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Born Sadie Liza Vaughan, her parents
were psychedelic artist David Vaughan who did work for The Beatles, and
his then sixteen year old muse and actress Mary Davidson.
Her childhood she describes as "chaotic but positive experience," being
born in Primrose Hill, but spending much of her youth in
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester after her parents separated. Her
parents had six relationships between them, and although Sadie is the
oldest they produced four sisters and five brothers for her: including
fellow actresses Holly Davidson and Jade Davidson; a brother called
Gabriel Jupiter and a sister named Sunshine Purple Tara Velvet. According
to Frost, one of her step-fathers was a follower of the Bhagwan cult, who
forbade the children to say the “No” or “Sorry”, and during her father's
colour-therapy phase, he insisted that everybody in the house wear orange,
and wouldn’t let them eat anything that was red.
After appearing in a Jelly Tots advert aged three and appearing with
Morecambe and Wise aged five, she gained a scholarship to the Italia Conti
Academy. However, following an early eating disorder, she gave up acting
aged thirteen and attended Hampstead School On graduation she ran away to
escape her parents, and aged nineteen she joined the Manchester Royal
Exchange Theatre to appear in Mumbo Jumbo.
As an actress, the majority of her acting credits have been brief
supporting roles, including parts in Press Gang and Casualty. Her first
film role was in Diamond Skulls, though her most memorable film appearance
is as vampire Lucy Westenra in Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1992. She earned
her living mainly through appearing in music videos, including for Pulp's
song "Common People", Planet Perfecto feat Grace "Not Over Yet '99"; and
various productions for Spandau Ballet where she met first husband Gary
Kemp.
After having her first child with Kemp, the pair appeared in The Krays
together. In 1994 she took a role opposite a rising star named Jude Law in
Paul W.S. Anderson's directorial debut "Shopping." Frost started an affair
with Law, and although later separated and divorcing from Kemp, the pair
had to film a love scene for the 1994 film Magic Hunter.
After marrying and having three children with Law, she gave up acting in
the late 1990s, and moved into producing via the production company
Natural Nylon with three other British actors: Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee
Miller and Sean Pertwee; plus friend and bar owner Damon Bryant. The
company produced such films as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and
eXistenZ (both of which starred Law); and 2000's Nora which starred
McGregor. Bryant and McGregor left the company in 2002, and following
their divorce, Law resigned as director in January 2003, with the company
folding later that year.
In 1999 she co-founded the fashion label Frost French with her best
friend, Jemima French. The label started in lingerie and has expanded into
clothing collections. The company, her looks and her turbulent private
life means she has an agent at Storm Model Agency, and appears irregularly
on the cover of magazines such Glamour. In 2004 she wrote, presented and
produced a short lived series What Sadie did next... for E4, and in 2005
appeared in Eating with...Sadie Frost on BBC2.
A pursued target of the British tabloid press, in part thanks to her
friendship with model Kate Moss, and also her own comments that “Men,
being in love, being treated like a princess” have always been “a huge
force” in her life. Resultantly she dislikes her own hot-headedness, and
gossip mongers.
Whilst aged 16 and dancing in a music video, she met Spandau Ballet's Gary
Kemp and the couple married on May 7, 1988, and later had a son, Finlay
Munro (born September 20, 1990). After an affair with actor Jude Law, she
divorced Kemp in 1997, and married Law on September 2, 1997. The couple
had three children: son Rafferty (born October 6, 1996), daughter Iris
(born October 25, 2000) and son Rudy Indiana Otis (born September 10,
2002). After Law's many affairs, the couple finalised their divorce on
October 29, 2003 with Frost alleging mental cruelty by Law, resulting in
her need for treatment for post natal depression. After a stressful two
year negotiation, during which Frost was prescribed betablockers to manage
a bout of panic attacks, in 2005 the couple reached a divorce settlement,
with Frost keeping the couple's £2million house in Primrose Hill, and
receiving a £4million payment and £15,000 a month. Frost has since had a
series of relationships with various men, mostly younger actors.
