Biography
Sara Powell (born 23 June 1968) is a British-Jamaican stage, screen and voice-over actress and audiobook narrator. Her regular television roles include crown prosecutor Rachel Barker in the BBC's police procedural drama HolbyBlue (2007–2008), driver Sally Reid in ITV's firefighting drama London's Burning (1993–1994) and psychologist Cass in Channel 4's sitcom Damned (2016–2018). She also played historical figure Mary Seacole in the thirteenth series of the BBC One long-running science fiction series Doctor Who (2021), as well as a number of other characters in its spin-off audio dramas, produced by Big Finish Productions.
Movies & TV Shows
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Doctor Who (2005) — Mary Seacole
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Last Christmas (2019) — Casting Director
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Denial (2016) — Reporter
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Midsomer Murders (1997) — Maxine Lockston
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Death in Paradise (2011) — Josephine Porter
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Ghosts (2019) — Jacqui
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You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015) — Naomi
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Silent Witness (1996) — DS Esther Linden
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Hostage (2025) — Kathy Macintyre
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Dalgliesh (2021) — Paula Rice
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Little Boy Blue (2017) — ACC Pat Gallan
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The Killing Kind (2023) — Belinda Grey
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Damned (2016) — Cass
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Vanity Fair (1998) — Miss Swartz
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Murphy's Law (2001) — TV Reporter
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Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster (2025) — Self - Narrator (voice)
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Murder in Provence (2022) — Cosette Faraud
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Murder Most Horrid (1991) — Staff Nurse Jane
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Between the Lines (1992)
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Judge John Deed (2001)
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Captivated (2024) — Simone
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National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III (2018) — Lady Elizabeth Pembroke
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The Ice Cream Girls (2013) — Fez Gorringe
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Holby Blue (2007) — Rachel Barker (Crown Prosecution Service)
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Public Enemies (2012) — Dawn Clough
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National Theatre Live: The Seagull (2022) — Polina
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Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast (1992)
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One Night Stand (1994) — Anna
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The House Across the Street (2022) — Joanne
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Ruth (2019) — Ruth
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The Red Ball (2024) — Mother
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The Office (1996) — Joan
- The Family Man (2006)
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Florrie's Dragons (2010)
- Rumble (1995) — Georgy