Sandrine Claire Holt (born Sandrine Vanessa Ho; 19 November 1972) is a Canadian actress. She was born in London and raised in

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Early life

Holt was born Sandrine Vanessa Ho in

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. Her middle name was later changed to Claire. Her father, Man Shun ("Horace") Ho, is Chinese. Ho received degrees in physics and applied mathematics and computer science at the

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. Her mother, Christiane (née Nicolette), is French. At age five, Holt and her family moved to

, Canada. Holt attended St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School in Willowdale. She worked as a runway model 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'', The Outer Limits and '' Resident Evil: Apocalypse''. In 2004, she appeared in '' Resident Evil: Apocalypse'' in a minor role as an anchorwoman named Terri Morales. Then again in 2006, she appeared in a recurring role on the television series '' 24'' as Evelyn Martin, the aide to First Lady Martha Logan. In 2007 she appeared in the recurring role of Catherine Rothberg in Showtime's series ''

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''. 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 ''

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'' 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 ''

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'', and the TV series ''

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''. In 2016, she appeared in ''

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'' 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

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who assesses defendants before their trials. In December 2022, Holt was cast in an undisclosed major role in '' Daredevil: Born Again''. In March 2023, it was revealed that Holt would be portraying Vanessa Fisk, taking over the role from Ayelet Zurer. However after the creative overhaul, the role was returned to Zurer.

Personal life

Holt was married to rock producer/engineer Travis Huff, but they later divorced. In 2015, she posed nude for the May issue of '' Allure'' magazine..

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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