Sarah Parish

Birthday: Jun 7, 1968
Birthplace: Yeovil, Somerset

Bio: Parish was born in Yeovil, Somerset to parents Bill and Thelma; she also has one sister and one brother (John Parish).After training at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London, an appearance in a cult advert for Manchester-based Boddingtons bitter in 1994 led to a series of roles as Northern women, including Dawn Rudge in "Peak Practice" (1993), Allie… More Bio: Parish was born in Yeovil, Somerset to parents Bill and Thelma; she also has one sister and one brother (John Parish).After training at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London, an appearance in a cult advert for Manchester-based Boddingtons bitter in 1994 led to a series of roles as Northern women, including Dawn Rudge in "Peak Practice" (1993), Allie Henshall in "Cutting It" (2002) and Natalie Holden in _"Blackpool" (2004)

She starred alongside Debra Messing in the movie The Wedding Date and had a role in The Holiday with Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black and Kate Winslet. Her most recent apperance was as the Empress Of Racnoss in the Christmas 2006 "Doctor Who" episode "The Runaway Bride."Parish co-owns the production company Aphra Productions with actress Dervla Kirwan.

Parish lives in Islington, London. She has a Border Terrier dog called Pig, and drives a Mercedes-Benz SLK in silver.Her hobbies include fencing, swimming and scuba diving; and she apparently has a love for cleaning.Parish is currently dating the actor James Murray, who is six years her junior.