Sarah-Jane Potts (born 30 August 1976)[2] is an English actress, best known for her roles as Saint (Sarah) in Sugar Rush, Ellie, Abs' on/off girlfriend in Casualty[3] and Jo Lipsett in Waterloo Road. Potts is the sister of actor Andrew-Lee Potts.[3] From 2011 to 2012, she appeared in Holby City as Senior Nurse Eddi McKee on AAU, playing a different character to the one she played in Casualty. Potts left Holby City in the second episode of Series 15; her departure was kept a secret by the production team and was not reported at all by the media, resulting in a shock exit for her character.
Sarah-Jane Potts | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 August 1976 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Andrew-Lee Potts (brother) |
Early in her career she noted that, "In the three years I have been acting I have spent most of the time looking dirty, scruffy, ill or tarty."[4]
In 2023, Potts attended East London LGBTQ+ Film Festival and virtually introduced Kinky Boots.[5]
Personal life
editPotts attended Bradford's Scala Kids stage school with her brother Andrew.[1] As a teenager she worked in a greasy spoon cafe in Bradford.[6] She left school during her A-levels to star in Meat.[6] From 1999 to 2001, she dated Erik Palladino. They met at a film festival in Sweden during the summer of 1999 and at the end of the year she moved to Los Angeles to live with him.[7][8] She met her former husband, Tony Denman, when filming National Lampoon's Barely Legal and they were married in June 2002.[9][10] She has a son, named Buster Alan Denman, born 2004.[3] She met her second husband, Joseph Millson, while working together on the medical drama Holby City and married him on 31 December 2013.[11]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | My Son the Fanatic | Madeline Fingerhut | |
| 1998 | Woundings | Louise | |
| 1999 | Straydogs | Anna | |
| Wonderland | Melanie | ||
| The Escort | Liz | ||
| 2000 | Five Seconds to Spare | Twig | |
| 2001 | Young Blades | Radegonde / Anne | |
| 2003 | National Lampoon's Barely Legal | Ashley | |
| 2004 | Breaking Dawn | Anna | |
| 2005 | Kinky Boots | Lauren | |
| 2007 | Missed | Emma | Short film |
| 2008 | Heart of a Dragon | Amanda | |
| 2015 | The Chameleon | Sara | |
| Photo Finish | Emma | Short film | |
| 2019 | Burning Men | Belladonna | |
| 2021 | The Lockdown Hauntings | Nicola's Mum | |
| Vengeance Is Mine | Emma | ||
| 2022 | The Magician. | The woman | Short film |
| The Silent Canary | Wendy | Short film | |
| Prancer: A Christmas Tale | Claire | ||
| 2023 | In Camera | C D |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Children's Ward | Unknown | Guest role |
| 1994 | Meat | Myra | Television film |
| 1995 | The Bill | Mandy | Episode: "To Crack a Nut" |
| Moving Story | Joy | Episode: "Superstition" | |
| 1996 | Peak Practice | Maddie Taylor | Episode: "A New Life" |
| Bramwell | Rose Tully | Series 2: Episode 6 | |
| Out of the Blue | Kirsty | Series 2: Episode 6 | |
| Scene | Alison | Episode: "Alison" | |
| 1997 | The Canterville Ghost | Virginia Otis | Television film |
| The Broker's Man | Harriet Potter | Main role; 6 episodes | |
| The Locksmith | Alice Pierce | Miniseries; all 6 episodes | |
| 1999 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Sophie Richmond | Episode: "Time to Go" |
| 2000–2001 | Felicity | Molly | Recurring role; 14 episodes |
| 2002 | Deep Cover | Georgia Haley | Television series |
| Off Centre | Julie | Episode: "Cockfight" | |
| NYPD Blue | Elizabeth Garner | Episode: "Meat Me in the Park" | |
| 2003 | Murder She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle | Breeta Byrne | Television film |
| The Legend of Tarzan | Bonnie Porter | Episode: "Unaired Pilot" | |
| American Dreams | Kara | Episode: "Change a Comin'" Episode: "The Long Goodbye" | |
| 2003–2004 | Keen Eddie | Audry | Episode: "Pilot: Eddie" Episode: "Sucker Punch" Episode: "Citizen Cecil" |
| 2005 | Bodies | Ruth Duncan | Series 2: Episode 9 |
| 2006 | Sugar Rush | Saint (Sarah) | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2007 | You Can Choose Your Friends | Chloe | Television film |
| 2008 | Casualty | Ellie Bridges | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
| Emmerdale | Leanne Grounding | 3 episodes | |
| 2009–2010 | Waterloo Road | Jo Lipsett | Series 5; 18 episodes |
| 2010 | Reunited | Fran | Television film |
| 2011 | Zen | Cinzia Miletti | Episode: "Ratking" |
| 2011–2012 | Holby City | Eddi McKee | Series regular; 58 episodes |
| 2014 | Gracepoint | Gemma | All 10 episodes |
| 2015 | New Tricks | Antoinette Pembury | Episode: "The Crazy Gang" |
| 2016 | Doctors | Roz Farrall | Episode: "I'll Cry If I Want To" |
| 2017 | The Good Karma Hospital | Vicky Martin | Series 1: Episode 4 |
| 8 Days That Made Rome | Agrippina | Episode: "The Downfall of Nero" | |
| 2019 | Stock | Officer | Television short |
| 2020 | There She Goes | Lisa | Episode: "Marmalade Chunks" |
| 2021 | Zero Chill | Jenny MacBentley | All 10 episodes |
| 2022 | The Teacher | Mary | Supporting role; 3 episodes |
References
edit- ^ a b "Pair are class act in TV 'Road' show". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "Weekend birthdays". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. 30 August 2014. p. 55.
- ^ a b c "Andy Newton Lee and Sarah-Jane Potts". OK! Magazine. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "I was so ugly people couldn't eat; INTERVIEW; Sarah Jane Potts". Daily Mirror. 20 May 1996. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "Romford Mercury hosts East London's first LGBTQ+ Film Festival". The Havering Daily. The Havering Daily. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Surprise loo role made me squirm". Daily Mirror. 21 October 1997. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ De Witt, Barbara (11 September 2000). "Trendy Twosomes: Celebrity couples attend the awards". Daily News. Los Angeles. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ Weeks, Janet (20 January 2001). "Tough Stuff". TV Guide (US).
- ^ Riggs, Thomas (2006). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Vol. 71. Gale. p. 47.
- ^ "Actor has hopes for 'dorm daze'". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. 28 September 2003.
- ^ "Joseph Millson & Sarah Jane Potts Wed". holby.tv. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
External links
edit- Sarah-Jane Potts at IMDb
- "Interview with "Heart of a Dragon" actress Sarah Jane Potts". Reach Magazine. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- "Actress takes on the Great Wall of China with the Heart of a Dragon (video interview)". Women in Film and Television Vancouver. YouTube. 7 November 2010. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
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