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.[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]
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 LadyMartha 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[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 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 December 2022, Holt was cast in an undisclosed major role in Daredevil: Born Again.[15] In March 2023, it was revealed that Holt would be portraying Vanessa Fisk, taking over the role from Ayelet Zurer.[16] However, after the series underwent a major creative overhaul, the role was returned to Zurer.[17]
Personal life
Holt was married to rock producer/engineer Travis Huff,[18] but they later[when?] divorced.
In 2015, she posed nude for the May issue of Allure magazine.[19]
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