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 55) London, England
Education	University of Middlesex State University of New York
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Known for	Doctors

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

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Director
1992	Lust	Chastity/Hag	Theatre Royal Haymarket	Bob Carlton
1992	An Inspector Calls	Sheila Birling	Aldwych Theatre	Stephen Daldry
1996	Oliver!	Ensemble	London Palladium	Sam Mendes
1997	Les Misérables	Ensemble	Palace Theatre	Trevor Nunn
1998	The Rocky Horror Show	Columbia	The English Theatre Frankfurt	Mark Urquhart
1999	Stripped	Erica/Chloe	Riverside Studios	Tony Craven
2000	The Shakespeare Revue	Various	Salisbury Playhouse	Doug Rintoul
2000	Second From Last in the Sack Race	Doris/Mabel	New Vic Theatre	Laurie Sansom
2002	My Fair Lady	Clara Eynsford Hill	Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Royal National Theatre	Trevor Nunn
2003	Wind in the Willows	Gaoler's Daughter	West Yorkshire Playhouse	Ian Brown
2003	Bedtime Stories	Joni	Stephen Joseph Theatre	Laurie Sansom
2004	Private Fears in Public Places	Imogen	Stephen Joseph Theatre	Alan Ayckbourn
2004	Drowning on Dry Land	Marsha	Stephen Joseph Theatre	Alan Ayckbourn
2004	A Chorus of Disapproval	Hannah	Stephen Joseph Theatre	Alan Ayckbourn
2005	The Champion of Paribanou	Princess Nouronihar	Stephen Joseph Theatre	Alan Ayckbourn
2005	Private Fears in Public Places	Imogen	59E59 Theaters	Alan Ayckbourn
2006	Men of the World	Frank	Hull Truck Theatre	John Godber
2007	Daddy Cool	Ma Baker	Shaftesbury Theatre	Andy Goldberg
2007	Forget-Me-Not Lane by Peter Nichols	Ursula	Stephen Joseph Theatre	Bob Eaton
2008	A Trip to Scarborough	Amanda Courtney/Mrs Loveless/Mrs Love	Stephen Joseph Theatre	Alan Ayckbourn
2008	Wolves at the Window	Various	Arcola Theatre	Thomas Hescott
2008	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	Miss Mackay	Northampton Theatres	Laurie Sansom
2009	Funny Turns	Viv	Hull Truck Theatre	John Godber
2009	Jerusalem	Linda Fawcett	Royal Court Theatre	Ian Rickson
2009	Wolves at the Window[19]	Various	59E59 Theaters	Thomas Hescott
2010	Jerusalem	Linda Fawcett	Apollo Theatre	Ian Rickson
2010	A Christmas Carol	Mrs Cratchitt	West Yorkshire Playhouse	Nikolai Foster
2011	Jerusalem	Linda Fawcett	Music Box Theatre	Ian Rickson
2011	Jerusalem	Linda Fawcett	Apollo Theatre	Ian Rickson
2012	She Stoops to Conquer	Housekeeper	National Theatre	Jamie Lloyd
2012	The Spire	Lady Allison	Salisbury Playhouse	Gareth Machin
2013	The Schoolmistress	Miss Dyott	Stephen Joseph Theatre	Chris Monks
2014	A Bunch of Amateurs	Mary/Dorothy	Watermill Theatre	Caroline Leslie
2015	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	Peppa's Concierge	Playhouse Theatre	Bartlett Sher
2023	Jumping the Shark	Pam	UK tour	Michael Kingsbury

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The Brittas Empire	Carole's Double	Episode: "Wake Up the Lion Within"
1997	Keeping Mum	Mother	Episode: "The Accident"
1997	Get Well Soon	The Nurse	3 episodes
1998	Roger Roger	Deborah Kelly	Episode: "There Are No Minicabs in Heaven"
2004	Born and Bred	Daisy Meek	Episode: "A House Divided"
2006	City Lights	Cheryl	3 episodes
2006	Ultimate Force	Lynette	Episode: "Violent Solutions"
2006–2007	Extras	Kimberley	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2007, 2009, 2015	Emmerdale	Caroline Swann	Recurring role
2011	White Van Man	Margaret	Episode: "Turf"
2011	Candy Cabs	Monica Chadwick	2 episodes
2012	Threesome	Dr Hayler	Episode: "Vacuum"
2012–2022	Doctors	Valerie Pitman	Regular role
2013	WPC 56	Miss Rosemary Lawrence	Episode: "Nature of the Beast"
2013	Mount Pleasant	Cynthia	Episode: "3.5"
2015	The Gunman	Ruth	Film
2017	Loose Ends	Jeanette	Short film
2018	Celebrity Eggheads	Herself	Contestant
2019	This Morning	Herself	Guest
2023	Sister Boniface Mysteries	Connie Dumas	Episode: "The Shadow of Baron Battenberg"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	British Soap Awards	Best Comedy Performance	Nominated	[20]
2015	British Soap Awards	Best Comedy Performance	Nominated	[21]
2016	British Soap Awards	Best Female Dramatic Performance	Nominated	[22]
2016	British Soap Awards	Best Comedy Performance	Nominated	[22]
2016	Inside Soap Awards	Best Daytime Star	Nominated	[23]
2016	RTS Midlands Awards	Best Acting Performance	Nominated	[24]
2019	British Soap Awards	Best Comedy Performance	Won	[10][25]
2019	RTS Midlands Awards	Best Female Acting Performance	Nominated	[26][27]
2021	National Television Awards	Serial Drama Performance	Longlisted	[28]
2022	British Soap Awards	Best Comedy Performance	Nominated	[29]
2022	Inside Soap Awards	Best Daytime Star	Nominated	[30]
2022	RTS Midlands Awards	Leading Acting Performance	Nominated	[31]

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External links

• Sarah Moyle at IMDb