Sandrine Holt
Holt in 2024
Born	Sandrine Vanessa Ho (1972-11-19)19 November 1972 (age 53) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Travis Huff ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2011)​ [citation needed]
Children	1[citation needed]

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

Holt was born Sandrine Vanessa Ho inCroydon.^[1] Her middle name was later changed to Claire.^[2] Her father, Man Shun ("Horace") Ho, is Chinese. Her mother, Christiane (née Nicolette), is French.^[3][4]

At age five, Holt and her family moved toToronto, Canada. Holt attendedSt. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School inWillowdale. She worked as arunway model in Paris before she became an actress.^{[citation needed]} Her younger sister is model and designerAdrianne Ho.^[5][6][7]

Holt's acting debut, credited as Sandrine Ho, was in a 1989 episode ofFriday the 13th: The Series entitled "Face of Evil".^[8] Her feature film debut was inBlack Robe (1991).^[9] Subsequent film and television appearances include roles inRapa-Nui,Once a Thief,Pocahontas: The Legend,The Outer Limits andResident Evil: Apocalypse.

In 2004, she appeared inResident 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 series24 asEvelyn Martin, the aide toFirst LadyMartha Logan. In 2007 she appeared in the recurring role of Catherine Rothberg inShowtime's seriesThe L Word.

In 2012, she appeared inUnderworld: Awakening^[10] 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 ofHouse 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 filmTerminator Genisys,^[11] and the TV seriesFear the Walking Dead.^[12]

In 2016, she appeared inMacGyver as Patricia Thornton, an ex-field agent turned director of operations for DXS.^[13]

In 2018, she had a recurring role onLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Lisa Abernathy, aclinical psychologist who assesses defendants before their trials.^[14]

In December 2022, Holt was cast in an undisclosed major role inDaredevil: Born Again.^[15] In March 2023, it was revealed that Holt would be portrayingVanessa Fisk, taking over the role fromAyelet Zurer.^[16] However, after the creative overhaul, the role was returned to Zurer.^[17]

Holt was married to rock producer/engineer Travis Huff,^[18] but they later^[when?] divorced.

In 2015, she posed nude for the May issue ofAllure magazine.^[19]

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