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Sandra Huggett is an English actress. She was born in Surrey, England. She grew up in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. She now lives in East Sussex.

Early Life and Background

Sandra Huggett's father was Brian Huggett, a professional golfer. She went to school at Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls. She also studied acting at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Before she became an actress, Sandra worked as a test-driver for the car company Ford.

Acting Career Highlights

Sandra Huggett has had many roles in television, theatre, and film. She is known for her work in popular TV shows.

Television Roles

Sandra's first TV role was in 1997. She was part of the original cast of the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs. She played the character Holly Hart for two years. Her character left the show after being involved in a boat explosion.

She is also well known for playing Holly Miles in the BBC medical drama Casualty. She was on the show for two years, in series 14 and 15. In series 15, her character Holly had a big storyline. She was bothered by a stalker. Holly also had a relationship with Dr. Patrick Spiller, played by Ian Kelsey. Sandra Huggett left Casualty in 2001.

After Casualty, Sandra appeared in many other TV shows. These include Doctors, Sweet Medicine, According to Bex, Vincent, and Goldplated. In 2013, she played Shirley Wilson in the BBC supernatural drama In The Flesh. In May 2016, Huggett played Maxine in the BBC One drama In the Club. She also appeared in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as DS MacKinnon, starting in November 2016. In 2014, she played Karen, an alcohol counsellor, in season 7 of Lee Mack's show Not Going Out.

Theatre and Film Work

Sandra Huggett has also performed in theatre. She was in Saturday Night Fever, which toured around England. She also starred in Same Time Next Year with her former Casualty co-star Ian Kelsey.

She has appeared in several films. This includes the main role in the 2003 short film Girl on a Cycle. In this film, she acted alongside Sean Hughes and Nicholas Rowe. Sandra also does voice-over work for adverts and television documentaries.