Sarah Kemp
| Sarah Kemp | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Gypsy Kemp 1937 Australia |
| Died |
9 January 2015 (aged 77) Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other names | Sarah Kemp |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Children |
Tracey, Rohan, Warrick Grandchildren - Hayley, Storm, Kyle |
Sarah Kemp (1937 – 9 January 2015) was an Australian actress best known for starring in the Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters, playing the highly popular character of socialite Charlie Bartlett, from 1982 to 1987.
Early life and career
Her real name is Gypsy Kemp but she used the name Sarah Kemp after she deserted her 7, 5 and 4 year old children and husband and moved to England to pursue acting. Her parents were born in Australia.[citations needed]. Her credits include the film A Touch of the Other (1970), two episodes of the Doctor Who story Day of the Daleks (1972), and a 1972 episode of The Benny Hill Show. She was in the series Shoestring which appeared on BBC television between 1979 and 1980. She played an Australian hitchhiker. Her name appears as Gypsie Kemp in the credits, but in Shoestring she is listed as appearing as Sarah Kemp in The Partnership. She then returned to Australia and starred in Sons and Daughters. She appeared in Sporting Chance in 1981. Her last credited role was in the TV movie, Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 in 1993. She later quit acting and worked as an English teacher. [1]
Political
Kemp ran for the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1999 on the Unity Party ticket.[2]
Death
Sarah Kemp died at Bellingen Hospital in New South Wales on 9 January 2015, due to lung cancer, aged 77.[3]
References
- ↑ "Sons and Daughters: a tribute to the classic Aussie soap of the 1980s". Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/0/750458b9ae4755c74a256763000bdf70/$file/wong.pdf
- ↑ "Vale: Sarah Kemp". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2015.