# Sara Alexander > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sara_Alexander > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sara_Alexander.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Alexander > Source revision: 1342021458 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British actress (born 1976)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox person |name=Sara Alexander |image= |caption= |birth_name=Sara Jane Alexander |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1976|08|09|df=yes}} |birth_place= |occupation=Actress, presenter, voice actress |known_for=Shortest-serving [CBeebies](/source/CBeebies) presenter |spouse=[Cory English](/source/Cory_English) }} '''Sara Jane "Eva" Alexander''' (born 9 August 1976{{cite web|date=October 2003|url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cms/pro/newsletter/news_oct_2003.pdf|title=Bristol University Alumni Newsletter|access-date=14 February 2007|quote=DRAMA AT THE WICKHAM THEATRE. 11 October Two Sisters and a Piano. Havana, Cuba, 1991. Two sisters under house arrest take refuge in their art, but they must decide on a dangerous chance of freedom. European premiere of the award-winning play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Nilo Cruz and '''co-starring Eva Alexander, a Bristol Drama graduate (1997, as Sara Jane Alexander)'''.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184607/http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cms/pro/newsletter/news_oct_2003.pdf|archive-date=30 September 2007|url-status=dead}}) is a British actress, writer and was a television presenter. Eva is pronounced "Ava". == Career == Until March 2007, she was a continuity presenter on the [BBC](/source/BBC) preschool television channel [CBeebies](/source/CBeebies), joining as a replacement for [Nicole Davis](/source/Nicole_Davis_(presenter)) who left in February 2006. She became and still is the shortest-serving presenter at just thirteen months. In 1993, Alexander appeared (under her real name) in [Franco Zeffirelli](/source/Franco_Zeffirelli)'s film ''[Storia di una capinera](/source/Sparrow_(1993_film))'' (aka ''Sparrow'').[http://imdb.com/title/tt0108226/ IMDB listing for ''Storia di una capinera''] Alexander has had a variety of small parts in television dramas such as ''[Waking the Dead](/source/Waking_the_Dead_(TV_series))'', ''The Brief'' and ''[Casualty](/source/Casualty_(TV_series))'', in addition to a range of theatre and radio work. She also starred in the [Children's BBC](/source/CBBC) programme ''[The Mysti Show](/source/Mysti)'' as Ella, a stubborn teenager who is helped by Mystical Rainbowfrost (aka Mysti), a fairy who can change into a human. She appeared in the 2009 [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) drama ''[Whatever It Takes](/source/Whatever_It_Takes_(2009_film))'' and in 2010 she appeared once again on CBBC, this time as the character Gill in ''[Hounded](/source/Hounded_(TV_series))''. She appeared in the 2010 film ''[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows_%E2%80%93_Part_1)'' as a waitress. Most recently, she was in an episode of the BBC series: [Cuffs](/source/Cuffs_(TV_series)). == Personal life == She attended the [University of Bristol](/source/University_of_Bristol), graduating in 1997, and also attended The [Drama Studio London](/source/Drama_Studio_London) where she gained a postgraduate diploma in acting. She is married to American actor [Cory English](/source/Cory_English).[http://www.theatre.com/story/id/3002386 theatre.com interview with Cory English] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310192123/http://www.theatre.com/story/id/3002386 |date=10 March 2007 }} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.saraalexander.net/ Official website] * {{IMDb name|1604904}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Sara}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of the Drama Studio London Category:Alumni of the University of Bristol Category:British actresses Category:British children's television presenters Category:British women television presenters Category:CBeebies hosts --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sara Alexander](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Alexander) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Alexander?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.