Sarah Douglas

Wanted to appear on Smallville (2001) like other Superman (1978) stars but was never called in. She guest starred, however, on Supergirl (2015).

Other work began to follow, including the television series Space: 1999 (1975) and the films The Brute (1977) and The People That Time Forgot (1977).

Was originally approached about the possibility of playing Evil-Lyn in Masters of the Universe (1987), but it never came about, and the part was ultimately played by Meg Foster.

She recorded a commentary track for Santuary Visual Entertainment's Conan the Destroyer (1984) DVD. She talks about working on Conan the Destroyer (1984), working with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Grace Jones, and also her career including Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980).

Was offered the job on Falcon Crest (1981) literally a few hours before she was due to fly back to London, having been hunting for work in the United States for three months. Despondent at not having found any acting jobs, Sarah booked a flight home, and received a call from Lorimar to say that they wanted her for the show. If the call had come through a day later, the producers would have missed her.

For her role of Ursa in Superman II (1980), Sarah's voice was partially dubbed by actress Annie Ross (who would go onto play Vera Webster in Superman III (1983)) in most of the Richard Lester-directed scenes while her normal voice is prevalent in the restored Richard Donner footage featured in Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980).

Best known to American audiences as the Kryptonian villainess Ursa in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980).

Has an uncredited role in the original Rollerball (1975). She was hired to play one of the Party Guests, but in her own words, found "a way to being in the dressing room" when the camera was on. The details of this can be heard on the Conan the Destroyer (1984) commentary she recorded in 2004.

Even though Sarah Douglas was born and raised in Stratford-Upon-Avon, and knew that she wanted to act, she did try to expand options available to her. She worked in a factory and for a time, also in a sterilizing department of a hospital. She briefly moved to France and also undertook a teacher training course in English and Drama. However, these were all abandoned in favour of acting. Soon after leaving Drama School, she won her first film role in The Final Programme (1973) as well as starring in the television series The Inheritors (1974).