Liza Sadovy
OVERVIEW
Liza just wrapped filming PATIENCE (PBS/Channel 4) + STRIKE (BBC). Liza can soon be seen in Jesse Eisenberg's feature A REAL PAIN (Topic Studio's) and as 'Mrs Stoppleman' in A SMALL LIGHT (Disney+).
2022 saw Liza win an Olivier Award for her performance in the hugely successful revival of CABARET (KitKat Club/West End) and recently appeared in the Young Vic's revival OKLAHOMA! (Wyndhams Theatre) which scored her a 2nd Oliver Award nomination in 2023.
CHARACTERISTICS
- Height: 5' 4 (163cm)
- Playing Age: 55 - 65
- Eye Colour: Blue
- Hair Length: Long
- Unions: Equity
- Appearance: White
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AWARDS
OLIVIER AWARDS 2023: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress - OKLAHOMA!
OLIVIER AWARDS 2022: Winner for Best Supporting Actress - CABARET
TMA 1992: Winner for Best Supporting Actress - The Secret Rapture
London Fringe Awards 1982: Nomination - Blood Sweat and Tears
CREDITS
Film
A REAL PAIN, Diane - Topic Studio's (Director: Jesse Eisenberg)
KAVITA & TERESA, Mother Superior - Curry Western Movies (Director: Kamal Musale)
DISOBEDIENCE, Rebbetzin Goldfarb - Element Films (Director: Sebastian Lelio)
THE KNOT, Mrs Giddings - Universal Pictures (Director: Jesse Lawrence)
SWEENEY TODD, Ensemble - Warner Bros (Director: Tim Burton)
TOPSY TURVEY, First Nighter - This Man Films (Director: Mike Leigh)
BILLY THE KID AND THE GREEN BAIZE VAMPIRE, Gladys (Director: Alan Clarke)
Television
PATIENCE, DR Loretta Parsons (Semi Reg) - PBS/Channel 4 (Director: Maarten Moerkerke)
STRIKE: INK BLACK HEART, Mariam Torosyan (Recurring) - BBC (Director: Susan Tully)
A SMALL LIGHT, Mrs Stoppleman (Semi Reg) - Disney+ (Director: Various)
OUTLANDER S6&7, Mrs Maisie Tolliver (Recurring) - Starz/Netflix (Director: Jamie Payne)
RIDLEY ROAD, Mrs Klein - BBC (Director: Lisa Mulcahy)
VERA, Wilma Morgan - ITV (Director: Caroline Giammetta)
BABYLON, Caroline - Channel 4 (Director: Sally El Hosaini)
THE HONOURABLE WOMAN, Kirsty - BBC (Director: Hugo Blick)
EMMA, Mrs Cole - BBC (Director: Jim O'Hanlon)
THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES, Miss Trupp - BBC (Director: Joss Agnew)
EXTRAS, Jackie Greer - BBC (Directors: Stephen Merchant)
MIDSOMER MURDERS, Rosetta Price - BBC (Director: Peter Smith)
THIRTY YEARS TO LIFE, Dr James (Director: Michael Tuchner)
CASTLES, Naomi Robbins - BBC (Director: Jeremy Silberman)
PRIME SUSPECT, Kathy Bibbey - ITV (Director: David Drury)
COMPANY, Jenny - BBC (Director: Sam Mendes)
AN ACTORS LIFE FOR ME, Algy - BBC (Director: Brian Izzard)
TONIGHT AT 8.30 - FAMILY ALBUM, Harriet - BBC (Director: John Glennister)
THE GREEN EYED MONSTER, Miss Pattern - Thames TV (Director: Derek Banham)
TYGO ROAD, Mandy - BBC (Director: Bob Spiers)
BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS, Sarah Goodwin - Thames Television (Director: Nick Renton)
I REMEMBER NELSON, Princess Maria Theresa - Central TV (Director: Simon Langton)
Theatre
OKLAHOMA, Aunt Eller - Young Vic & Wyndhams Theatre (Director: Daniel Fish)
CABARET, Fraulein Schneider - Kit Kat Club (Director: Rebecca Frecknall)
LIVING NEWSPAPER, Ensemble - Royal Court Theatre (Director: Roy Alexander/Mark Ravenhill/Lucy Morrison/Sam Pritchard)
PRESENT LAUGHTER, Miss Erikson & Lady Saltburn - Old Vic Theatre (Director: Matthew Warchus)
ABSOLUTE HELL, Lettice Willis - National Theatre (Director: Joe Hill-Gibbins)
IM NOT RUNNING, Blaise - National Theatre ( Director: Neil Armfield)
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Yente - Chichester Festival Theatre (Director: Daniel Evans)
PYGMALION, Mrs Higgins - Headlong (Director: Sam Pritchard)
