Anna Passey
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Partner | Kyle Pryor (2019–present) [2] |
Anna Passey (born 28 August 1984) is an English actress, known for portraying Sienna Blake in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. For her role as Sienna, she won the award for Villain of the Year at the 2014 British Soap Awards.
Career
[edit]Passey graduated from the Bridge Drama School in London.[3] Passey first started her career in the BBC documentary film The Last Flight to Kuwait in 2007 opposite Freddie Stroma.[4][5] Later in 2011, she starred in the British drama film, A Landscape of Lies, as well as the 2012 film Saint Dracula 3D.[6] In 2014, Passey appeared in The Smoke, which was released on 20 October 2014.[7]
On 21 November 2012, Passey started playing the role of Sienna Blake in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Emily Lawrence was initially cast in the role, before Passey replaced her.[8][9] Tina Campbell of the Metro praised Passey's portrayal and described Sienna as having various layers to her personality. She noted that a backstory consisting of a woman beating father, unhinged mother and long-lost brother left her normality doomed. She added that "despite her (many) flaws, you can’t help but love Sienna" and deemed her Hollyoaks' best character.[10] Katie Archer of BT described Sienna as appearing "sweet and innocent", but "on the inside, things are far uglier."[11] MSN.com labeled the character a "barmaid [turned] psychopath".[12] Viewers' perception of Sienna changed during her tenure. Passey told an Inside Soap reporter that Sienna gained sympathy following revelations about her long-lost daughter.[13] For her role as Sienna, Passey won the Villain of the Year award at the 2014 British Soap Awards.[14] She was nominated for Most Popular Newcomer at the 2014 National Television Awards, later receiving numerous nominations in the Serial Drama Performance category.[15][16] Then in 2017 and 2018, she was nominated for Best Actress at the British Soap Awards.[17] In 2019, alongside her role in Hollyoaks, Passey appeared in the Netflix series Free Rein, in the recurring role of Felicite.[18]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Keys | The woman | Short film |
2011 | A Landscape of Lies | Sergeant Egan | Film |
2012 | Saint Dracula 3D | Celeberant | |
2012–present | Hollyoaks | Sienna Blake | Series regular |
2014 | The Smoke | Sasha | Film |
2019 | Free Rein | Felicite | Recurring role |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Organisation | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Bitch | Hollyoaks | Nominated | [19] |
Best Newcomer | Nominated | ||||
2014 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Newcomer | Nominated | [15] | |
British Soap Awards | Villain of the Year | Won | [14] | ||
TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actress | Nominated | [20] | ||
Inside Soap Awards | Best Bitch | Nominated | [21] | ||
2015 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Bad Girl | Nominated | [22] | |
2016 | Digital Spy Soap Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [23] | |
2017 | British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [17] | |
TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actress | Nominated | [24] | ||
2018 | National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | Nominated | [25] | |
British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [26] | ||
Inside Soap Awards | Best Shock Twist | Nominated | [27] | ||
2020 | Inside Soap Awards | Feel-Good Moment | Nominated | [28] | |
2021 | National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | Nominated | [29] | |
Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [30] | ||
2022 | British Soap Awards | Best On-Screen Partnership (with Kieron Richardson) |
Nominated | [31] | |
2023 | British Soap Awards | Best Leading Performer | Nominated | [32] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hollyoaks actress Anna Passey heads home to open new Uttoxeter shop". Burton Mail. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Sarkisian, Jacob (16 April 2023). "Hollyoaks star Anna Passey opens up over sharing hobby with partner Kyle Pryor". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "The Bridge Theatre Training Company - Our Alumni Success". The Bridge Theatre Training Company. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "'Last Flight to Kuwait – the Secret of BA Flight 149'". University of the Arts London. 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Ex-hostages demand UK inquiry". BBC. 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Saint Dracula 3D". Houston Press. 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "The Smoke - Out NOW - Top British Soap Stars on Film". The Fan Carpet. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (26 October 2012). "'Hollyoaks': Cindy's daughter Holly returning to soap". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel. "Exclusive: 'Hollyoaks' Dodger Savage to discover twin sister". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Campbell, Tina (3 March 2014). "From her scheming ways to her dreamy brother Dodger: Why Sienna is the best character in Hollyoaks right now". Metro. (DMG Media). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Archer, Katie (18 August 2013). "Hollyoaks' Sienna Blake - exclusive soap chat". bt.com. (BT Group). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Anna Passey: Sienna couldn't kill". MSN. (Microsoft). 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Passey: Fans rooting for Sienna now". Yahoo!. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ a b Dainty, Sophie (25 May 2014). "Hollyoaks wins top prize at British Soap Awards". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Anna Passey who plays Sienna Blake of Hollyoaks nominated at National TV Awards". Uttoxeter Post and Times. 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "National Television Awards 2014: full list of winners". The Daily Telegraph. (Telegraph Media Group). 22 January 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ a b Dainty, Sophie (3 June 2017). "British Soap Awards 2017 winners: Find out which of your favourite shows and stars won a trophy". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Anna Passey films Free Rein cameo". Female First. 12 July 2019.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (21 October 2013). "Inside Soap Awards 2013 – winners list in full". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "TV Choice Awards: Come on Nev! Pictures of the stars arriving and all the nominees for the big TV award show tonight". Wales Online. 8 September 2014.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 October 2014). "Inside Soap Awards 2014: See the full winners list". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Revealed – the shortlist for the Inside Soap Awards 2015!". Inside Soap. 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Eames, Tom (24 December 2016). "Your Digital Spy Reader Awards soap winners of 2016: Emmerdale wins SIX awards". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "The full list of winners from the 2017 TV Choice Awards". Planet Radio. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ McGrath, Rachel (9 January 2018). "The National Television Award Nominees Are In - Did You Favourite Shows Make The Cut?". HuffPost UK. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "British Soap Awards 2018 winners list in full: Coronation Street named best soap". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Coronation Street tops Inside Soap Awards 2018 shortlist with 18 nominations". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Inside Soap Awards announce full shortlist for 2020 event". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Hollyoaks [@Hollyoaks] (25 May 2021). "Voting for the #NTAs is now open! 🙌🙌 Show your support for all of our fantastic nominees by clicking the link and voting all things #Hollyoaks! Let's go #TeamHollyoaks!! ❤️❤️❤️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Alexander, Susannah (28 September 2021). "Inside Soap Awards announces 2021 longlist as voting opens – here's who's up for prizes". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Warner, Sam (10 May 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 announces full nominations shortlist". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Cormack, Morgan (11 April 2023). "British Soap Awards 2023 longlist: EastEnders' Ravi vs Corrie's Stephen". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
External links
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- Anna Passey at IMDb