Katie Hill (actress)

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Katie Hill
Hill in 2018
Born
Katie Elizabeth Hill

(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Alma materScalakids School of Performing Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
EmployerITV
Known forRole of Sarah Sugden in Emmerdale

Katie Elizabeth Hill (born 8 March 2003) is an English actress. She is best known for her role of Sarah Sugden in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

Early life[change | change source]

Katie Elizabeth Hill was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England on 8 March 2003,[1][2] as the younger of two children to Graeme Malcolm S Hill and Jane Elizabeth Hill (née Iceton). She has an elder sister.

Hill trained at Scalakids School of Performing Arts in Rawdon, West Yorkshire.[3]

Career[change | change source]

Hill made her theatre debut at the age of two. She portrayed Maggie in Sir Tommy Steel's 2005 West End revival of Scrooge: The Musical at the London Palladium. She portrayed Florence in Sir Cameron Mackintosh's 2009 West End revival of Oliver! at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. She portrayed Little Cosette in the 2015 Yorkshire revival of Futurist Productions' Les Misérables at Yeadon Town Hall.[3]

Hill made her television debut on 23 January 2017, when she took over the role of Sarah Sugden in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.[4] She replaced Sophia Amber Moore, who held the role for nine years, and is the fifth actress.[5] The producers opted to recast the role in late 2016 to an older actress, "due to the nature of the storyline of the character".[6][7] On 28 May 2020, she took part in the Wolfpack Sessions on Emmerdale's YouTube channel.[8] In an interview with Inside Soap magazine on 20 July 2020, she said: "It's really fun… When I first came into Emmerdale, I was playing an innocent little girl who was fighting an illness, and it was all quite emotional, heavy stuff. So to be able to play this side of Sarah and show that she also has a bit of Dingle in her – which I think most people expected her to have – has been great."[9]

Hill is a gifted singer and a talented dancer.[3] She often uploads videos of herself singing and dancing to her Instagram and TikTok accounts.[10][11] In January 2023, she announced that she is working on making music and is hoping to release her work in the future.[12][13]

Personal life[change | change source]

Hill tested positive for COVID-19 in late July 2021. She had made a full recovery by August, after self isolating.[14][15][16][17][18]

Hill is close friends with her Emmerdale co-star Daisy Campbell (Amelia Spencer).[19]

Filmography[change | change source]

Theatre[change | change source]

Year Title Role Producer Venue Ref.
2005 Scrooge: The Musical Maggie Tommy Steele OBE London Palladium [3]
2009 Oliver! Florence Sir Cameron Mackintosh Theatre Royal Drury Lane [3]
2015 Les Misérables Little Cosette Futurist Productions Yeadon Town Hall [3]

Television[change | change source]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017–present Emmerdale Sarah Sugden Regular character; 424 episodes

As herself[change | change source]

Year Title Notes Ref.
2017 This Morning 1 episode
2022 2022 British Soap Awards
2022 28th National Television Awards
2023 2023 British Soap Awards

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Hill, Katie. "Katie Hill". X (formally Twitter). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Paton, Ryan (9 March 2023). "ITV Emmerdale's Katie Hill real age unveiled as co-star declares love". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Emmerdale – Katie Hill "Sarah"". Scalakids. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Katie Hill". Metro UK. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Veljanovski, Lydia (14 January 2021). "Everything you need to know about Emmerdale actress Katie Hill who plays Sarah Sugden". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  6. ↑ O'Connor, Rory (18 January 2017). "Emmerdale forced to re-cast MAJOR character ahead of Debbie Dingle return - but why?". Daily Express. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Tutton, Charlotte (5 August 2021). "Who plays Sarah Sugden in Emmerdale? What is her age and who is Sarah's dad?". The Mirror. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "The Woolpack Sessions: Ariana Grande - Almost Is Never Enough - Katie Hill (Sarah From Emmerdale)", YouTube, YouTube, 28 May 2020, retrieved 18 April 2024
  9. ↑ Ellis, Sarah (20 July 2020). ""It's great to show Sarah has a bit of Dingle in her," says Emmerdale's Katie Hill". Inside Soap. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Hill, Katie. "Katie Hill". Instagram. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  11. ↑ Hill, Katie. "Katie Hill". TikTok. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Ahn, Jiji (15 January 2023). "Emmerdale star Katie Hill details major career move away from soap". Daily Express. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  13. ↑ Upton-Clark, Eve (19 June 2023). "Emmerdale's Sarah Sugden star Katie Hill teases major career change". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  14. ↑ Allday, Jasmine (3 August 2021). "Emmerdale chaos as Katie Hill tests positive for Covid and has to miss filming to isolate". The Mirror. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  15. ↑ Patterson, Stephen (3 August 2021). "Emmerdale's Katie Hill isolating after testing positive for Covid-19". Metro UK. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  16. ↑ Wheeler, Olivia (3 August 2021). "Emmerdale's Sarah Sugden star Katie Hill isolating after testing positive for Covid". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  17. ↑ Jones, Craig (4 August 2021). "Emmerdale Sarah Sugden actress Katie Hill forced to stop filming after testing positive for Covid-19". Leeds Live. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  18. ↑ Seddon, Dan (4 August 2021). "Emmerdale star Katie Hill announces she's isolating after COVID-19 diagnosis". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  19. ↑ Paton, Ryan (8 March 2024). "ITV Emmerdale star declares love for Katie Hill as she celebrates personal update". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

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