Sandra Huggett
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Sandra Huggett is a British actress.
She grew up in Ross-On-Wye
, Herefordshire
, but now lives in North London. Her father is professional golfer, Brian Huggett
. She attended both Haberdashers Monmouth School For Girls & Mountview Theatre School. Before she started acting, she used to be a test-driver for the car manufacturer, Ford.
Her first role on TV was in 1997, when she was part of the original cast of Channel 5's soap opera, Family Affairs
. She played bisexual Holly Hart for two years, until her character was written out by being killed in a boat explosion.
She dated her Family Affairs co-star, Rocky Marshall
, but they split up as she said, "Going out with him was odd I suppose. Some people find it difficult to divorce soap from reality. I enjoyed it but we just grew apart".
She is most well known in the UK for her role as S.H.O Holly Miles, in the long-running BBC medical drama series, Casualty
, which she played for two years, for series 14 and 15 of the show. Sandra had a major storyline in series 15, when her character Holly was terrorized by a stalker, which was resolved in the series finale. Holly also had an on/off relationship with Dr. Patrick Spiller (Ian Kelsey
), which proved popular. Huggett's contract wasn't renewed and she left the show in 2001.
Since leaving Casualty Huggett has appeared in many other TV shows, such as Doctors, Sweet Medicine
, Too Good To Be True, If The Lights Go Out, According to Bex
, Donovan, Vincent
and Goldplated
.
Sandra has also done a lot of theatre work over the past few years, appearing in Saturday Night Fever which toured around England and Same Time Next Year in which she starred alongside fellow Casualty actor Ian Kelsey
. She has also appeared in several films, such as Girl On A Cycle. She also does a lot of voice-over work for adverts and often narrates TV documentaries.
She grew up in Ross-On-Wye
Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye is a small market town with a population of 10,089 in southeastern Herefordshire, England, located on the River Wye, and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.-History:...
, Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, but now lives in North London. Her father is professional golfer, Brian Huggett
Brian Huggett
Brian George Charles Huggett, MBE is a Welsh professional golfer. In 2006 he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame....
. She attended both Haberdashers Monmouth School For Girls & Mountview Theatre School. Before she started acting, she used to be a test-driver for the car manufacturer, Ford.
Her first role on TV was in 1997, when she was part of the original cast of Channel 5's soap opera, Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
. She played bisexual Holly Hart for two years, until her character was written out by being killed in a boat explosion.
She dated her Family Affairs co-star, Rocky Marshall
Rocky Marshall
Rocky Marshall is a British television and film actor, living near Battersea park.-Biography:He has starred in mainstream movies such as Mr Right, Hart's War, Re-Kill and Mean Machine...
, but they split up as she said, "Going out with him was odd I suppose. Some people find it difficult to divorce soap from reality. I enjoyed it but we just grew apart".
She is most well known in the UK for her role as S.H.O Holly Miles, in the long-running BBC medical drama series, Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
, which she played for two years, for series 14 and 15 of the show. Sandra had a major storyline in series 15, when her character Holly was terrorized by a stalker, which was resolved in the series finale. Holly also had an on/off relationship with Dr. Patrick Spiller (Ian Kelsey
Ian Kelsey
Ian Kelsey is a British television actor.Kelsey was born in York, Yorkshire, England, to parents Julie and John . He also has an older brother named David. He trained at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre York and graduated at the Guildford School of Acting...
), which proved popular. Huggett's contract wasn't renewed and she left the show in 2001.
Since leaving Casualty Huggett has appeared in many other TV shows, such as Doctors, Sweet Medicine
Sweet Medicine
Sweet Medicine is an ITV drama series from 2003 about a family doctor's surgery in the Peak District of northern England. Intended as a replacement for the hit medical drama Peak Practice, it was not a success. Only one ten-episode series was made, despite moderate audience figures...
, Too Good To Be True, If The Lights Go Out, According to Bex
According to Bex
According to Bex is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 2005. Starring Jessica Stevenson, it was written by Katie Douglas, Julia Barron and Fred Barron, who also created My Family and After You've Gone...
, Donovan, Vincent
Vincent (TV series)
Vincent is an ITV drama series. An initial series was made and aired in 2005 and starred Ray Winstone, in the title role, and Suranne Jones as two members of a team of private eyes hired by people to spy on their partners or indeed anyone else they need to keep tabs on. The four part series also...
and Goldplated
Goldplated
Goldplated is an eight-part drama series from World Productions which made its debut on Channel 4 on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 10.00pm. It follows self-made businessman John White , as he struggles to complete a business deal that could be compromised by past indiscretions...
.
Sandra has also done a lot of theatre work over the past few years, appearing in Saturday Night Fever which toured around England and Same Time Next Year in which she starred alongside fellow Casualty actor Ian Kelsey
Ian Kelsey
Ian Kelsey is a British television actor.Kelsey was born in York, Yorkshire, England, to parents Julie and John . He also has an older brother named David. He trained at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre York and graduated at the Guildford School of Acting...
. She has also appeared in several films, such as Girl On A Cycle. She also does a lot of voice-over work for adverts and often narrates TV documentaries.