Sass Warner
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Uncredited actor (1993) Lucy Lovegrove (2016–2018) |
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| Duration | 1993, 2016–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 11 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 6 April 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Brian Lenanne (1993) Maxine Fleming (2016) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Executive Assistant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Chris Warner |
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| Mother | Carrie Burton |
| Brothers |
Frank Warner Finn Warner |
| Half-brothers |
Phoenix Raynor Harry Warner James Warner |
| Half-sisters | Trinity Kwan |
| Husband | Mason Coutts (2017) |
| Grandfathers | Sir Bruce Warner |
| Grandmothers | Margot Warner |
| Uncles | Guy Warner |
| Aunts | Amanda Warner |
| First cousins | Tuesday Warner |
| Other relatives | Isaac Worthington |
Sarah "Sass" Warner (previously Burton, Connelly and Coutts) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. Born onscreen, Sass was originally played by an uncredited baby actor in 1993 before Lucy Lovegrove took over the role in 2016. Her early storylines focused on her casual relationship with Hawks Logan (Teone Kahu) and marrying Mason Coutts (Colin Moy) before the relationship turns disastrous and ultimately leading to his death. Sass proved popular amongst the viewers as a "beloved" character.
The character of Sass was introduced in 1993 during a plot in which "robo nurse" Carrie Burton (Lisa Crittenden) fell pregnant after receiving 3 different sperm donations from central characters. This was billed as a "whodunit" with nurse Steve Mills (Andrew Binns), Guy Warner (Craig Parker), Dr. Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison) and Dr. Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) all potentially being the father. The character made her first appearance on 11 October 1993, when Carrie gave birth to her and her triplet siblings. The birth was used as a storyline to write off the character of Carrie, and she departed with her children on 11 November 1993. In 2015 producers decided to reintroduce the triplets 23 years after their disappearance.Finn (Lukas Whiting) was introduced in early 2016, with the decision to reintroduce the other two triplets throughout the remainder of the year. Lucy Lovegrove was working in a bookstore in Melbourne when she received the offer to play the role of Sass, an experience she referred to as, "literally one of those 'my life has changed over night' situations." Joining the soap was said to be, "very sudden ... I had six days to pack up my house, quit my job, say goodbye to my flatmates, fly to Canberra to say bye to my family and get to New Zealand. It was so rushed, I don’t think it really hit me until I arrived that I was going to be living in a new country." She believed she won the role due to the fact she "looks like Lukas" and that he "probably looks more like me than my actual brother." Lovegrove was mentored and eventually befriended by co-star Ngahuia Piripi (Esther Samuels). Lovegrove quit the role, with Sass departing in April 2018.
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