Elisabeth Sladen
Date of birth: 1946-02-01
Place of birth: Liverpool, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Elisabeth Claira Heath Sladen
Biography
Elisabeth Claira Heath Sladen (1 February 1946 - 19 April 2011) was an English actress best known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series Doctor Who. She was a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and reprised the role many times in subsequent decades, both on Doctor Who and its spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Movie Credits
K9 Unleashed
2000-04-10
Documentory looking at the Doctors Robot Dog K9 which appeared in the Dr who series between 1977-198
Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
1975-11-22
The Doctor and Sarah return to Earth in the present day to find a strangely deserted village and woo
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007-05-10
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993-11-27
All of the Doctor's incarnations are in crisis when The Rani creates a time-loop in the East-end of
Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised
1997-06-01
The Doctor is everyone’s favourite Time Lord. And Tom Baker is everyone’s favourite Doctor. With hi
Talking Doctor Who
2023-11-01
As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back thro
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom
1976-01-31
When scientists in the Antarctic uncover a mysterious seed pod, the Doctor is called in to investiga
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1995-01-01
Climb aboard the HMS Belfast and enter Pinewood Film Studios for a fascinating and humorous insight
Downtime
1995-02-03
Retired commander of the United Nations' Intelligence Taskforce, and long-time associate of the myst
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013-09-24
While sleeping over, the TARDIS decides to play a prank on Clara, much to her displeasure.
The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years
2017-09-18
This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the TOM BAKER era of DO
Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
1975-02-15
In the distant future, the Doctor, Sarah and Harry find a space station preserving the future of man
David Tennant's Video Diary
2007-11-05
David Tennant records behind the scenes interviews and glimpses into the production behind his three
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane
2007-01-01
There's a new drink taking the world by storm - Bubbleshock! Everyone's drinking it. When Maria's dr
Betzi
1978-09-23
A moody drama concerning the lonely but luxurious imprisonment of Napoleon Bonaparte on St Helena.
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975-11-15
In a Victorian Gothic mansion, strange things are afoot. The master of the house, away in Egypt, has
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
2024-06-21
The Doctor and Ruby Sunday have faced the Bogeyman, fought against Maestro, and survived the battlef
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen
1975-05-10
Arriving on Space Station Nerva in its distant past, the Doctor, Sarah and Harry find its crew threa
Doctor Who: Robot
1975-01-18
The newly-regenerated Doctor helps UNIT battle a sentient robot being manipulated by a corrupt scien
Chronotrip
2002-02-15
Philosophical Time Travel
Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons
1975-09-20
When the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry arrive in Scotland, having received an urgent request for assi
Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius
1976-01-24
Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of t
Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
1974-04-27
The Doctor returns to Peladon fifty years after his last visit, to find Queen Thalira, daughter of t
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974-02-16
The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs ha
Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks
1974-03-16
An energy drain traps the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith on the planet Exxilon with its hostile n
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
1974-01-05
When scientists start to go missing in the 20th century, the Doctor is called in by the Brigadier to
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974-06-08
The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately soug
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment
1975-03-01
Sontaran Field Major Styre is conducting experiments on the survivors of future Earth in preparation
Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora
1976-09-25
An alien intelligence hitches a ride onboard the TARDIS to 15th century Italy, where a deranged astr
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
1975-04-12
The Time Lords dispatch the Doctor to the past of the planet Skaro on his deadliest adventure yet —
Doctor Who: Planet of Evil
1975-10-18
Picking up a distress call from the edge of the known universe, the Doctor and Sarah Jane find thems
Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear
1976-10-23
When the TARDIS lands in a quarry on Earth, Sarah unearths what appears to be a fossilised hand, bur
Silver Dream Racer
1980-06-13
Nick Freeman is a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
1981-12-28
Sarah Jane Smith arrives at the home of her Aunt Lavinia in the cozy village of Moreton Harwood, onl
Adventures in Space and Time
1999-11-13
A documentary on the history of Doctor Who (1963) featuring new interviews with cast and crew, trans
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983-11-25
Many incarnations of the Doctors and their old companions are taken out of time and deposited in the
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008-03-03
Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth anniv
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006-10-09
The genesis and development of the Sontaran race through the history of the series, as told by some
Serial Thrillers
2004-03-01
In 2004 a documentary was commissioned by the BBC looking back at the Philip Hinchcliffe era of Brit
The Story of Doctor Who
2003-12-30
Documentary to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this popular cult sci-fi television series.
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965-02-10
Gerry and Fred Marsden, Les McGuire, and Les "Chad" Chadwick portray themselves in a romp through th
Our Sarah Jane: The Life of Elisabeth Sladen
2020-05-04
A feature-length look at the life and career of Sarah Jane Smith, played by Elisabeth Sladen.
Name for the Day
1980-12-16
Clive decides he will go mad. Stark raving mad. His wife doesn't take him seriously, until Clive doe
Doctor Who: Logopolis
1981-03-21
After an encounter with the Master, an airline stewardess named Tegan Jovanka becomes an unwitting s
Summer Session
1992-09-14
Rob Brydon auditions to be the Doctor, whilst some Daleks escape to an auction in Wales.
30 Years in the TARDIS
1993-11-29
A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring new interviews, rare archive
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
2010-11-09
Amy tries to flirt with The Doctor but he tries to ignore her advances.
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984-02-15
Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth,
A Darker Side: The Making of Planet of Evil
2007-10-15
A selection of key production personnel look at the making of Planet of Evil.
The Ties That Bind Us
2008-03-03
A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the s
Are Friends Electric?
2007-06-04
This documentary examines Tom Baker's introduction as the Doctor and the making of his first story,
The K-9 Files
2008-06-16
Several key production personnel look at the making of K-9 and Company: A Girls Best Friend, plus K-
Doctor Who: Downtime
2025-03-27
Ian Levine's version of the 'Wilderness era' Doctor Who story with Sylvester McCoy.
Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who
2006-07-24
A special 50-minute documentary that looks at the making of The Hand of Fear, and also examines the
The Sarah Jane Adventures: From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love
2009-03-13
A short film special of The Sarah Jane Adventures for Comic Relief.
Worlds Within: The Life of Ian Marter
2025-09-20
In 1974, Ian Marter was cast as Harry Sullivan, opposite Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen, in a new er
Five Doctors, One Studio
2008-01-25
Raw video footage of the only studio recording session in which Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee, Patrick
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
2011-04-23
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen was a special documentary made by the Doctor Who Confid
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010-02-02
The Doctor finally faces his destiny as both his home planet and old foe reappears.