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name: "Sara Powell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sara-powell"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 June 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
updated: "2026-09-16T22:01:39.527345+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Sara Powell

Actor. Born 23 June 1968 in Jamaica.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 June 1968, Jamaica
- **Active:** 1998–present

## Biography

Sara Powell is a British actress and audiobook narrator. Born on 23 June 1968 in Jamaica, she trained at Birmingham University and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Her early regular television roles include Sally Reid in the ITV series *London's Burning* (1993–1994) and Rachel Barker in the BBC drama *HolbyBlue* (2007–2008). She later appeared as Cass in the Channel 4 sitcom *Damned* (2016–2018). Powell has played guest roles in series including *Doctor Who* (as Mary Seacole, 2021), *Silent Witness*, *Midsomer Murders*, *Death in Paradise* and *Ghosts*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Hostage* (2025), Fi1m 64, as Kathy Macintyre — [page](https://film.one/tv/hostage.md)
- *Vanity Fair* (1998), Fi1m 72, as Miss Swartz — [page](https://film.one/tv/vanity-fair.md)

## Also known for

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Mary Seacole
- *Last Christmas* (2019), Casting Director
- *Denial* (2016), Reporter
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Maxine Lockston
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Josephine Porter
- *Ghosts* (2019), Jacqui
- *You, Me and the Apocalypse* (2015), Naomi
- *Silent Witness* (1996), DS Esther Linden

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