Sandrine Holt
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 Sandrine Holt as Evelyn Martin in the 5th season of 24 |
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| Born: | November 19, 1972 London, England |
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| Occupation: | Actress |
| Website: | Sandrine Holt at the Internet Movie Database |
Sandrine Holt (born November 19, 1972 in London, England), (Chinese: 何家蓓; pinyin: Hé Jiābèi) originally named Sandrine Ho is a model turned actress. She is currently married to rock producer/engineer Travis Huff. [1]
She was born to a Chinese father and a French mother. At the age of five, she moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which has been her home ever since. She worked as a runway model in Paris before she became an actress.
Holt debuted as an actress in 1991, appearing in Black Robe by Bruce Beresford. She has played characters of various ethnic origins. She starred as a Polynesian in Rapa Nui (1994); as Chinese in the telemovie and subsequent TV show Once a Thief (by John Woo, based on his Once a Thief Hong Kong movie); and as a Latina reporter in her most recent major film role in 2004's 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. Starting 2007 she also took on the recurring role of Catherine Rothberg in Showtime's hit-series The L Word.
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[edit] Trivia
- height: 5'10
- Nickname: Dreeny
- Fluent in French
- Moved to Toronto, Canada when she was 5 with her Chinese father and French mother.
- favorite actresses: Emily Watson, Frances McDormand
- favorite Asian actress: Maggie Cheung
- would love to work with Wong Kar Wai, Mike Lee and for Lars von Trier
- loves cooking and doing yoga in her spare time
[edit] Awards & Nominations
- Genie Awards, 1991, Nominated, for Black Robe, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.
[edit] Filmography (Television and Film)
- The L Word (2007)
- Sam's Lake (2006)
- 24 (2006)
- ER (2005)
- Las Vegas (TV series) (2005)
- CSI:Miami (2005)
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) (V)
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
- Once a Thief (1997) (TV series)
- Dance Me Outside (1995)
- Rapa Nui (1994)
- Black Robe (1991)
[edit] External links
- Sandrine Holt at the Internet Movie Database
- Sandrine Holt at TV.com
- Sandrine Holt Fan Page
- Sandrine Holt at Northern Stars
- An Interview with Sandrine Holt at Asiance Magazine, September 2006
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ 24's Sandrine Holt - Changing Hollywood through Asian eyes, asiancemagazine.com
