Sara Kestelman

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Sara Kestelman

Sara Kestelman , sometimes also Sarah Kestelman , (born May 12, 1944 in London ) is a British actress with character roles in film, television and the theater. She became internationally known for her roles in the cinema productions Zardoz , Lisztomania and Lady Jane - Queen for Nine Days .

life and career

Kestelman began her acting career in the late 1960s at famous theaters in London and Manchester . Including engagements in such well-known houses as the Royal National Theater or the Royal Shakespeare Theater . She celebrated great success with the Royal Shakespeare Company and received excellent reviews for many performances such as "Fiddler on the Roof" or "Nine". For "Cabaret" - she received prestigious awards, prizes and honors.

She was discovered for film in the mid-1970s and John Boorman gave her the role of May in his science fiction drama Zardoz . In 1975 she played Princess Carolyn on the side of Roger Daltrey in Ken Russell's film Lisztomania . In 1977 she was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award in the category "Best Actress in a Lead Role" for "Break of Day". She cast Trevor Nunn in 1986 in the role of Frances Gray, Duchess of Suffolk in his film Lady Jane - Queen for Nine Days .

Sara Kestelmann is a well-known and versatile artist who not only works as an actress for film, television and theater, but also lends her voice as a voice actress for video games and audio books.

She is also happy to pass on her knowledge in the form of acting classes at the Central School of Speech and Drama .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1974: Zardoz (Zardoz)
  • 1975: Lisztomania (Lisztomania)
  • 1976: Break of Day
  • 1986: Lady Jane - Queen for Nine Days (Lady Jane)
  • 2000: Anna Karenina (TV mini-series)
  • 2006: Ex Memoria (short film)
  • 2014: In The Flesh (TV mini-series)
  • 2014: The Last Sparks of Sundown
  • 2017: Commissioner Maigret: The Dancer and the Countess (Maigret in Montmartre) (TV film)
  • 2020: Inside No. 9 (TV series, 1 episode)

Awards

  • 1977: AFI nomination in the category "Best Actress in a Lead Role" for "Break of Day"
  • 1994: Clarence Derwent Award nomination in the category "Best Supporting Performance in a Musical" for "Cabaret"
  • 1994: Laurence Olivier Theater Award in the category "Best Supporting Performance in a Musical" for her performance in "Cabaret".
  • 2004: Irish Times ESB Award nomination in the category "Best Actress" for her performance in "The Shape of Metal"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sara Kastelman profile at Naxos
  2. ↑ Irish Times ESB Award nomination for Best Actress for "The Shape of Metal", 2004 ( Memento of the original from March 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.highbeam.com
personal data
SURNAME Kestelman, Sara
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kestelman, Sarah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England