Elisabeth sladen autobiography book

English actress (–)

Elisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen^[2] (1 February ^[3] – 19 April )^[4] was an English actress.

She became best known as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series Doctor Who, appearing as a regular cast member from to , alongside both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and reprising the role many times in subsequent decades, both on Doctor Who and its spin-offs, K-9 and Company () and The Sarah Jane Adventures (–).

Sladen was interested in ballet and theatre from childhood, and began to appear on stage in the mids, although she was more often a stage manager at this time. She moved to London in and won several television roles, with her acting in the police drama Z-Cars leading to her being recommended for the role in Doctor Who.

After leaving the series, she had other roles on both television and radio before semi-retiring to bring up a family in the mids.

Sladen returned to the public eye in the s wit