Sarah Brackett
Biography
Sarah Brackett was an American-born actress who spent most of her career in Britain, working in theater, television, and film. Raised in Scotland from childhood, she trained at Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama. Her early stage work included a 1960 repertory season at the Byre Theatre in St Andrews, and the following year she took the role of Portia in a Colchester Repertory Theatre staging of The Merchant of Venice. She also appeared in West End musicals, among them Funny Girl at the Prince of Wales, where she played Vera, a showgirl, in 1966. Her entry in Spotlight in 1966 noted that she spoke fluent French and German. Her acting work continued until the late 1980s. Brackett died in 1996.
58years old at death
- Born Lake Forest
- Died City of Westminster
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Sarah Evershed Brackett
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 20 years1964 to 1984
Every film, newest first
- 1984Scream for HelpIMDb rating 5.8
- 1981Priest of LoveIMDb rating 6.0
- 1967Battle Beneath the EarthIMDb rating 4.6
- 1966Funeral in BerlinIMDb rating 6.8
- 1964The Masque of the Red DeathIMDb rating 6.9
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Early training
Brackett studied acting at the Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama. Her 1966 Spotlight entry noted that she spoke both French and German fluently.
First role
Brackett started out in the theater. In 1960 she acted in repertory at St Andrews' Byre Theatre, and the following year she took the role of Portia in The Merchant of Venice at the Colchester Repertory Theatre.
Beyond film
Brackett also took roles in West End musicals. At the Strand Theatre she was in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and in 1966 at the Prince of Wales she played Vera, a showgirl, in Funny Girl.
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Worked with
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Films together
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Ava Gardner's page
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Guy HamiltonDirector, 1 film, 1966
All films by Guy Hamilton
All films by Michael Winner
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