Sabrina Lois Bartlett (born September 1991) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the

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miniseries '' The Passing Bells'' (2014), the third series of the ITV drama '' Victoria'' (2019), and the first series of '' Knightfall'' (2017) on

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, ''

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'' (2020) on

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and the first series of '' The Larkins'' (2021), also on ITV.

Early life and education

Bartlett was born in

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and grew up on Walham Grove in

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. Both her parents are artists, and she has two sisters and a brother. Her family spent a few years living between London and the English coast. Her grandfather is of Indian descent and was from

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. Prior to acting, she danced at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire. She then went on to train at

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, graduating in 2013.

Career

Bartlett landed her first major role in '' The Passing Bells'', a 2014

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television drama. She had a guest role in the ''Doctor Who'' series 8 episode " Robot of Sherwood". She played the recurring roles of Sophia and Keren Smith in ''

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'' respectively. In 2016, Bartlett appeared in the sixth season finale of the HBO series ''

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'', "The Winds of Winter" as a member of House Frey, then revealed to be

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in disguise. She starred as Princess Isabella in the first season of the

series '' Knightfall''. Bartlett was cast as Abigail Turner in the 2019 third season of '' Victoria''. The following year, Bartlett appeared as Siena Rosso, an opera singer with a clandestine relationship with

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's character Anthony Bridgerton in the

historical fiction series ''

''. In 2021, she was cast as Mariette in ''The Larkins'', the eldest of the Larkins children that

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previously played in the previous adaptation.

Filmography

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartlett, Sabrina Living people 1991 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting British people of Anglo-Indian descent English people of Indian descent English television actresses People educated at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts People from Fulham People from Hammersmith