Sandrine Claire Holt (born Sandrine Vanessa Ho; 19 November 1972) is a British-born Canadian actress. She was born in London and raised in Toronto. Her films include Black Robe (1991), Terminator Genisys (2015), and The Shrouds (2025).

Early life Holt was born Sandrine Vanessa Ho in Croydon. Her middle name was later changed to Claire. Her father, Man Shun ("Horace") Ho, is Chinese. Her mother, Christiane (née Nicolette), is French.The Canadian Who's Who, ed. Elizabeth Lumley, 2001, pg 599

At age five, Holt and her family moved to Toronto, Canada. Holt attended St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School in Willowdale. She worked as a runway model in Paris before she became an actress. Her younger sister is model and designer Adrianne Ho.

Acting career Holt's acting debut, credited as Sandrine Ho, was in a 1989 episode of Friday the 13th: The Series entitled "Face of Evil". Her feature film debut was in Black Robe (1991). Subsequent film and television appearances include roles in Rapa-Nui, Once a Thief, Pocahontas: The Legend, The Outer Limits and Resident Evil: Apocalypse.

In 2004, she appeared in Resident Evil: Apocalypse in a minor role as an anchorwoman named Terri Morales. Then again in 2006, she appeared in a recurring role on the television series 24 as Evelyn Martin, the aide to First Lady Martha Logan. In 2007 she appeared in the recurring role of Catherine Rothberg in Showtime's series The L Word.

In 2012, she appeared in Underworld: Awakening as Lida, an Antigen employee who took care of the protagonist's daughter, a prisoner named Subject Two.

In 2013 she appeared in the first season of House of Cards as Gillian Cole, the leader of a grass-roots organization called World Well that provides clean water to developing countries.

In 2015, she appeared in the film Terminator Genisys, and the TV series Fear the Walking Dead.

In 2016, she appeared in MacGyver as Patricia Thornton, an ex-field agent turned director of operations for DXS.

In 2018, she had a recurring role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Lisa Abernathy, a clinical psychologist who assesses defendants before their trials.

In December 2022, Holt was cast in an undisclosed major role in Daredevil: Born Again. In March 2023, it was revealed that Holt would be portraying Vanessa Fisk, taking over the role from Ayelet Zurer. However, after the series underwent a major creative overhaul, the role was returned to Zurer.

Personal life Holt was married from 2004-11 to rock producer/engineer Travis Huff.24's Sandrine Holt – Changing Hollywood through Asian eyes , asiancemagazine.com

In 2015, she posed nude for the May issue of Allure magazine..

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1991 Black Robe Annuka Nominated—Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 1994 Rapa Nui Ramana 1994 Dance Me Outside Poppy 1995 Pocahontas: The Legend Pocahontas 1998 1999 Suki1998 Gunslinger's Revenge Pearl1998AirtimeHerselfShort 1999 Loving Jezebel Mona 2000 Fast Food Fast Women Giselle 2001 Mission Ima2001 Century Hotel Jin 2002 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Agent Bennett 2003 Happy Hour Bonnie 2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Terri Morales2004Mr. Jones: DriveWomanShort 2004 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation Private Jill Sandee 2006 Sam's Lake Kate 2011 Faces in the Crowd Nina #6 2012 Underworld: Awakening Lida 2013 Chinese Puzzle Ju 2015 Terminator Genisys Detective Cheung 2015 Air Abby 2018 Sorry for Your Loss Tracey 2022 The Aviary Delilah 2025 The Shrouds Soo-Min 2026 Lucy Schulman Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1989 Friday the 13th: The Series Kamichi Episode: "Face of Evil" (credited as Sandrine Ho) 1995 Tales of the Wild Kanata Episode: "Les légendes du Grand Nord" 1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy Ellen Episode: "The Fifth Sepulcher" 1996 Once a Thief Li Ann Tsei Television film 1997 Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother Li Ann Tsei Television film 1997–1998 Once a Thief Li Ann Tsei Main role, 23 episodes1997 Jade / Laura Episode: "Last Supper" New York Undercover Julie Min 2 episodes Two Diana Polasky Episode: "Tale of the Tape" 1998 Once a Thief: Family Business Li Ann Tsei Television film 1998 Bronx County Herself Television film 2001 Earth Angels Wendy Television film 2001 Witchblade Sandrine Malraux / TV News Reporter Episodes: "Parallax", "Legion" 2002 Mutant X Patricia Episode: "The Future Revealed" 2005 CSI: Miami Melissa Boone Episode: "Sex and Taxes" Las Vegas Detective Jenny Cho 3 episodes ER Drew Episode: "Nobody's Baby" 2006 24 Evelyn Martin Recurring role, 10 episodes 2006–2008 Runaway Erin Baxter 5 episodes 2007 Catherine Rothberg 5 episodes 2007 Fire Serpent Christina Andrews Television film 2007 The Dark Room Leanne Kisoun Television film 2008 Burn Up Mika Miniseries 2009 Bored to Death Niko Oh Episode: "Stockholm Syndrome" Guran Miniseries 2010 Elise Chaye Episode: "Blood In, Blood Out" 2010 The Line Rachel Wu Television film 2011 Sanctuary Charlotte Benoit Episode: "Monsoon" Flashpoint Beth Topp Episode: "Slow Burn" 2012 Christa Merker Episode: "Poisoned Minds" 2012 Deadly Hope Denise Landers Television film 2013–2014 Hostages Sandrine Renault Main role, 15 episodes House of Cards Gillian Cole Recurring role, 10 episodes2015 Julie Han Main role, 10 episodes Fear the Walking Dead Dr. Bethany Exner 3 episodes Exposed Jill Television film 2016 Damien Paula Sciarra 2 episodes Blindspot Vanessa Chang Episode: "Any Wounded Thief" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Nora Wattan Episode: "Fashionable Crimes" Mr. Robot Susan Jacobs 2 episodes 2016–2017 MacGyver Patricia Thornton Main role, 12 episodes 2016 The Art of More Isabel Perry Recurring role (season 2) 2017 Love Jorie Episode: "A Day", #3.6 2018 The X-Files Karen Hamby Episode: "This" Homeland Simone Martin 8 episodes The Crossing Emma Ren Main role Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lisa Abernathy 3 episodes 2019 FBI Lynn Carver Guest Star Episode: "Apex" 2020–2021 The Expanse Oksana 8 episodes 2021 NCIS: Los Angeles Laura Song Episode: "Divided We Fall"2022 Better Call Saul Cheryl Hamlin 3 episodes American Gigolo Olga Desnain 4 episodes 2023 Mayor of Kingstown Wendy Morris 2 episodes 2023–24 Beacon 23 Coley 2 episodes 2025 Your Friends & Neighbors Detective Rebecca Lin 5 episodes 2026 Imperfect Women Jenny 3 episodes TBA Myron Bolitar Sharon Steele Recurring role, upcoming series

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominated work Result 1991 Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Black Robe "Too many jokers, not enough aces: Genie deck stacked for Black Robe" by Craig MacInnis, Toronto Star (24 Nov, 1991) Retrieved from

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