Sara Kestelman (born 12 May 1944) is an English actress, who is known for her roles as Lady Frances Brandon in the 1986 film Lady Jane, Fräulein Schneider in the 1993 London revival of the musical Cabaret (for which she won an Olivier award), as well as for providing the voice of Kreia in Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2004).
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Life and career
Sara Kestelman was born on 12 May 1944 in London, the daughter of Dorothy Mary (née Creagh), a dress designer, and Morris Kestelman, an artist. Her father was Jewish, from a family from Russia.
During the 1970s Ms. Kestelman appeared in Granada Television's daytime drama series Crown Court, in which she played the part of Barrister Ann Merritt Q.C.
In 1994, she won a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for "Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical" for her performance as Fräulein Schneider in Cabaret in the London revival of the show. She has performed with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Kestelman joined the latter in 1968 but left in 1973 when she had her first film role in Zardoz. In 1982, she played Lady Macbeth.
Kestelman wrote a book of poetry, A Two Hander, with Susan Penhaligon. It was published by The Do-Not Press in 1996.
She voiced the character Kreia in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
Filmography
Documentaries
Reputations – Wiesenthal and Lord Kitchener
Horizon – Beyond a Joke
Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest ~ (Library Theatre, Manchester, England)
The Crucible ~ (Library Theatre, Manchester, England)
The Physicists ~ (Library Theatre, Manchester, England)
A Midsummer Night's Dream ~ 1970 – Titania (Royal Shakespeare Theatre)
Enemies ~ 1971 – (Aldwych Theatre, London, England)
Macbeth ~ 1972 – Lady Macbeth (Birmingham Rep. England)
Marquise of Keith ~ 1974 – Mona/Anna (Aldwych Theatre, London, England)
Bedroom Farce ~ 1977 – (National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, London, England)
State of Revolution ~ 1977 – Kollontai (Repertory Theatre, Birmingham/The Lyttelton Theatre, London, England)
Twelve Repertoire Leaflets ~ 1978 – (National Theatre, London, England)
The Double Dealer ~ 1978/9 – (Olivier Theatre, London, England)
As You Like It ~ 1979 – Rosalind (National Theatre, London, England)
Undiscovered Country ~ 1979 – (Olivier Theatre, London, England)
The Fruits of Enlightenment ~ 1979 – Lady with the Monocle (Royal National Theatre, London, England)
Eleven Repertoire Leaflets ~ 1979 –
Audio books
King Lear ~ 2002 – Regan
Mill on the Floss
Proto Zoe
Quarantine
The Siege
When I Lived in Modern Times
Full House
Radio
Full House (read and adapted)
Baldi
Video games
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords ~ 2004 – voice of Kreia
Shattered Union ~ 2005 – Narrator (voice)
