Sarah Preston

Sarah Preston trained for 3 years at The Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art (RADA) and is best known for playing Karen Newburn in Holby City, Amanda Parry in EastEnders and the Make-up Woman, whose name no-one can remember, in the second series of Extras with Ricky Gervais. She started her career on stage at the age of five in her native Northeast of England and continued to be involved in many theatre and independent productions until she left for London to attend college. During her time at RADA she developed skills in stage fighting. She excelled in this and one of her first jobs after leaving was in the feature film The House of Angelo, where she was the only woman on the film's fight team. The first major TV role was playing Karen Newburn in the BBC's flagship drama series, Holby City. She played the straight-talking, no-nonsense Ward Sister who clashes with ex-husband and cardiothoracic registrar Nick Jordan, played by Michael French. They battled throughout the first two series and their tempestuous relationship became one of the leading story-lines. Other regular appearances include EastEnders, In Deep with Stephen Tompkinson and Steel River Blues. Sarah has guest-starred in a number of other shows including Vera with Brenda Blethyn, The Last Detective alongside Peter Davison, Where The Heart Is and Doctors.