# Sarah Allen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sarah_Allen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sarah_Allen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Allen > Source revision: 1350569876 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Nelson%2C_British_Columbia){{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}} | years_active = 2003–present }} '''Sarah Allen''' (born 1980) is a Canadian [actress](/source/Actor). She studied acting at the [National Theatre School of Canada](/source/National_Theatre_School_of_Canada) and graduated in 2002. == ''Being Human'' == Allen is perhaps best known for playing vampire Rebecca Flynt on [SyFy](/source/SyFy)'s ''[Being Human](/source/Being_Human_(North_American_TV_series))''. For the role, she watched some of the original BBC version of the series and also researched [vampire](/source/vampire) [mythology](/source/mythology).{{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}} 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."{{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}} 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."{{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}} She also mentioned once that having to drink fake blood on ''[Being Human](/source/Being_Human_(North_American_TV_series))'' was like "drinking a tube of toothpaste". == Filmography == ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2004 |''[Secret Window](/source/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](/source/On_the_Road_(2012_film))'' |Vicki | |- |2013 |data-sort-value="Husband, The" | ''[The Husband](/source/The_Husband_(film))'' |Alyssa Andreas | |- |2013 |data-sort-value="Golden Ticket, The" | ''The Golden Ticket'' |Melody |Short film |- |2015 |''[Beeba Boys](/source/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](/source/Strange_but_True_(2019_film))'' |Holly | |- |2021 |data-sort-value="Retreat, The" | ''[The Retreat](/source/The_Retreat_(2021_film))'' | Valerie |{{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](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail) |date=May 17, 2021 |access-date=4 February 2022}} |- |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2003 |''[Student Seduction](/source/Student_Seduction)'' |Jenna |TV film |- |2003 |''Wall of Secrets'' |Carrie |TV film |- |2003 |''{{sortname|The|Reagans}}'' |Girl #2 |TV film |- |2004 |''[Il Duce Canadese](/source/Il_Duce_Canadese)'' |Colleen Kelly |Lead role |- |2005 |''[Human Trafficking](/source/Human_Trafficking_(TV_miniseries))'' |Ludmilla |Recurring role |- |2006 |''[Booky Makes Her Mark](/source/Booky_Makes_Her_Mark)'' |Willa Thomson |TV film |- |2006–2007 |''[Jozi-H](/source/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](/source/Black_Swarm)'' |Jane Kozik |TV film |- |2008 |''Voices'' |Maggie |TV film |- |2008 |''[MVP](/source/MVP_(TV_series))'' |Wanda Gilford |Recurring role; 6 episodes |- |2009 |''[Murdoch Mysteries](/source/Murdoch_Mysteries)'' |Enid Jones |Recurring role; 5 episodes |- |2009 |''[Warehouse 13](/source/Warehouse_13)'' |Emily Krueger |Episode: "Pilot" |- |2011 |''[Little Mosque on the Prairie](/source/Little_Mosque_on_the_Prairie)'' |Rose |Recurring role (9 episodes) |- |2011–2014 |''[Being Human](/source/Being_Human_(North_American_TV_series))'' |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](/source/Nikita_(TV_series))'' |Anne |3 episodes |- |2013 |''[Transporter: The Series](/source/Transporter%3A_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](/source/19-2_(2014_TV_series))'' |Catherine Lariviere |Recurring role; 10 episodes; credit only: 2 episodes |- |2014–2015 |''[Remedy](/source/Remedy_(TV_series))'' |Sandy Conner |Lead role; 20 episodes |- |2017 |data-sort-value="Expanse, The" | ''[The Expanse](/source/The_Expanse_(TV_series))'' |Hilly | 4 episodes |- |2018 |''[Suits](/source/Suits_(American_TV_series))'' |Ms. Andrews |Episode: "Pecking Order" |- |2019 |''[Frankie Drake Mysteries](/source/Frankie_Drake_Mysteries)'' |Natasha Petrov |Episode: "A History of Violins" |- |2021 |''Bury the Past'' |Alice |TV film |- |2025 |''[Doc](/source/Doc_(2025_TV_series))'' |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] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Sarah}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Canadian television actresses Category:National Theatre School of Canada alumni Category:21st-century Canadian actresses Category:People from Nelson, British Columbia Category:Actresses from British Columbia {{Canada-screen-actor-1980s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sarah Allen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Allen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Allen?action=history)). 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