Sara Kestelman

Life and career

Filmography

Film

• Ex Memoria 2006 – Eva
• Love Story: Berlin 1942 ~ 1997 – Narrator
• Lady Jane ~ 1986 – Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk
• Break of Day ~ 1976 – Alice
• Lisztomania ~ 1975 – Princess Carolyn
• Zardoz ~ 1974 – May

  TV

• Inside No 9 ~ 2020 – Therapist in "Thinking Out Loud" 2 March 2020
• Holby City ~ 2011 – Clarice Parker in "Old Habits" 8 February 2011
• Midsomer Murders ~ 1997 – Bernie in "Hidden Depths" 13 March 2005
• Casualty ~ 1986 – Mary Wynne in "Finding Faith" 13 March 2004
• Trial & Retribution VII ~ 2003 – Judge Emily Hilliard
• Ultimate Force ~ 2003 – Lady Lee – Series 2, episode 2 'Mad Dogs'
• Hindenburg Disaster: Probable Cause ~ 2001 – Narrator
• Mind Games ~ 2001 – Dr. Davina Ward
• Relic Hunter ~ 1999 – Simone DeGuerre in "Memories of Montmartre" 22 May 2000
• Anna Karenina ~ 2000 – Countess Vronskaya
• The Going Wrong ~ 1998 – Tessa Mandeville
• ~ 1998 – Group Capt. Susan Preston
• Kavanagh QC ~ 1995 – Halina Birnbaum in "Ancient History" 17 March 1997
• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling ~ 1997 – Mrs. Wilkins
• Brazen Hussies ~ 1996 – Madame Zarene
• Cabaret ~ 1993 – Fräulein Schneider
• Van der Valk ~ 1972 – Monika Hendricks in "Doctor Hoffmann's Children" 16 January 1991
• The Last Romantics ~ 1991 – Queenie Leavis
• The War That Never Ends ~ 1991 – Presenter
• Somewhere to Run ~ 1989 – Magistrate
• Lady Windermere's Fan ~ 1985 – Duchess of Berwick
• Bergerac ~ 1981 – Margaret Semple in "See You in Moscow" 15 November 1981
• Nationwide ~ 1969 – in 16 July 1981
• Kean ~ 1978 – Elena, Countess de Koefeld
• The New Avengers ~ 1976 – Tina in "Sleeper" 19 December 1976
• Under Western Eyes ~ 1975
• Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration ~ 1975 – Ruth
• The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes ~ 1971 – Hagar in "The Mystery of the Amber Beads" 16 April 1973
• Dixon of Dock Green ~ 1955 – Sonia Watts in "The Executioners" 22 October 1966

  Documentaries

• Reputations – Wiesenthal and Lord Kitchener
• Horizon Beyond a Joke
• National Geographic
• Discovery Channel

  Adverts

• Telegraph
• Bryant Homes
• Erwins

  Theatre

• The Lady in the Van - 2017 - Margaret Fairchild/Miss Shepherd -
• The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures – 2016 – Clio –
• Torch Song Trilogy ~ 2012 – Mrs Backoff
• Girl with a Pearl Earring ~ 2008
• The Shape of Metal ~ 2003 – Nell Jeffrey
• Bitter Fruits of Palestine ~ 2002 –
• Hamlet ~ 2001 – Queen Gertrude
• All About Me ~ 2001 – one woman show
• Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn and Victorian Music Hall ~ 1999 – Dame Marten
• Copenhagen ~ 1998 – Margrethe Bohr
• Nine ~ 1996 –
• Three Tall Women ~ 1995 –
• Fiddler on the Roof ~ 1994 –
• Cabaret ~ 1993 – Fraulein Schneider
• Point Valaine ~ 1991 – Linda Valaine
• Lettice and Lovage ~ 1988 –
• Dalliance ~ 1986 –
• The American Clock ~ 1986 –
• Four Repertoire Leaflets ~ 1986 –
• The Threepenny Opera ~ 1986 –
• Repertoire Leaflet ~ 1985/6 –
• Love for Love ~ 1985 –
• Macbeth ~ 1982 –
• Childe Byron ~ 1981 –
• Nine Repertoire Leaflets ~ 1980 –
• Eleven Repertoire Leaflets ~ 1979 –
• The Fruits of Enlightenment ~ 1979 – Lady with the Monocle
• Undiscovered Country ~ 1979 –
• As You Like It ~ 1979 – Rosalind
• The Double Dealer ~ 1978/9 –
• Twelve Repertoire Leaflets ~ 1978 –
• State of Revolution ~ 1977 – Kollontai
• Bedroom Farce ~ 1977 –
• Marquise of Keith ~ 1974 – Mona/Anna
• Macbeth ~ 1972 – Lady Macbeth
• Enemies ~ 1971 –
• A Midsummer Night's Dream ~ 1970 – Titania
• The Physicists ~
• The Crucible ~
• The Importance of Being Earnest ~

  Audio books

• King Lear ~ 2002 – Regan
• Mill on the Floss
• Proto Zoe
• Quarantine
• The Siege
• When I Lived in Modern Times
• Full House

  Radio

• Full House
• Baldi

  Books

• A Two Hander

  Video games

• ~ 2004 – voice of Kreia
• Shattered Union ~ 2005

  Awards, honours and nominations

• Australian Film Institute
• Nom 1977 Best Actress in a Lead Role for Break of Day
• Clarence Derwent Award
• Rec'd 1994 Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for Cabaret
• Irish Times ESB Awards
• Nom 2004 for The Shape of Metal
• Laurence Olivier Theatre Award
• Rec'd 1994 Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for Cabaret