Sandrine Claire Holt (born Sandrine Vanessa Ho; 19 November 1972) is a British-born Canadian model and actress.
Early life
Holt was born Sandrine Vanessa Ho in
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...
. Her middle name was later changed to Claire. Her father, Man Shun ("Horace") Ho, is Chinese. Ho was educated at the
University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
, receiving a (
B.Sc
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
Physics and Applied Mathematics;
M.Sc Computer Science). Her mother, Christiane (née Nicolette), is French. At age five, she and her family moved to
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, Canada. Holt attended
St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School
St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School (locally known as St. Joseph's Morrow Park, SJMPCSS, SJMP, or sporadically Morrow Park) is a publicly funded all-girls secondary school located in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded by the Sisters of ...
in
Willowdale. She worked as a
runway model
A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Though mo ...
in Paris before she became an actress. Her younger sister is model and designer
Adrianne Ho.
Acting-career
Holt's acting debut, credited as Sandrine Ho, was in a 1989 episode of ''
Friday the 13th: The Series'' entitled "Face of Evil". Her feature film debut was in ''
Black Robe'' in 1991. Subsequent film and television appearances include roles in ''
Rapa-Nui'', ''
Once a Thief'', ''
Pocahontas: The Legend'' and ''
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
Martha Logan is a fictional character played by Jean Smart in the television series '' 24''. As a first lady of the United States within the ''24'' universe, she is the capable yet mercurial wife of President Charles Logan. Critics praised Ma ...
. In 2007 she appeared in the recurring role of Catherine Rothberg in Showtime (TV network), Showtime's series ''The L Word''.
In 2012, she appeared in ''Underworld: Awakening'' as Lida, an Antigen employee who took care of the protagonist's daughter, a prisoner named Subject Two.
In 2013 she appeared in the first season of ''House of Cards (American TV series), House of Cards'' as Gillian Cole, the leader of a grass-roots organization called World Well that provides clean water to developing countries.
In 2015, she appeared in the film ''Terminator Genisys'', and the TV series ''Fear the Walking Dead''.
In 2016, she appeared in '' MacGyver (2016 TV series), MacGyver'' as Patricia Thornton, an ex-field agent turned director of operations for DXS.
In 2018, she had a recurring role on ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' as Dr. Lisa Abernathy, a clinical psychology, clinical psychologist who assesses defendants before their trials.
Personal life
Holt was married to rock producer/engineer Travis Huff, but later divorced.
In 2015, she posed nude for the May issue of ''Allure (magazine), Allure'' magazine.
The Naked Truth: Celebrities Go Nude for Allure
Allure. Archived on April 15, 2015.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Biographie de Sandrine Holt en français avec des extraits vidéo
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An Interview with Sandrine Holt at Asiance Magazine, September 2006
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1972 births
20th-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian actresses
Actresses from London
Actresses from Toronto
Canadian actresses of Hong Kong descent
Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States
Female models from Ontario
Canadian film actresses
Canadian people of French descent
Canadian television actresses
Living people
People from Croydon
20th-century English women
20th-century English people
21st-century English women
21st-century English people