Sarah Moyle

Sarah Moyle (born 14 September 1969) is an English actress, known for her roles as Linda Fawcett in various stage productions of Jerusalem and Valerie Pitman in the BBC soap opera Doctors. Moyle also portrayed the recurring role of Caroline Swann in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. For her role as Valerie in Doctors, Moyle won the award for Best Comedy Performance at the 2019 British Soap Awards.

Sarah Moyle
Moyle in 2021
Born (1969-09-14) 14 September 1969 (age 54)
London, England
Education
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Known forDoctors

Career

Moyle trained at Bodywork Dance Studios, has a B.A. in Performance Art from Middlesex University, and studied for six months at State University of New York.[1] From 1988 to 1991, she was a member of National Youth Theatre. Moyle began her career in 1992 with roles in theatre,[2] her first being in Lust at Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by Bob Carlton. In her early career, Moyle portrayed roles in An Inspector Calls, Oliver!, Les Misérables and My Fair Lady. Her stage career also includes parts in Drowning on Dry Land and Private Fears in Public Places[3] written for her by Sir Alan Ayckbourn. In 2010, Moyle played the role of Linda Fawcett in Jerusalem[4] at the Royal Court Theatre[5] and the Apollo Theatre, before taking it to Broadway at the Music Box Theatre.[6]

In 2012, Moyle was cast in the BBC soap opera Doctors.[7] In 2016, Moyle was nominated for Best Female Dramatic Performance and Best Comedy Performance at the British Soap Awards, but lost out to Lacey Turner and Patti Clare who play Stacey Fowler and Mary Taylor respectively.[8] In 2018, she made her writing debut after writing an episode of Doctors, titled "The Wager", which aired on 31 May 2018.[9] In 2019, Moyle won Best Comedy Performance at the British Soap Awards.[10] In 2020, Moyle wrote another episode of Doctors, titled "Targeted Individual".[11]

Moyle announced her decision to leave Doctors in August 2022. Her final episode aired on 16 December 2022.[12] Following her exit from Doctors, she appeared in an episode of the Britbox period series Sister Boniface Mysteries.[13] She then toured the UK in the theatre production Jumping the Shark.[14]

Personal life

In September 2018, Moyle cycled 282 km across Rwanda[15] to raise money and awareness for Hope and Homes for Children. She is also an advocate for the Alzheimer's Society, and ran the 2000 London Marathon to raise money for the charity.[16] In 2020, Moyle raised money for the charity of which she is patron, Embracing Arts,[17] by cycling 46 miles around London.[18]

Stage

YearTitleRoleTheatreDirector
1992LustChastity/HagTheatre Royal HaymarketBob Carlton
1992An Inspector CallsSheila BirlingAldwych TheatreStephen Daldry
1996Oliver!EnsembleLondon PalladiumSam Mendes
1997Les MisérablesEnsemblePalace TheatreTrevor Nunn
1998The Rocky Horror ShowColumbiaThe English Theatre FrankfurtMark Urquhart
1999StrippedErica/ChloeRiverside StudiosTony Craven
2000The Shakespeare RevueVariousSalisbury PlayhouseDoug Rintoul
2000Second From Last in the Sack RaceDoris/MabelNew Vic TheatreLaurie Sansom
2002My Fair LadyClara Eynsford HillTheatre Royal, Drury Lane, Royal National TheatreTrevor Nunn
2003Wind in the WillowsGaoler's DaughterWest Yorkshire PlayhouseIan Brown
2003Bedtime StoriesJoniStephen Joseph TheatreLaurie Sansom
2004Private Fears in Public PlacesImogenStephen Joseph TheatreAlan Ayckbourn
2004Drowning on Dry LandMarshaStephen Joseph TheatreAlan Ayckbourn
2004A Chorus of DisapprovalHannahStephen Joseph TheatreAlan Ayckbourn
2005The Champion of ParibanouPrincess NouroniharStephen Joseph TheatreAlan Ayckbourn
2005Private Fears in Public PlacesImogen59E59 TheatersAlan Ayckbourn
2006Men of the WorldFrankHull Truck TheatreJohn Godber
2007Daddy CoolMa BakerShaftesbury TheatreAndy Goldberg
2007Forget-Me-Not Lane by Peter NicholsUrsulaStephen Joseph TheatreBob Eaton
2008A Trip to ScarboroughAmanda Courtney/Mrs Loveless/Mrs LoveStephen Joseph TheatreAlan Ayckbourn
2008Wolves at the WindowVariousArcola TheatreThomas Hescott
2008The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieMiss MackayNorthampton TheatresLaurie Sansom
2009Funny TurnsVivHull Truck TheatreJohn Godber
2009JerusalemLinda FawcettRoyal Court TheatreIan Rickson
2009Wolves at the Window[19]Various59E59 TheatersThomas Hescott
2010JerusalemLinda FawcettApollo TheatreIan Rickson
2010A Christmas CarolMrs CratchittWest Yorkshire PlayhouseNikolai Foster
2011JerusalemLinda FawcettMusic Box TheatreIan Rickson
2011JerusalemLinda FawcettApollo TheatreIan Rickson
2012She Stoops to ConquerHousekeeperNational TheatreJamie Lloyd
2012The SpireLady AllisonSalisbury PlayhouseGareth Machin
2013The SchoolmistressMiss DyottStephen Joseph TheatreChris Monks
2014A Bunch of AmateursMary/DorothyWatermill TheatreCaroline Leslie
2015Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownPeppa's ConciergePlayhouse TheatreBartlett Sher
2023Jumping the SharkPamUK tourMichael Kingsbury

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997The Brittas EmpireCarole's DoubleEpisode: "Wake Up the Lion Within"
1997Keeping MumMotherEpisode: "The Accident"
1997Get Well SoonThe Nurse3 episodes
1998Roger RogerDeborah KellyEpisode: "There Are No Minicabs in Heaven"
2004Born and BredDaisy MeekEpisode: "A House Divided"
2006City LightsCheryl3 episodes
2006Ultimate ForceLynetteEpisode: "Violent Solutions"
2006–2007ExtrasKimberleyRecurring role; 6 episodes
2007, 2009, 2015EmmerdaleCaroline SwannRecurring role
2011White Van ManMargaretEpisode: "Turf"
2011Candy CabsMonica Chadwick2 episodes
2012ThreesomeDr HaylerEpisode: "Vacuum"
2012–2022DoctorsValerie PitmanRegular role
2013WPC 56Miss Rosemary LawrenceEpisode: "Nature of the Beast"
2013Mount PleasantCynthiaEpisode: "3.5"
2015The GunmanRuthFilm
2017Loose EndsJeanetteShort film
2018Celebrity EggheadsHerselfContestant
2019This MorningHerselfGuest
2023Sister Boniface MysteriesConnie DumasEpisode: "The Shadow of Baron Battenberg"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2014British Soap AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceNominated[20]
2015British Soap AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceNominated[21]
2016British Soap AwardsBest Female Dramatic PerformanceNominated[22]
2016British Soap AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceNominated[22]
2016Inside Soap AwardsBest Daytime StarNominated[23]
2016RTS Midlands AwardsBest Acting PerformanceNominated[24]
2019British Soap AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceWon[10][25]
2019RTS Midlands AwardsBest Female Acting PerformanceNominated[26][27]
2021National Television AwardsSerial Drama PerformanceLonglisted[28]
2022British Soap AwardsBest Comedy PerformanceNominated[29]
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest Daytime StarNominated[30]
2022RTS Midlands AwardsLeading Acting PerformanceNominated[31]

References