Sarah-Jane Potts facts for kids
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Sarah-Jane Potts
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| Born | 30 August 1976 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Tony Denman
(m. 2002; div. 2009)Joseph Millson
(m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Andrew-Lee Potts (brother) |
Sarah-Jane Potts (born 30 August 1976) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Saint (Sarah) in Sugar Rush, Ellie, Abs' on/off girlfriend in Casualty and Jo Lipsett in Waterloo Road. Potts is the sister of actor Andrew-Lee Potts. 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.
Personal life
Potts attended Bradford's Scala Kids stage school with her brother Andrew. As a teenager she worked in a greasy spoon cafe in Bradford. She left school during her A-levels to star in Meat. 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. She married Tony Denman in June 2002. She has a son, named Buster Alan Denman, born 2004. She met her second husband, Joseph Millson, while working together on the medical drama Holby City and married him on 31 December 2013.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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" |
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| 2003–2004 | Keen Eddie | Audry | Episode: "Pilot: Eddie" Episode: "Sucker Punch" Episode: "Citizen Cecil" |
| 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 |
See also
In Spanish: Sarah-Jane Potts para niños
