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Sara Kestelman

Sara Kestelman

Actor · Born May 12, 1944 (82) · London, England, UK

Sara Kestelman was born on 12 May 1944 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Zardoz (1974), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004) and Lady Jane (1986).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 12, 1944 (82)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 62% in 30 days

What are Sara Kestelman's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
30%
Self
24%
Morality
13%
Survival
12%
Bonds
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Oppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles
  • Shapeshifteras May in Zardoz (1974)
  • Shapeshifteras Princess Carolyn in Lisztomania (1975)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Absurd
3
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sara Kestelman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sara Kestelman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

50 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Physician II(2025)

    as Morrigan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Down Cemetery Road(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Janice Silverman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Slow Horses(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Lena

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Going to Hurt(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Winnicka

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Chelsea Detective(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Celia Swanson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Dybbuk: Semi-Staged Reading (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Old Woman Who Hid Her Fear Under the Stairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • One Last Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sarah

  • The Last Sparks of Sundown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Lydia Fairweather

  • Prick Thy Neighbour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Millie

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Therapist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • In the Flesh(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Connie Furness

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Scott Walker: 30 Century Man(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ex Memoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Eva Lipszyc

  • Ultimate Force(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Mind Games(2001)

    as Dr. Davina Ward

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Hindenburg Disaster: Probable Cause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator

  • Anna Karenina(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Countess Vronskaya

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Simone DeGuerre

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Invasion: Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as Grp. Capt. Susan Preston

  • The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Wilkins

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernie

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Brazen Hussies(1996)

    as Madame Zarene

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Narrator

  • Crown Prosecutor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Jessop

  • Cabaret(1993)

    as Fräulein Schneider

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Last Romantics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Queenie Leavis

  • The War That Never Ends(1991)

    as Presenter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Somewhere to Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Magistrate

  • Children of the Open Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as (voice)

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Queenie Leavis

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Semple

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Walls of Jericho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sophia Jex-Blake

  • A Walk in the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Elisaveta Kutsov

  • Break of Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Alice

  • The New Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Tina

  • Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Ruth

  • Lisztomania(1975)

    as Princess Carolyn

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Acland's Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Mrs. Acland

  • Churchill's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Maud de Anstey

  • The Cafeteria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Esther

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Esther · as Mrs. Acland

  • Zardoz(1974)

    as May

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Second City Firsts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth

  • Peer Gynt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Ingrid / Green Woman

  • Van der Valk(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Monika Hendricks

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Hagar

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Elena, Countess de Koefeld · as Grusha

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as The Woman

  • The Enchanted Loom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 1965 to 2025; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

The Physician II (2025)

$5.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Cabaret (1993)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Physician II (2025)

Film career

19652025

Peak 2025 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting50 of 50: 50 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1960s2 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s6 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sara Kestelman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The War That Never Ends (1991)

80th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cabaret (1993)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sara Kestelman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sara Kestelman's MovieCove titles; Chris Whitten shares the most, 2.