 – (London Palladium, London, England) • Three Tall Women ~ 1995 – (Wyndham's Theatre, London, England) • Nine ~ 1996 – (Donmar Warehouse, London, England) • Copenhagen ~ 1998 – Margrethe Bohr (The Duchess Theatre; West End, London, England) • Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn and Victorian Music Hall ~ 1999 – Dame Marten (Britten Theatre, London, England) • All About Me ~ 2001 – one woman show (Royal National Theatre, the Firebird Cafe in New York, the Royal Academy of Art) • Hamlet ~ 2001 – Queen Gertrude (Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA, US) • Bitter Fruits of Palestine ~ 2002 – (Barons Court Theatre, London, England) • The Shape of Metal ~ 2003 – Nell Jeffrey (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland) • Girl with a Pearl Earring ~ 2008 (Cambridge Arts Theatre; West End, London, England) • Torch Song Trilogy ~ 2012 – Mrs Backoff (Menier Chocolate Factory, London) • The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures – 2016 – Clio – (Hampstead Theatre) • The Lady in the Van - 2017 - Margaret Fairchild/Miss Shepherd - (Theatre Royal, Bath)

• Full House (read and adapted) • Baldi

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords ~ 2004 – voice of Kreia • Shattered Union ~ 2005 – Narrator (voice)