WICKED, Madame Morrible - Victoria Apollo Theatre (Director: Joe Montello)
OLIVER!, Mrs Sowerberry - Sheffield Theatres (Director: Daniel Evans)
THE HISTORY BOYS, Mrs Lintott - Colchester Mercury Theatre (Director: Daniel Buckroyd)
A SEPARATE REALITY, Mama Funk - Royal Court Theatre (Director: Nick Bagnall)
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, The Queen Of Hearts - Theatre Royal Northampton (Director: Laurie Sansom)
LA BETE, Catherine De Brie - Comedy Theatre & Music Box Theatre, NY (Director: Matthew Warchus)
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, Dolly Tate - Young Vic (Director: Richard Jones)
NOISES OFF, Belinda Blair - UK Tour (Director: David Gilmore & Jeremy Sams)
THE GOOD SOUL OF SZECHUAN, Mrs Mitzue/Mrs Yang - Young Vic (Director: Richard Jones)
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, Yvonne - Wyndhams & Menier (Director: Sam Buntrock)
RICHARD II, Duchess of Gloucester/ Duches of York - Ludlow Festival (Director: Stephen Berkoff)
THE DRESSER, Madge - Bath Theatre Royal - Tour/ Duke of York West End (Director: Sir Peter Hall)
TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS, The Baroness - National Theatre ( Director Richard Jones)
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Queen Of Hearts - RSC (Director: Rachel Kavanaugh)
OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR, As Cast - Open Air, Regents Park - (Director: Ian Talbot)
ROMEO & JULIET, Lady Capulet - The New Shakespeare Company (Director: Dominic hill)
POPCORN, Farragh Delamitri - UK Tour (Director: Lawrence Boswell)
SIX CHARACTERS LOOKING FOR AN AUTHOR, The Leading Actress - Young Vic (Director: Richard Jones)
THE HEIRESS, Mrs Montgomery - National Theatre (Director: Philip Franks)
DIE FLEDERMAUS, Adele - Music Theatre London at The Arts Theatre (Director: Tony Britton)
SEND FOR MR PLIM, Elida De Coty - Battersea Arts Theatre Opera Festival (Director: Maggie Forsyth)
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM, Liza Sadovy - Greenwich Theatre (Director: Matthew Francis)
THE SLOW DRAG, Jonny Christmas - Whitehall Theatre, Westend (Director: Lisa Forrell)
BROKEN GLASS, Sylvia Gellburg - Manchester Library Theatre (Director: Chris Honor)
COMPANY, Jenny - Donmar (Director: Sam Mendes)
LA TRAVIATA, Mother - The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith (Director: Leah Hausman and Neil Bartlett)
DON GIOVANNI, Zerlina - Music Theatre London at The Arts Theatre, London (Director: Nick Broadhurst)
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Suzanna - Music Theatre London at The Arts Theatre, London (Director: Nick Broadhurst)
MRS KLEIN, Paula Heimann - Northampton Theatre Royal (Director: Wyn Jones)
THE SECRET RAPTURE, Katherine Glass - Bristol Old Vic (Director: Sue Wilson)
INTO THE WOODS, Florinda - Pheonix Theatre (Director: Richard Jones)
SUGAR HILL BLUES, Jennifer - Hampstead Theatre (Director: Ted Craig)
ABSOLUTE HELL, Bill - The Orange Tree, Richmond (Director: Sam Walers)
DAISY PULLS IT OFF, Trixie Martin - Theatre Royal, Coventry (Director: Sue Wilson)
BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS, Sarah Goodwin - Hull Truck (Director: John Godber)
PEG, Dora - The Pheonix Theatre (Director: Ian Judge)
PLAGUE WIND, Maud Franklin - New End Theatre, Hampstead ( Director: Joseph Charles)
TAKING STEPS, Kitty - Leeds Playhouse (Director: Andrew McInnon)
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, Leeds Playhouse - Director: John Harrison)
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Ensemble - First National Tour (Jim Sharman/Rufus Collins)
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