Sara Sugarman (born 13 October 1962) is a Welsh actress and filmmaker whose work includes Disney's Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) and Very Annie Mary (2001). She has also appeared in films including Dealers (1989) and Those Glory Glory Days (1983).
Biography
Sugarman was born in Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales, into a Jewish family. As a young teenager, she played in a punk outfit called The Fractures, managed by local musician Mike Peters.
As of 2010, Sugarman was living in Los Angeles. In 2012, Sugarman wrote and directed Vinyl, a British comedy film based on the true story of Welsh musician Mike Peters of The Alarm who in 2004 released the single "45 RPM" under the name of a fictitious band "The Poppy Fields". Much of the film was shot on location in Sugarman's hometown Rhyl.
Selected work
Filmmaker
- Mad Cows (1999; director)
- Very Annie Mary (2001; writer, director)
- Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004; director)
- Vinyl (2012; writer, director)
- House of Versace (2013, director)
- Save the Cinema (2022; director)
- Midas Man (2024; uncredited American shoot, director, Joe Stephenson)
Film appearances
- Those Glory Glory Days (1983)
- Sid and Nancy (1986)
- Straight to Hell (1987)
- Dealers (1989)
- Anthrakitis (1998, short film)
- Mr. Nice (2010)
Television appearances
- Grange Hill (1978–1979) as Jessica Samuels
- Juliet Bravo (1980)
- Busted (1983, TV movie)
- Minder (1984)
- Happy Families (1985)
- A Very Peculiar Practice (1986)
- Escape from Sobibor (1987, TV movie)
- Streetwise (1989–1991) as Angel