Paula Sage (born 28 November 1980) is a Scottish actress, Special Olympics netball player, and advocate for people with Down syndrome.
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 Paula Sage receives her BAFTA award with Brian Cox | |
| Born | Paula Sage 28 November 1980 |
| Years active | 2003-present |
Early life edit
Sage was adopted as an infant. Her parents are Alan and Mary Sage. Her father is a university lecturer.[1] She attended primary school and high school in Cumbernauld, and attended the Merkland school in Kirkintilloch.[2]
Career edit
Sage's performance in the 2003 British film AfterLife,[3] playing Roberta Brogan,[4] brought her a BAFTA Scotland award for best first time performance and Best Actress in the Bratislava International Film Festival, 2004.[5] Her character is sister to Kevin McKidd's character, and daughter to Lindsay Duncan's. In review, critic Liz Hoggard found "the most remarkable thing about the film is the purity of Sage's performance."[6]
AfterLife also won the Audience Award at the 2005 Edinburgh International Film Festival. It also won Sage a role as Donna McCabe in BBC Scotland's River City soap.[2]
Sage won a silver medal as a member of the British netball team at the Special Olympics.[2][7] She is an ambassador for Down's Syndrome Scotland and Mencap, and a patron of the Ann Craft Trust. She was the first person with Down syndrome to be a Mencap ambassador.[2] She worked part-time at a travel agency and cafe in Glasgow.[8]
References edit
- ^ Saner, Emine (13 August 2004). "'It's brilliant being an actress!". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "The Flying Scotswoman". The Guardian. 14 September 2005. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ McGlone, Jackie (28 December 2003). "A talent that moves to tears". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Hoggard, Liz (25 October 2003). "Liz Hoggard on disabled film star Paula Sage". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Bratislava International Film festival 2004". IMDb. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
- ^ Hoggard, Liz (26 October 2003). "Different class". The Observer. p. 101. Retrieved 30 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Special Olympic Athlete Stars in Movie". Special Olympics Global News. 1 September 2004. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
- ^ Cowie, Eleanor (21 December 2005). "I think more people like me should go in for acting". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
External links edit
- Paula Sage at IMDb
- Paula Sage interview on Woman's Hour (13 August 2004).
- A 2004 photograph of Paula Sage and Shirley Henderson, at Getty Images.
