Sarah Thomas (actress)
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Sarah Thomas | |
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| Born | Sarah Jane Thomas 5 June 1952 London, England |
Sarah Jane Thomas (born 5 June 1952) is a British actress, born in London, best known for her television appearances as Enid Simmons in Worzel Gummidge (1980), and as Glenda Wilkinson in Last of the Summer Wine (1986–2010).
Sarah Thomas began her television career with an episode of the drama Special Branch in 1970. Other TV appearances include Within These Walls (1974–75), The Velvet Glove (1977), Together (1980), Worzel Gummidge (1979–81), in which she played the recurring role of Enid, The Black Adder (1983), Miracles Take Longer (1984), Shroud for a Nightingale (1984), and Happy Families (1985).
In 1985, she joined the cast of the internationally successful BBC television sitcom Last of the Summer Wine as Glenda, the daughter of Thora Hird's character. She stayed with the series for 25 years, until it came to an end in 2010.
Her most recent television guest star roles have been in episodes of Heartbeat, The Bill and Doctors.
In theatre she has starred in many productions, most notably as Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca and as Miss Marple in Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Special Branch | Au Pair Girl | TV series (1 episode: "Sorry Is Just a Word") |
| 1975 | Play for Today | Grace | TV series (1 episode: "Rumpole of the Bailey") |
| Within These Walls | Susan | TV series (3 episodes: 1975–1976) | |
| 1977 | The Velvet Glove | Nurse | TV series (1 episode: "Auntie's Niece") |
| 1979 | Worzel Gummidge | Enid Simmons | TV series (8 episodes: 1979–1981) |
| 1980 | Together | Alison Warner | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 1983 | The Black Adder | Mrs. Field, a Goodwife | TV series (1 episode: "Witchsmeller Pursuivant") |
| 1984 | Miracles Take Longer | Paula's client | TV series (1 episode: "Episode #2.15") |
| Shroud for a Nightingale | Maureen Burt | TV series (5 episodes) | |
| 1985 | Happy Families | Novice Catherine | TV series (1 episode: "Joyce") |
| 1995 | Madagascar Skin | Crab Hunter | |
| Moses | Midwife | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Heartbeat | Doris | TV series (1 episode: "Charity Begins at Home") |
| 1997 | The Bill | Lorraine Stuart | TV series (1 episode: "Don't Want to Hear the Bad News") |
| 1986–2010 | Last of the Summer Wine | Glenda | TV series (215 episodes) |
| 2011 | Doctors | Christine Vinnick | TV series (1 episode: "Relax and Rejuvenate") |
