Sandrine Holt

Sandrine Holt
Born
Sandrine Vanessa Ho

(1972-11-19) 19 November 1972 (age 51)
Croydon, London, England
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1989–present
Spouse
Travis Huff
(m. 2004; div. 2011)
Children1
Sandrine Holt
Traditional Chinese何家蓓
Simplified Chinese何家蓓

Sandrine Claire Holt (born Sandrine Vanessa Ho; 19 November 1972) is a British-born Canadian model and actress.

Early life

Holt was born Sandrine Vanessa Ho in Croydon. 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 University of London. Her mother, Christiane (née Nicolette), is French.

At age five, Holt and her family moved to Toronto, 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 and Resident Evil: Apocalypse.

In 2004, she appeared in Resident Evil: Apocalypse in a minor role as a 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 The L Word.

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 House of Cards 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 Terminator Genisys, and the TV series Fear the Walking Dead.

In 2016, she appeared in MacGyver 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 clinical psychologist 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 will portray Vanessa Fisk.

Personal life

Holt was married to rock producer/engineer Travis Huff, but later divorced.

In 2015, she posed nude for the May issue of Allure magazine.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Black Robe Annuka Nominated—Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
1994 Rapa-Nui Ramana
Dance Me Outside Poppy
1995 Pocahontas: The Legend Pocahontas
1998 1999 Suki
Gunslinger's Revenge Pearl
1999 Loving Jezebel Mona
2000 Fast Food Fast Women Giselle
2001 Mission Ima
Century Hotel Jin
2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever FBI Agent Bennett
2003 Happy Hour Bonnie
2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Terri Morales
2006 Sam's Lake Kate
2011 Faces in the Crowd Nina #6
2012 Underworld: Awakening Lida Keller
Deadly Hope Denise Landers
2013 Chinese Puzzle Ju
2015 Terminator Genisys Detective Cheung
Air Abby
2018 Sorry for Your Loss Tracey
TBA The Shrouds Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Friday the 13th: The Series Kamichi Episode: "Face of Evil" (credited as Sandrine Ho)
1995 Tales of the Wild Kanata Episode: "Les légendes du Grand Nord"
1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy Ellen Episode: "The Fifth Sepulcher"
1996 Once a Thief Li Ann Tsei Television film
1997–1998 Once a Thief Li Ann Tsei Main role, 23 episodes
1997 Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother Li Ann Tsei Television film
1997 The Outer Limits Jade / Laura Episode: "Last Supper"
1997 New York Undercover Julie Min 2 episodes
1997 Two Diana Polasky Episode: "Tale of the Tape"
1998 Once a Thief: Family Business Li Ann Tsei Television film
2001 Witchblade Sandrine Malraux / TV News Reporter Episodes: "Parallax", "Legion"
2001 Earth Angels Wendy Television film
2002 Mutant X Patricia Episode: "The Future Revealed"
2004 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation Private Jill Sandee Television film
2005 CSI: Miami Melissa Boone Episode: "Sex and Taxes"
2005 Las Vegas Detective Jenny Cho 3 episodes
2005 ER Drew Episode: "Nobody's Baby"
2006 24 Evelyn Martin Recurring role, 10 episodes
2006–2008 Runaway Erin Baxter 5 episodes
2007 The L Word Catherine Rothberg 5 episodes
2007 Fire Serpent Christina Andrews Television film
2007 The Dark Room Leanne Kisoun Television film
2008 Burn Up Mika Namuvai 2 episodes
2009 Bored to Death Niko Oh Episode: "Stockholm Syndrome"
2009 The Phantom Guran 2 episodes
2010 The Mentalist Elise Chaye Episode: "Blood In, Blood Out"
2010 The Line Rachel Wu Television film
2011 Sanctuary Charlotte Benoit Episode: "Monsoon"
2011 Flashpoint Beth Topp Episode: "Slow Burn"
2012 Deadly Hope Denise Landers Television film
2012 The Listener Christa Merker Episode: "Poisoned Minds"
2013–2014 Hostages Sandrine Renault Main role, 15 episodes
2013–2014 House of Cards Gillian Cole Recurring role, 10 episodes
2015 Exposed Jill Television film
2015 The Returned Julie Han Main role, 10 episodes
2015 Fear the Walking Dead Dr. Bethany Exner 3 episodes
2016 Damien Paula Sciarra 2 episodes
2016 Blindspot Vanessa Chang Episode: "Any Wounded Thief"
2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Nora Wattan Episode: "Fashionable Crimes"
2016 Mr. Robot Susan Jacobs 2 episodes
2016–2017 MacGyver Patricia Thornton Main role, 12 episodes
2016 The Art of More Isabel Perry Recurring role (season 2)
2017 Love Jorie Episode: "A Day", #3.6
2018 The X-Files Karen Hamby Episode: "This"
2018 Homeland Simone Martin 8 episodes
2018 The Crossing Emma Ren Main role
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lisa Abernathy 3 episodes
2019 FBI Lynn Carver Guest Star Episode: "Apex"
2020–2021 The Expanse Oksana 8 episodes
2021 NCIS: Los Angeles Laura Song Episode: "Divided We Fall"
2022 Better Call Saul Cheryl Hamlin 3 episodes
2023 Mayor of Kingstown Wendy Morris 2 episodes
2023 Beacon 23 Coley Episode: "Why Can't we go on as Three?"
2025 Daredevil: Born Again Vanessa Fisk Filming

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1991 Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Black Robe Nominated

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