Sarah Lambert

Sarah Lambert (born 1970) is an Australian writer, director and producer, working primarily in television.

Early life Lambert grew up with two older brothers, Tony and Andrew, and an older sister, actress Anne-Louise Lambert, known for her role as Miranda in the 1975 classic film Picnic at Hanging Rock. When their parents split up in the mid-1970s, Lambert moved to the inner-Sydney suburb of Balmain with her mother and siblings.

Career Lambert had a recurring role as Sandy on television soap opera A Country Practice, playing Jo Loveday's best friend, Sandy Crosby from 1986 to 1989. She starred in drama series Heartbreak High as teacher Christina Milano in 1994. It aired from 2014 to 2019 and over its four seasons, received 20 award nominations, including Best Miniseries at the AWGIE Awards, Best Television Drama Series at the AACTA Awards, and Best Drama Program at the Logie Awards twice.

Lambert is the writer and showrunner of the 2019 television adaptation of the Marele Day novel Lambs of God for Lingo Pictures and Foxtel. The miniseries stars Ann Dowd, Jessica Barden and Essie Davis. The series received eighteen AACTA nominations. It was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2019 AACTA Awards as well as being nominated for Best Television Series or Miniseries at the 2019 AWGIEs. It also won at the 2019 Screen Producers Awards for Best Miniseries.

In 2022, Lambert was writer and an executive producer on an adaptation of Markus Zusak’s novel, The Messenger.

Lambert was also the showrunner of the 2023 Amazon Prime Video miniseries, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, based on the novel by Holly Ringland. Starring Sigourney Weaver, it was Amazon Prime’s most successful Australian Original series worldwide, with the biggest opening weekend viewership globally for an Australian launch. The series was nominated for twelve AACTAs, winning Best Miniseries. Lambert was recognised for an AWGIE nomination for Best Screenplay in a Limited Series. Lambert's work on the episode "Black Fire Orchid" also earned her a Highly Commended nod at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.

Acting credits

Films Year Title Role Notes 1981 Doctors and Nurses Mary Grey 1982 Fluteman Jane 1994 The Roly Poly Man Vicki Lane 1996 Hey Amigos Chicciolina Short film 2002 Turtle Monkey Jana Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1978 Against the Wind Elizabeth Wiltshire Miniseries 1980 Spring & Fall Debra 1981 Bellamy Cassie Miniseries 1983 Scales of Justice Miniseries 1989 E Street Elizabeth Kennedy 1986–1989 A Country Practice Sandy Crosby 1990 Rafferty's Rules Rudi Apps 1991 Police Rescue Juliet 1997 Uncle Jack and the Dark Side of the Moon Kate 1993 G.P. Leah White 1994 Heartbreak High Christina Milano Season 1, episodes 1–26 1995 Eat My Shorts 1997 Medivac Francine Lord 1 episode

Writing / directing credits

Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Come Fly with Me Writer / Director Short film 2006 Photograph Writer / Director Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 City Arts – The Play's the Thing Writer / Director Documentary 2000 Last Chance for Peace: Sierra Leone Writer Documentary 2001 14 Million Dreams Producer Documentary 2002 Clone Story Writer TV film 2002 Aliens Among Us Co-creator / Writer (17 episodes) / Director (26 episodes) 2004 God in Government Writer TV film 2005 The Alice Writer Miniseries, episode 14 2005 God in Government Writer / Co-Director Documentary 2006 Clone Story Writer / Director Documentary 2006 Love My Way Writer (1 episode) / Script Editor (13 episodes) Season 2 2007 All Saints Writer Season 10, episode 26: "Under the Skin" 2008 Resistance Writer 2010; 2012 Dance Academy Writer Season 1 & 2, 2 episodes 2014–2017 Love Child Creator / Writer / Producer 36 episodes 2015 A Place to Call Home Writer Season 3, episode 6: "In the Heat of the Night" 2016 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Writer Season 4, episode 7: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" 2019 Lambs of God Writer / Showrunner / Producer Miniseries, 4 episodes 2023 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Writer / Showrunner Miniseries, 7 episodes 2023 The Messenger Writer / Executive Producer Miniseries, 3 episodes

Awards and nominations Year Work Award Category Result 1996 The Play's The Thing Emmy Awards 2010 Dance Academy AWGIE Awards Best Children's Television 2019 Lambs of God AWGIE Awards Best Television Series or Miniseries of 4 hours or less 2019 Lambs of God AACTA Awards Best Miniseries 2019 Lambs of God (episode 1: "The Devil into Paradise") AACTA Awards Best Screenplay in Television 2019 Lambs of God Screen Producers Australia Awards Television or Miniseries Production of the Year 2024 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart AWGIE Awards Best Television – Limited Series 2024 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart AACTA Awards Best Miniseries 2024 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (episode: "Black Fire Orchid") NSW Premier's Literary Awards Highly Commended