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 from 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: "In the three years I have been acting, I have spent most of the time looking dirty, scruffy, ill or tarty."
In 2023, Potts attended East London LGBTQ+ Film Festival and virtually introduced Kinky Boots.
Personal life Potts attended Bradford's Scala Kids stage school with her brother Andrew. As a teenager she worked in a greasy spoon café 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 met her former husband, Tony Denman, when filming National Lampoon's Barely Legal and they were married in June 2002. She has a son, 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
+Film 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 Sara Photo Finish Emma Short film 2019 Burning Men Belladonna 2021 Nicola's Mum Vengeance Is Mine Emma 2022 The woman Short filmWendyShort film Prancer: A Christmas Tale Claire 2023 In Camera C D 2025 Signs of Life Anne
+Television Year Title Role Notes 1989 Children's Ward Guest role 1994 Meat Myra Television film 1995 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 Virginia Otis Television film Harriet Potter Main role; 6 episodes 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 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 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 Mary Supporting role; 3 episodes
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