Sandrine Holt
| Sandrine Holt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sandrine Ho 19 November 1972 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | Travis Huff (2004-present) |
Sandrine Holt (Chinese: 何家蓓; pinyin: Hé Jiābèi; born 19 November 1972) is a British-born Canadian model turned actress.
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[edit] Early life
Holt was born Sandrine Ho in London, England to a Chinese father and a French mother. At age five, she and her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which has remained her hometown. Holt attended St. Joseph's Morrow Park High School in Willowdale. She worked as a runway model in Paris before she became an actress.
[edit] Acting career
Holt's acting debut was in 1991, appearing in the film Black Robe. She has played characters of various ethnic origins: Polynesian in Rapa Nui (1994); Chinese in the telemovie and subsequent TV show Once a Thief (by John Woo, based on his Once a Thief Hong Kong movie); Native American as Annuka in Black Robe and Pocahontas in Pocahontas: The Legend; Japanese in the film 1999; and as a Latina reporter in 2004's Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
In 2006, she appeared in a recurring role on the television series 24 as Evelyn Martin, the aide to First Lady Martha Logan. In 2007 she appeared in the recurring role of Catherine Rothberg in Showtime's series The L Word.
In 2012 she appeared in Underworld: Awakening as Lida, a scientist who took care of the main character Selene's daughter Eve, and cares for her despite having only been put in charge of her as a "science experiment."
[edit] Personal life
Holt is married to rock producer/engineer Travis Huff.[1] They reside in Toronto.
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Black Robe | Annuka | Nomination, Genie Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Award |
| 1994 | Rapa Nui | Ramana | |
| 1995 | Dance Me Outside | Poppy | |
| 1996 | Once a Thief | Li Ann Tsei | TV Movie |
| 1998 | Airtime | ||
| Bronx County | TV Movie | ||
| 1999 | Suki | ||
| Gunslinger's Revenge (Il mio West) | Pearl | ||
| 1999 | Loving Jezebel | Mona | |
| Pocahontas: The Legend | Pocahontas (Matoaka) | ||
| 2000 | Fast Food Fast Women | Giselle | |
| 2001 | Mission | Ima | |
| Century Hotel | Jin | ||
| Earth Angels | Wendy | TV Movie | |
| 2002 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | Agent Bennett | |
| 2003 | Happy Hour | Bonnie | |
| 2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Terri Morales | |
| Mr Jones: Drive | Woman | ||
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation | Pvt.Jill Sandee | |
| 2005 | Sam's Lake | Kate | |
| 2007 | Fire Serpent | Christina Andrews | TV Movie |
| The Dark Room | Leanne Kisoun | TV Movie | |
| 2009 | The Phantom | Guran | TV Movie |
| 2011 | Faces in the Crowd | Nina #6 | |
| 2012 | Underworld: Awakening | Lida | |
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Kamichi | episode "Face of Evil" |
| 1995 | Aventures dans le Grand Nord | Kanata | episode "Les légendes du Grand Nord" |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Ellen | episode "The Fifth Sepulcher" |
| 1996–1998 | Once a Thief | Li Ann Tsei | 22 episodes |
| 1997 | New York Undercover | Julie Chin | 2 episodes |
| Two | Diana Polasky | episode "Tale of the Tape" | |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | Jade/Laura | episode "Last Supper" |
| 2001 | Witchblade | Sandrine Malraux/TV News Reporter | episodes "Legion" and "Parallax" |
| 2002 | Mutant X | Patricia | episode "The Future Revealed" |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Melissa Boone | episode "Sex & Taxes" |
| Las Vegas | Detective Jenny Cho | 3 episodes | |
| ER | Drew | episode "Nobody's Baby" | |
| 2006 | 24 | Evelyn Martin | 10 episodes |
| Runaway | Erin Baxter | 5 episodes | |
| 2007 | The L Word | Catherine Rothberg | 5 episodes |
| 2008 | Burn Up | Mika Namuvai | TV miniseries |
| 2009 | Bored to Death | Niko Oh | episode "Stockholm Syndrome" |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Elise Chaye | episode "Blood in, Blood Out" |
| The Line | Rachel | episode "Pilot" | |
| 2011 | Sanctuary | Charlotte Benoit | episode "Monsoon" |
| 2012 | Flashpoint | Beth Topp | 2 episodes |
| Deadly Hope | Denise Landers | TV Movie | |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Genie Awards, 1991, Nominated for Black Robe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.
[edit] References
- ^ 24's Sandrine Holt - Changing Hollywood through Asian eyes, asiancemagazine.com
[edit] External links
- Biographie de Sandrine Holt en français avec des extraits vidéo
- Sandrine Holt at the Internet Movie Database
- An Interview with Sandrine Holt at Asiance Magazine, September 2006
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