Editing Sarah Deakins

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'''Sarah Deakins''' is an American-Canadian actress, writer, and director from the United States who portrayed [[Cheryl Roslin]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. <ref group="external" name="imdb_deakins_biography_primary">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0212639/bio/|title=Sarah Deakins - Biography|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

== Career ==

Born in [[w:Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha, Wisconsin]] to British parents, Deakins spent the first year of her life in [[w:Chicago|Chicago]] before her family relocated to Canada.<ref group="external" name="deakins_official_site_biography">{{cite web|url=https://www.sarahdeakins.com/biography|title=Biography|publisher=Sarah Deakins Official Website|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> A graduate of the [[w:University of Victoria|University of Victoria]] theater program, she has extensive stage and screen credits spanning over two decades in the entertainment industry.<ref group="external" name="widc_deakins_profile_education">{{cite web|url=https://www.widc.ca/director/sarah-deakins/|title=Sarah Deakins|publisher=Women In the Director's Chair|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

Deakins's television appearances include roles in numerous Canadian-filmed genre productions. In the ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' Re-imagined Series, she portrayed Cheryl Roslin, the younger sister of President [[Laura Roslin]], appearing in the series finale ''[[Daybreak, Part I]]''.<ref group="production" name="imdb_daybreak_cast_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993920/fullcredits/|title=''Battlestar Galactica'' Daybreak: Part 1 - Full cast & crew|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> Her other genre television work includes ''[[w:Stargate Atlantis|Stargate Atlantis]]'' (with [[Tyler McClendon]]), ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'' (with [[Bruce Dawson]]), ''[[w:Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda|Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda]]'' (with [[Michael Hogan]]), ''[[w:First Wave (TV series)|First Wave]]'' (with [[Sebastian Spence]] and [[Roger Cross]]), ''[[w:Seven Days (TV series)|Seven Days]]'' (with [[Malcolm Stewart]]), and the second incarnation of ''[[w:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]'' (with Roger Cross, [[Jeremy Guilbaut]], and [[Ty Olsson]]).<ref group="external" name="tv_com_deakins_filmography">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/sarah-deakins/|title=Sarah Deakins|publisher=TV.com|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

=== Film and Writing Career ===

Beyond acting, Deakins has established herself as an accomplished writer and director. She was heavily influenced by her artist stepmother's struggle with mental illness, which has informed her creative work focusing on disenfranchised and marginalized characters.<ref group="commentary" name="deakins_creative_inspiration_background">{{cite web|url=https://www.sarahdeakins.com/|title=Sarah Deakins • Writer Director Storyteller • Official Site|publisher=Sarah Deakins Official Website|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> In an interview, she noted her passion for creating more meaningful and complex roles for women, stating a desire to "write the stories that I was dying to play and that I wasn't getting the opportunity to play."<ref group="commentary" name="chimaera_deakins_interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.chimaeraproject.org/spotlight-interview/spotlight-sarah-deakins/|title=Spotlight: Sarah Deakins|publisher=The Chimaera Project|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

Her directorial debut, the short film ''Late,'' was selected for the [[w:Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]] as part of [[w:Telefilm Canada|Telefilm Canada]]'s ''Not Short On Talent'' Program.<ref group="production" name="deakins_late_cannes_selection">{{cite web|url=https://www.widc.ca/director/sarah-deakins/|title=Sarah Deakins|publisher=Women In the Director's Chair|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> The film earned her a nomination for Best Actress in a Short Film at the [[w:Leo Awards|Leo Awards]] and won the Brian Linehan Actors Award.<ref group="external" name="stage32_deakins_awards_recognition">{{cite web|url=https://www.stage32.com/profile/666301/about|title=Sarah Deakins - Sarah's Bio, Credits, Awards|publisher=Stage 32|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

