Sarah Lynn Dawson is an English actress and filmmaker.[1]
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Born | England |
Occupation | Actress, writer |
Years active | 2009 - present |
Website | www |
She was born in The Lake District in England.[2] and she spent a large part of her childhood growing up in Qatar, in the Middle East where she started acting at the age of seven when she was cast in a community theatre show.[3] She was in the local theatre companies’ productions and danced ballet and tap. She later attended the University of Leeds, where she received a BA Hons Degree in Sociology.[4] She also holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States.[5]
Sarah studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York on their two year Acting Certificate Program. Whilst in New York she acted in the Off-Broadway show 'Men' and in the Off-Broadway show 'Conflict' at The Producers Club.[6]
She was cast in the award-winning indie film Folklore upon moving to LA.[7] She produced, wrote[8] and starred in the film Duality[9] which is voiced by Deepak Chopra[10] and also stars Jon Foo[11] and Don Most.[12] Duality was an Official Selection of the Hollyshorts Film Festival[13] in 2015.[14] She also produced and starred in the 1940s noir short Unsolved, Directed by Julia Camara.[15] She appeared in the film Game of Aces as British Nurse, Patricia Evans. The film was directed by Damien Lay and stars Chris Klein.[16]
She voiced the character of The Mother in the English dub of the animated film I Lost My Body which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2020.[17] The film was Directed by Jérémy Clapin and the main character Naoufel was voiced by English Actor Dev Patel[18] The film also was nominated for and won several other major awards including an Annie Award and a César Award.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | A Guy and a Girl | Sonja | Short film |
2012 | Girls Night Out | Vienna | |
Folklore | Angela Hay | ||
Sh*t British People Say in the USA | Sarah | Viral | |
2014 | Close Up | The Leading Lady | Short film |
2015 | Unsolved | Alice Clark | |
Duality | Emerald | Short film | |
2016 | Sanctuary | Emily | |
2016 | Game of Aces | Patricia Evans | |
2018 | Forever Not Maybe | Silvia | |
2019 | I Lost My Body | The Mother (voice) | English dub |
2020 | Caller ID | Ms. Jameson | |
2020 | Love in the Time of Pandemic | Angie | |
2022 | Exit | Narrated by | Documentary |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2009 | A Guy and a Girl | No | No | Yes | Short film |
2012 | Girls Night Out | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
2012 | Sh*t British People Say in the USA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Viral |
2014 | Duality | No | Yes | Yes | Short film |
2015 | Unsolved | No | No | Yes | Short film |
2020 | Caller ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
2022 | I Am Not A Robot | Yes | Yes | Yes | |