Sally Julia Dexter is an English actress of stage and screen. She won the 1987 Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for Dalliance. Her other West End stage credits include the musicals Oliver! (1994), Sister Act (2010) and Billy Elliot the Musical (2013). Her television credits include the ITV soap operas Night and Day (2001–2003) and Emmerdale (2017–2019, 2021–2022).
Sally Dexter | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
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Career
editDexter was educated at Chiltern Edge School, King James's College (now Henley College) at Henley-on-Thames,[1] and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Her many onscreen appearances have included A Touch of Frost, Dalziel and Pascoe, Toast of London, and Family, as well as the long-running Night and Day. As a stage actress, Dexter has appeared in both straight plays and musicals in London's West End. In 1987, she won the Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer in Theatre, for her performance in the 1986 production of Dalliance.[2] Her other credits include Nancy in Sam Mendes's 1994 revival of Oliver! at the London Palladium opposite Jonathan Pryce. For her highly acclaimed performance in Oliver!, she received an Olivier Award nomination. The Variety reviewer wrote: "If this 'Oliver!' creates any star, it should be RSC alumna Sally Dexter, whose blowsy, huge-voiced Nancy is the career-making performance this actress has long deserved."[3] She also appeared in A Touch of Frost from 1994 until 2003.[citation needed]
Other roles include Mrs. Wilkinson in Billy Elliot the Musical opposite Leon Cooke for 12 months, leaving the show to standing ovations,[4] Lady Macbeth in Macbeth opposite Rufus Sewell, Anna in the original production of Patrick Marber's Closer and Regan in King Lear. She spent several years playing roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the Royal National Theatre, London. She starred in Bad Girls: The Musical at the Garrick Theatre, London in 2007,[5] and can be heard on its original cast recording along with the London Palladium cast recording for Oliver!, and as Madame Giry on the concept cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies (A role she reprised in a 2023 West End concert). She took over in the role of Mother Superior in the London Palladium production of Sister Act from September to October 2010.[6]
She co-wrote and created the three-part BBC comedy drama series Sugartown, starring Tom Ellis, Sue Johnston and Miranda Raison in 2011. She was cast as Gertrude opposite Michael Sheen in Ian Rickson's Young Vic production of Hamlet, previewing in October 2011. Dexter starred as the White Witch in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Threesixty Theatre in Kensington Gardens until 9 September 2012. In 2012, Dexter starred as Simone in the Spice Girls musical Viva Forever!.[7] In 2017, Dexter appeared in the BBC TV series Father Brown episode 5.3 "The Eve of St John" as Selina Crow. Also in February 2017, she joined the Emmerdale cast as Faith Dingle. She also appeared in the comedy Horror movie The Attack of the Adult Babies and in the BBC TV series Poldark. On 7 October 2019, it was announced that Dexter will be leaving Emmerdale.[8] Her final scenes aired in the episode broadcast on 25 October 2019; however, in 2021, it was announced that Dexter would be reprising her role as Faith.[9] On 28 October 2022 Dexter once again left Emmerdale, when Faith died from cancer.
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Newcomer in a Play | Dalliance | Won | [2] |
| 2002 | British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Night and Day | Nominated | [10] |
| 2017 | 2017 British Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Emmerdale | Nominated | [11] |
| 2017 | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Newcomer | Emmerdale | Won | [12] |
| 2017 | Inside Soap Awards | Funniest Female | Emmerdale | Shortlisted | [13] |
| 2017 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Emmerdale | Shortlisted | [13] |
| 2018 | 2018 British Soap Awards | Best Comedy Performance | Emmerdale | Nominated | [14] |
| 2018 | Inside Soap Awards | Funniest Female | Emmerdale | Nominated | [15] |
| 2018 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Bad Girl | Emmerdale | Shortlisted | [16] |
| 2019 | Inside Soap Awards | Funniest Female | Emmerdale | Shortlisted | [17] |
| 2022 | 27th National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | Emmerdale | Nominated | [18] |
| 2022 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Emmerdale | Shortlisted | [19] |
| 2022 | I Talk Telly Awards | Best Soap Performance | Emmerdale | Nominated | [20] |
| 2023 | 2023 British Soap Awards | Best Leading Performer | Emmerdale | Shortlisted | [21] |
References
edit- ^ The Henley College – News – Alumni Archived 2007-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b olivier awards 1986 Archived 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine officiallondontheatre.co.uk, retrieved 12 June 2010
- ^ Wolf, Matt."Review 'Oliver!'"Variety, 12 December 1994
- ^ "Sally Dexter Bio". in.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "'Bad Girls the Musical' archive listing" garrick-theatre, retrieved 12 June 2010
- ^ "Whoopi Goldberg quits Sister Act as mother falls seriously ill | Theatre". Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Kelso, Janine (15 May 2013). "Interview with Sally Dexter from Viva Forever!". Blog London. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Lindsay, Duncan (7 October 2019). "Exit for Faith Dingle as Sally Dexter waves goodbye".
- ^ Lee, Jess (13 January 2021). "Emmerdale confirms Faith Dingle return as Sally Dexter reprises the role". Digital Spy.
- ^ Welsh, James (16 May 2002). "British Soap Awards 2002: Nominations". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "British Soap Awards 2017: Full list of winners". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "The full list of winners from the 2017 TV Choice Awards". Planet Radio. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (31 October 2017). "Inside Soap Awards 2017 shortlist revealed – which Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up for prizes?". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "British Soap Awards 2018 winners list in full: Coronation Street named best soap". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ Davies, Megan (24 July 2018). "Inside Soap Awards 2018 full longlist revealed: Which Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (16 October 2018). "Coronation Street tops Inside Soap Awards 2018 shortlist with 18 nominations". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Harp, Justin (30 September 2019). "Inside Soap Awards 2019 full shortlist revealed – which stars are up for prizes?". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Morris, Lauren (24 May 2022). "NTA 2022 longlist revealed as David Tennant and Sex Education nominated". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Harp, Justin (10 October 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announce final shortlist for 2022 ceremony". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Gonzalez, Elliot (12 November 2022). "Mo Gilligan leads the I Talk Telly Awards 2022 Nominations". I Talk Telly.
- ^ Cormack, Morgan (11 April 2023). "British Soap Awards 2023 longlist: EastEnders' Ravi vs Corrie's Stephen". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
External links
edit- Sally Dexter at IMDb