Biography
Sara Stockbridge, born Sarah Jane Stockbridge on 14 November 1965 in Woking, Surrey, England, is an English model and actress who gained prominence in the mid to late 1980s as the muse of designer Vivienne Westwood. With bleached blonde hair and green eyes, she embodied Westwood's fascination with Royal style during that period, often seen wearing a velvet and tweed crown inspired by Queen Elizabeth II's. Stockbridge's playful interpretation of Marilyn Monroe—with smudged red lipstick, pin-curled hair, fitted sweaters, and heels—became one of the iconic looks of the late 1980s. She appeared on the covers of i-D and Blitz magazines, among others, although she never fully penetrated the mainstream high-fashion industry. Her modeling career paused following the birth of her son Max in 1990. She also has a daughter named Lelu; her children have different fathers. Sara's father worked as a civil engineer. During her early childhood, Sara and her brother lived in Trinidad, Bahrain, and Peru before the family returned to Woking in the late 1970s.
Stockbridge modeled as Tank Girl for promotional photos to help secure the role in the film adaptation, but although she did not get the part, the images gained recognition and appeared on the covers of magazines such as ELLE, Vogue, and The Face. She appeared as a shorn-headed dominatrix in the British comedy film U.F.O. In the movie Oh Marbella!, she portrayed the wealthy wife of a businessman at a nude resort in Spain, a character quite different from her real-life persona, as noted in trailers. Stockbridge remains active in modeling and acting, recently returning to Vivienne Westwood's runways and featuring in British Vogue as her muse. Her debut novel, Hammer, was published in 2009, and she has secured a contract to write a second book.