Her subsequent short film ''Greece,'' produced by [[w:Brightlight Pictures|Brightlight Pictures]], has collected over 25 awards on the international festival circuit.<ref group="production" name="deakins_greece_awards_success">{{cite web|url=https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87147-sarah-deakins|title=Sarah Deakins|publisher=The Movie Database|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> The film, which explores the fleeting nature of love, earned multiple accolades including the Award of Excellence for Short Film and Women Filmmakers at The Accolade Competition, and Best Shorts Competition Winner recognition.<ref group="external" name="deakins_bio_awards_list">{{cite web|url=http://sarahdeakins.com/bio.html|title=Sarah Deakins • Actor • Writer • Director|publisher=Sarah Deakins Official Website|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref><ref group="commentary" name="wildsound_deakins_interview">{{cite web|url=https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/06/interview-with-sarah-deakins-filmmaker-short-film-greece/|title=Interview with Sarah Deakins Filmmaker (Short Film GREECE)|publisher=WILDsound Festival Review|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

Deakins created, wrote, and directed the half-hour pilot ''Yellow'' for an anthology series called ''In Person,'' which is currently in development with Brightlight Pictures.<ref group="development" name="deakins_yellow_pilot_development">{{cite web|url=https://www.networkisa.org/profile/sarah-deakins|title=Sarah Deakins|publisher=Network ISA|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> She described the series' mission as "telling the stories of women who might not otherwise be heard," focusing on "ordinary people having extraordinary moments."<ref group="commentary" name="yellow_interview_concept">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHW7O-8mJ6w|title=My Interviews with Sarah Deakins & Stephanie Belding about 'YELLOW' at DWF 2018|publisher=YouTube|date=October 21, 2018|accessdate=August 9, 2025|quote=The whole concept for the series is telling the stories of women who might not otherwise be heard... ordinary people having extraordinary moments.|at=0:33}}</ref> The pilot ''Yellow'' was inspired by a real-life experience her mother had.<ref group="commentary" name="yellow_interview_inspiration">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHW7O-8mJ6w|title=My Interviews with Sarah Deakins & Stephanie Belding about 'YELLOW' at DWF 2018|publisher=YouTube|date=October 21, 2018|accessdate=August 9, 2025|quote=It actually came to me from a story that my mom told me about something that happened to her when she was a young woman... it really got under my skin.|at=1:52}}</ref>

Her feature film script ''Violet'' achieved significant recognition, placing in the top 40 of the 2020 [[w:Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|Academy]] Nicholl Fellowship competition and winning top prizes in both the Outstanding Screenplay Competition and the Golden Script Competition.<ref group="development" name="deakins_violet_script_awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0212639/bio/|title=Sarah Deakins - Biography|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> When asked about her proudest career moment, Deakins identified her ability to provide opportunities for her collaborators, particularly women.<ref group="commentary" name="wfa2019_interview_proud_moment">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHj4aJOwRpo|title=On the Red Carpet with WFA2019 Best Director Sarah Deakins|publisher=YouTube|date=March 19, 2019|accessdate=August 9, 2025|quote=My proudest moment so far... is being able to gather the people that I've wanted to work with for so long and bring them all together, and mostly women, and give them opportunities.|at=0:07}}</ref>

== Personal Life ==

In March 2020, Deakins was selected for the Women In the Director's Chair (WIDC) Career Advancement Module in Vancouver and subsequently received WIDC's Telefilm Talent to Watch Program nomination and mentorship award for her web series ''Happenstance''.<ref group="development" name="widc_deakins_mentorship_award">{{cite web|url=https://www.widc.ca/director/sarah-deakins/|title=Sarah Deakins|publisher=Women In the Director's Chair|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref> Her advice to aspiring filmmakers is to persevere through rejection: "If you get a 'no', just find another way. Don't listen to the 'no's... you have to just keep finding ways to tell your stories."<ref group="commentary" name="wfa2019_interview_advice">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHj4aJOwRpo|title=On the Red Carpet with WFA2019 Best Director Sarah Deakins|publisher=YouTube|date=March 19, 2019|accessdate=August 9, 2025|quote=My advice would be just keep going... If you get a 'no', just find another way. Don't listen to the 'no's.|at=0:28}}</ref>

Deakins maintains residences in three cities, splitting her time between Los Angeles, Toronto, and Vancouver as she continues developing film and television projects.<ref group="external" name="deakins_residence_career_base">{{cite web|url=https://www.sarahdeakins.com/biography|title=Biography|publisher=Sarah Deakins Official Website|accessdate=August 9, 2025}}</ref>

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=== Production History ===
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