Sarah Kemp

Sarah Kemp
Born	Gypsy Kemp 1937 Australia
Died	9 January 2015 (aged 77) Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Other names	Sarah Kemp
Occupation	Actor
Children	Tracey, Rohan, Warrick Grandchildren - Hayley, Storm, Kyle

This article is about the Australian actress. For the wife of James Brady, née Kemp, see Sarah Brady. For the English pair skater, see Sarah Kemp (figure skater).

Sarah Kemp (1937 – 9 January 2015) was an Australian actress best known for starring in the Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters, playing the highly popular character of socialite Charlie Bartlett, from 1982 to 1987.

Early life and career

Her real name is Gypsy Kemp but she used the name Sarah Kemp after she deserted her 7, 5 and 4 year old children and husband and moved to England to pursue acting. Her parents were born in Australia.[citations needed]. Her credits include 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 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 returned to Australia and starred in Sons and Daughters. She appeared in Sporting Chance in 1981. Her last credited role was in the TV movie, Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 in 1993. She later quit acting and worked as an English teacher.

Political

Kemp ran for the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1999 on the Unity Party ticket.

Death

Sarah Kemp died at Bellingen Hospital in New South Wales on 9 January 2015, due to lung cancer, aged 77.

External links

• Sarah Kemp at the Internet Movie Database
• 2015 in Australian television