Sarah-Jane Potts
Born (1976-08-30) 30 August 1976 (age 47)
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
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(m. 2002; div. 2009)​
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(m. 2013)​
Children1
RelativesAndrew-Lee Potts (brother)

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.

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]

Personal life

Potts attended Bradford's Scala Kids stage school with her brother Andrew.[1] As a teenager she worked in a greasy spoon cafe in Bradford.[5] She left school during her A-levels to star in Meat.[5] 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.[6][7] She met her former husband, Tony Denman, when filming National Lampoon's Barely Legal and they were married in June 2002.[8][9] 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.[10]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1997 My Son the Fanatic Madeline Fingerhut
1998 Woundings Louise
1999 Straydogs Anna
Wonderland Melanie
Mauvaise passe 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
Television
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

  1. ^ a b "Pair are class act in TV 'Road' show". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Weekend birthdays". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. 30 August 2014. p. 55.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "I was so ugly people couldn't eat; INTERVIEW; Sarah Jane Potts". Daily Mirror. 20 May 1996. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Surprise loo role made me squirm". Daily Mirror. 21 October 1997. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  6. ^ De Witt, Barbara (11 September 2000). "Trendy Twosomes: Celebrity couples attend the awards". Daily News. Los Angeles. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  7. ^ Weeks, Janet (20 January 2001). "Tough Stuff". TV Guide (US).
  8. ^ Riggs, Thomas (2006). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Vol. 71. Gale. p. 47.
  9. ^ "Actor has hopes for 'dorm daze'". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. 28 September 2003.
  10. ^ "Joseph Millson & Sarah Jane Potts Wed". holby.tv. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

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