A practitioner of Kundalini yoga, Frost has a number of charity
commitments. In March 2006, Frost flew to South Africa to part-fund an
orphanage for the Homes of Hope project. In September 2006 she posed nude
for American photographer Brian Adams (photographer) to take a photograph
for a PETA anti-fur ad, taken to coincide with London Fashion Week.
Frost is close to British model Kate Moss, being both godmother to Moss's
daughter and involved in the same charity work. Their relationship,
together with former Hollyoaks actress Davinia Taylor was referred to in
the tabloids as an extension of the 1990s "Primrose Hill set." Frost, Moss
and Taylor said they were just good friends, and all holidayed together on
Taylor's father boat in the Mediterranean with Moss's boyfriend Pete
Doherty, who later admitted hiding drugs in Frost's handbag.
In light of the allegations, Moss suffered with the cancellation of
several high profile modelling contracts, Taylor booked into rehab
suffering from "acute depression" after tabloids reported that she had
slept with Frost's then boyfriend Barry Smith; while Frost's divorce from
Law gained momentum. Frost and Moss are still close, but the relationship
was parodied in the comedy Star Stories; Taylor returned to live in
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Shoot on Sight (2008) ...
Fiona Monroe
The Heavy (2008) .... Dutch
Beyond the Rave (2007) (V) .... Fallen Angel
"Bedsitcom" (2003) TV series (voice) .... Introducer
Uprising (2001) (TV) .... Zivia Lubetkin
The Anniversary Party (2001) (voice) (uncredited) .... Lucy (Joe's
sister)
"The Fear" (2001) TV series .... Storyteller
"Ruth Rendell Mysteries" .... Francesca (1 episode, 2000)
- The Lake of Darkness (2000) TV episode .... Francesca
Love, Honour and Obey (2000) .... Sadie
... aka Love, Honor and Obey (USA)
... aka Love, Honour & Obey (UK)
Rancid Aluminium (2000) .... Sarah Thompson
... aka Rancid Aluminum (USA)
Soul Patrol (2000) .... Luisa
Presence of Mind (1999) .... Governess
... aka Celo, El (Spain)
Captain Jack (1999) .... Tessa
... aka An Inch Over the Horizon
Final Cut (1998) .... Sadie
An Ideal Husband (1998) .... Mrs. Laura Cheveley
Bent (1997) .... Max's friend
Flypaper (1997) .... Natalie
Crimetime (1996) .... Val
A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995) .... Hattie
Shopping (1994) .... Jo
The Cisco Kid (1994) (TV) .... Dominique
Büvös vadász (1994) .... Eva
... aka Bűvös vadász (Hungary)
... aka Magic Hunter (International: English title)
Splitting Heirs (1993) .... Angela
Dracula (1992) .... Lucy Westenra
... aka Bram Stoker's Dracula (USA: complete title)
Papierowe malzenstwo (1992) .... Employment Agency Interviewer
... aka Paper Marriage
The Krays (1990) .... Sharon Pellam
... aka The Kray Brothers (Scotland: English title)
... aka The Kray Twins (Europe: English title)
A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990) (TV) .... Alice 20 yrs
... aka Phantom in Monte Carlo, Ein (West Germany)
"Press Gang" .... Jenny Eliot (2 episodes, 1989)
- How to Make a Killing: Part 2 (1989) TV episode .... Jenny Eliot
- How to Make a Killing (1989) TV episode .... Jenny Eliot
Diamond Skulls (1989) .... Rebecca
... aka Dark Obsession (USA)
"Casualty" .... Natasha (1 episode, 1988)
- Inferno (1988) TV episode .... Natasha
"Gentlemen and Players" .... Kate Beaufort (2 episodes, 1988)
- Stags at Bay (1988) TV episode .... Kate Beaufort
- Last Man In (1988) TV episode .... Kate Beaufort
"Les Girls" (1988) TV series .... Amanda
"Pulaski" .... Sandy (1 episode, 1987)
... aka Pulaski: The TV Detective (USA)
- Tough Guys Don't Blink (1987) TV episode .... Sandy
"Boon" .... Nurse (1 episode, 1987)
- Wheels of Fortune (1987) TV episode .... Nurse
Empire State (1987) .... Tracy |
