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 Larkins'' (2021), also on ITV.

Early life and education

Bartlett was born in

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and grew up on Walham Grove. Her parents Stephen and Sharon are artists, and she has two sisters and a brother. Her grandfather was born in

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. The family lived between London and

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on the

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coast. Prior to acting, she took up ballet to help her coordination after a

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diagnosis and attended Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in

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. She switched to drama and went on to train at the Guildford School of Acting, 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 "

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". She played the recurring roles of Sophia and Keren Smith in ''

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'' and '' Poldark'' respectively. In 2016, Bartlett appeared in the sixth season finale of the

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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, whom

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played in the previous adaptation. She revealed in 2022 that she would not be returning for the second series and her character was replaced by Joelle Rae. It was later revealed that Bartlett lodged a formal complaint against co-star Tok Stephen, but it was not upheld, leading to her departure.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Music videos

Audio dramas

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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