Doctor(s): 4th Doctor (Tom Baker, brief) and 5th Doctor (Peter Davison)
Traveled: 1981 – 1983
Actor: Sarah Sutton (born 12 December 1961)
Episodes & Stories
The Keeper of Traken (introduced), Logopolis, Castrovalva, Kinda, The Visitation, Earthshock, Terminus (departure).
Personality
A gentle, highly intelligent scientist and aristocrat from Traken, Nyssa is calm, compassionate, patient and level-headed, often the emotional stabilizer among her fellow companions.
Interesting Facts
- Nyssa loses her entire home planet and her father within her first handful of stories.
- Sarah Sutton had already been a child actress, playing the youngest-ever Alice in a 1973 televised Alice in Wonderland.
- She has voiced Nyssa in a large body of Big Finish audio dramas.
What Happened to the Character
In Terminus (1983), Nyssa remains behind to help treat sufferers of a fatal disease, using her scientific knowledge to aid the sick.
The Actor Today
Sarah Sutton stepped back from mainstream acting to raise her family but remains active reprising Nyssa for Big Finish.