Sarah Kemp
| Sarah Kemp | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Gypsy Kemp 1945 Australia |
| Died |
9 January 2015 (aged 69) Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other names | Sarah Kemp |
| Occupation | actor |
Sarah Kemp (1945 – 9 January 2015) was an Australian actress best known for starring in the Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters, playing the highly popular but rather dizzy character, of socialite Charlie Bartlett, from 1982 to 1987.
Early life and Career
Her real name is Gypsy Kemp but she changed it to Sarah Kemp as when she was young it was such an unusual name. Her first credited role on TV 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 appeared in Sporting Chance in 1981. Her last credited role was in the TV movie, Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 in 1993. Sarah Kemp's parents were English and before Sons and Daughters, her credits included 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 later quit acting and worked as an English teacher.
Sarah Kemp died at Bellingen Hospital in NSW on 9 January 2015, due to lung cancer.[1]
Political
Kemp ran for the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1999 on the Unity Party ticket.[2]