Holly Weston is an English actress. She is known for her role as Ash Kane in the British television soap opera ''

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''. Weston also played the lead roles in feature films '' Filth and Wisdom'' and ''Splintered''.

Early life

Weston was born in

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, London, England. Weston began acting as a child. She trained in dance at the

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, she also trained in acting at the

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before training at the

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. After Weston was cast in ''

'' she relocated to Liverpool where the serial is filmed.

Career

In 2003 Weston appeared in ''Mouth to Mouth'' as Claire. Weston was later cast as the lead role in '' Filth and Wisdom'', which was the directorial debut of Madonna. She played Holly, a ballet dancer working as a stripper and pole dancer. The film was initially planned to be a short film, but as it was filmed it became a feature-length film. Weston was later cast in the lead role in horror film ''Splintered'', in which she played teenager Sophie. Weston has also appeared in film '' Mouth to Mouth'' as Claire before appearing as the corpse of Carter's wife in '' John Carter''. Weston has also appeared as Grace in '' Harley Street'', as Sadie in '' Law & Order: UK'', as Fleur in '' Off the Hook'', as Kelly Robe in ''Wall of Silence'', as Julie in '' Killing Time'', Leah in

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and as Lara Stone in '' The Impressions Show''. On 5 September 2011 it was announced that Weston had been cast in a regular role in ''Hollyoaks'' as Ash Kane. Weston said she was initially signed to a six-month contract, which was a "trial period". Producers then decided to keep the character on. For her portrayal of Ash, Weston was nominated for "Best Actress" at the 2012

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. She later received a "Best Actress" nomination at the 2012 ''

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and "The Test" by

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weston, Hollie People from Putney Living people 1985 births English film actresses Actresses from London English soap opera actresses Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts