Sarah Allen

{{short description|Canadian actress|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Other people|Sarah Allen}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2011}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Sarah Allen | image = Sarah Allen.jpg | caption = | occupation = Actress | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1980}} | birth_place = Nelson, British Columbia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/April-2014/Sarah-Allen-on-her-new-show-Remedy-and-how-Bayviews-Canadian-Film-Centre-helped-her-rise-to-the-top/|title=Sarah Allen on her new show Remedy, and how Bayview's Canadian Film Centre helped her rise to the top|work=postcity.com|date=April 2014 |accessdate=May 11, 2015}}</ref> | years_active = 2003–present }}

'''Sarah Allen''' (born 1980) is a Canadian actress. She studied acting at the National Theatre School of Canada and graduated in 2002.

== ''Being Human'' ==

Allen is perhaps best known for playing vampire Rebecca Flynt on SyFy's ''Being Human''. For the role, she watched some of the original BBC version of the series and also researched vampire mythology.<ref name="Youtube User TBug314">{{cite web|title=Sam Witwer & Sarah Allen at Pittsburgh Comicon| date=April 16, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzVqKGTysTc|publisher=Youtube User TBug314|accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref>

About her character Rebecca, Allen has said: "She definitely starts the series with a cross to bear.. you know, really angry and kind of 'guard up', but I think she makes a real effort to try to be good. She does make an effort to be good, and she wants to be, and she fails constantly, but I think that even [her] attempts in changing Bernie, the little boy, to a vampire...[were] done with good intentions...she really wanted to care for someone."<ref name="Being Human Canada">{{cite web|title=Sarah Allen From Being Human Talks About Rebecca|url=http://beinghumancanada.com/2011/03/28/sarah-allen-from-being-human-talks-about-rebecca/|publisher=Being Human Canada|accessdate=January 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425165313/http://beinghumancanada.com/2011/03/28/sarah-allen-from-being-human-talks-about-rebecca/|archivedate=April 25, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

About Rebecca's relationship with Aidan, she has said: "She keeps on fumbling through her existence as a vampire. She keeps trying to get involved with Aidan's life and just keeps messing up."<ref name="Media Mikes">{{cite web|title=Interview with Sarah Allen|date=March 8, 2011 |url=http://www.mediamikes.com/2011/03/interview-with-sarah-allen/|publisher=Media Mikes|accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref>

She also mentioned once that having to drink fake blood on ''Being Human'' was like "drinking a tube of toothpaste".<ref name="Youtube User TBug314"/>

== Filmography == ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2004 |''Secret Window'' |Sheriff's Niece | |- |2004 |''Built Like Light'' |Esther |Short film |- |2009 |''Stripped Naked'' |Cassie |Video |- |2010 |''How to Rid Your Lover of a Negative Emotion Caused by You!'' |Sadie |Short film |- |2010 |''St. Roz'' |Cathy | |- |2011 |''Oh Baby'' | |Short film |- |2012 |''On the Road'' |Vicki | |- |2013 |data-sort-value="Husband, The" | ''The Husband'' |Alyssa Andreas | |- |2013 |data-sort-value="Golden Ticket, The" | ''The Golden Ticket'' |Melody |Short film |- |2015 |''Beeba Boys'' | Katya Drobot | |- |2017 |''Purl'' |Kat |Short film |- |2018 |''Arlo Alone'' | |Short film |- |2019 |''Home in Time'' |Kate |Short film |- |2019 |''Strange But True'' |Holly | |- |2021 |data-sort-value="Retreat, The" | ''The Retreat'' | Valerie |<ref>{{cite news|last1=Donahue |first1=Anne T. |title=Same-sex slasher The Retreat is a horror film several cuts above |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-same-sex-slasher-the-retreat-is-a-horror-film-several-cuts-above/ |work=The Globe and Mail |date=May 17, 2021 |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> |- |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2003 |''Student Seduction'' |Jenna |TV film |- |2003 |''Wall of Secrets'' |Carrie |TV film |- |2003 |''{{sortname|The|Reagans}}'' |Girl #2 |TV film |- |2004 |''Il Duce Canadese'' |Colleen Kelly |Lead role |- |2005 |''Human Trafficking'' |Ludmilla |Recurring role |- |2006 |''Booky Makes Her Mark'' |Willa Thomson |TV film |- |2006–2007 |''Jozi-H'' |Dr. Jenny Langford |Lead role; 13 episodes |- |2007 |''{{sortname|The|Dead Zone|The Dead Zone (TV series)}}'' |Maggie Hollister |Episode: "Switch" |- |2007 |''Black Swarm'' |Jane Kozik |TV film |- |2008 |''Voices'' |Maggie |TV film |- |2008 |''MVP'' |Wanda Gilford |Recurring role; 6 episodes |- |2009 |''Murdoch Mysteries'' |Enid Jones |Recurring role; 5 episodes |- |2009 |''Warehouse 13'' |Emily Krueger |Episode: "Pilot" |- |2011 |''Little Mosque on the Prairie'' |Rose |Recurring role (9 episodes) |- |2011–2014 |''Being Human'' |Rebecca Flynt |Recurring role; 9 episodes |- |2011 |''Silent Witness'' |Stacey Lord |TV film |- |2012 |''Verdict'' |Kim Tollerton |TV film |- |2012 |''Do No Harm'' |Gillian Stewart |TV film |- |2012 |''Nikita'' |Anne |3 episodes |- |2013 |''Transporter: The Series'' |Ophelie |Episode: "Give the guy a hand" |- |2013 |''{{sortname|The|Golden Ticket|nolink=1}}'' |Melody |TV film |- |2014 |''{{sortname|The|Best Laid Plans|The Best Laid Plans (TV series)}}'' |Rachel Bronwin |Recurring role; 6 episodes |- |2014–2015 |''19-2'' |Catherine Lariviere |Recurring role; 10 episodes; credit only: 2 episodes |- |2014–2015 |''Remedy'' |Sandy Conner |Lead role; 20 episodes |- |2017 |data-sort-value="Expanse, The" | ''The Expanse'' |Hilly | 4 episodes |- |2018 |''Suits'' |Ms. Andrews |Episode: "Pecking Order" |- |2019 |''Frankie Drake Mysteries'' |Natasha Petrov |Episode: "A History of Violins" |- |2021 |''Bury the Past'' |Alice |TV film |- |2025 |''Doc'' |Nora Hamda |5 episodes |}

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == *{{IMDb name|id=1623675|name=Sarah Allen}} * [http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorid=6954 Sarah Allen at The South African TV Authority]

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