Sai Naomi Bennett (born 30 May 1990) is an English actress and model. She began her career in modeling and gained prominence through her roles in the film ''

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'' (2014) and the

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period drama ''

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'' (2014–2015). She has since appeared in the

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series ''

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'' (2020).

Early life and education

Bennett was born in

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, Hampshire and grew up in Hackney, East London with her older sister and younger brother. She is of Welsh descent. Bennett attended the now defunct

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and left at sixteen after completing her

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. She traveled and worked odd jobs before her former school drama teacher suggested she try acting. She began taking weekend acting classes and signed with an agent. Her brother also took part in local theatre.

Career

Bennett was 13 when she booked her first modeling job for Japanese ''

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''. She signed with

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. She featured in ''

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s 2011 Sexy Eyes photoshoot. She also had gigs with

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, Hollister Co., and Daisy London. In 2012, Bennett made both her film and television debuts in ''Trapped'' as Emily and the first series of the

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drama ''

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'' as Saskia. In 2014, she joined the cast of

period drama ''

'' for its second and third series as the seamstress Jessie Pertree and played Elizabeth Pryce in

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's psychological thriller ''

''. This was followed by roles in the 2015 film '' Just Jim'' and the 2016

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1940s-set miniseries '' Close to the Enemy''. Bennett starred in the 2018 Syfy television film sequels '' Lake Placid: Legacy'' directed by

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and '' Leprechaun Returns''. She appeared in

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's '' Hurt by Paradise'' in 2019. That same year, it was announced Bennett would star as Mary Tudor, later Queen of France, in the latter half of the

historical miniseries ''

'', which aired in 2020. She appeared in the 2022

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musical drama '' Mood''.

Personal life

Bennett is engaged to chef and restaurateur Matthew Scott. Their first child, a daughter named Edith Scott-Bennett, was born on 26 February 2022 at

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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