
Elisabeth 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

K9 Unleashed
2000

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion
as Sarah Jane Smith
1975

Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Sarah Jane Smith
1993

Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised
1997

Talking Doctor Who
as Self / Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage)
2023

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom
as Sarah Jane Smith
1976

The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1995

Downtime
as Sarah Jane Smith
1995

Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
as Sarah-Jane Smith (archive footage)
2013

The Doctors: The Tom Baker Years
2017

Doctor Who: The Ark in Space
as Sarah Jane Smith
1975

David Tennant's Video Diary
as Self
2007

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane
as Sarah Jane Smith
2007
Betzi
as Countess Bertrand
1978

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
as Sarah Jane Smith
1975

Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024

Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen
as Sarah Jane Smith
1975

Doctor Who: Robot
as Sarah Jane Smith
1975
Chronotrip
2002
TV Appearances

The Sarah Jane Adventures
as Sarah Jane Smith
2007

Doctor Who Confidential
2005

K-9 and Company
as Sarah Jane Smith
1981

The Bill
as Mrs Preston
1984

Dempsey and Makepeace
as Mrs. Barrett
1985
TMi
2006

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973

Doomwatch
as Sarah Collins
1970

Play for Today
as Jo
1970
Take My Wife
as Josie Hall
1979

GMTV
as Self
1993
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010