British actress
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).
Career
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Dexter 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 October 28 2022, Dexter once again left Emmerdale, when Faith died from cancer.
Awards and nominations
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References
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- ^
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
.
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