What is Elisabeth Sladen?
{{Infobox person | name = | image = File:Elisabeth Sladen crop.png | caption = Elisabeth Sladen in 2003 | birth_name = Elisabeth Claira Heath Sladen | birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|02|01|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|2011|4|19|1946|2|1|df=yes}} | death_place = [[London|Southall, London]], England | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1964–2011 | known_for = ''[[Doctor Who]]'' <br /> ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' | spouse = {{marriage|[[Brian Miller (actor)|Brian Miller]]|1968}} | children = 1 }} '''Elisabeth Claira Heath Sladen''' (1 February 1946<ref name=guardian/> – 19 April 2011) was an English actress. She was best known for portraying the role of [[Sarah Jane Smith]] in the [[BBC One|BBC]] sci-fi series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (1973–1976, 1983, 2006, 2008, 2010). From 2007 to 2011, Sladen portrayed Sarah Jane in the [[CBBC]] [[spin-off]] series ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13137674 |title=Doctor Who actress Elisabeth Sladen dies |work=[[BBC News]] |date=20 April 2011 |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref> She died in [[Southall]], west [[London]] on 19 April 2011 from [[cancer]].<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/apr/20/doctor-who-fantasy |title=Elisabeth Sladen obituary |first=Toby |last=Hadoke |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=20 April 2011 |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group|GMG]] |location=[[London, England|London]] |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878 |accessdate=22 October 2011}}</ref> ==Early life== Born on 1 February 1946 in [[Liverpool]], Sladen attended the Elliott-Clarke Drama school. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sladen, Elisabeth}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Liverpool]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in England]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English stage actors]] [[Category:English television