Sacha Parkinson
She is the only child of Cliff, a housing officer, and Leigh Parkinson, a former social worker. She was a pupil at Walkden High School, Worsley, Nr Salford, Manchester. She passed her studies. Her character left the show on 30th December 2011 when her and Sophie's wedding ends in tatters. Sacha began her acting career in 2003 with the 2003 Channel 4 adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's The Illustrated Mum. She then made guest appearances in The Royal, The Street and The Bill before joining CBBC's Grange Hill in 2007, in which Sacha played schoolgirl Anna Duncan for six episodes. Sacha appeared in minor guest roles such as: Waterloo Road, Doctors, Survivors and Shameless between the years 2007 and 2008, as well as drama Clay starring Imelda Staunton. In 2009 she was cast as Natasha in the Red Union Films Awaydays and played the role of Leanne in A Boy Called Dad a Made Up North Productions which was released in March 2010.
Acting
Movie
Fright Night 2: New Blood
as Amy Peterson
2013
Movie
Emily
as Ellen Nussey
2022
TV
Shameless
as Tracey Kelvin
2004
TV
My Mad Fat Diary
as Stacey
2013
TV
Mr Selfridge
as Connie Hawkins
2013
TV
Survivors
as Kate
2008
TV
The Bay
as Lainey Gibson
2019
TV
Casualty
as Laura Bellamy
1986
Movie
Apostasy
as Luisa
2017
Movie
Awaydays
as Natasha
2009
TV
Waterloo Road
as Lisa
2006
TV
The Driver
as Katie McKee
2014
TV
Safe House
as Dani Delaney
2015
TV
Grange Hill
as Anna Duncan
1978
TV
Platform 7
as Melissa
2023
Movie
A Boy Called Dad
as Leanne
2009
TV
By Any Means
as Kimberley Brooks
2013
Movie
The Pebble and the Boy
as Nicki
2021
TV
The Royal
as Polly Crunshank
2003
TV
The Mill
as Miriam Catterall
2013
Movie
Clay
as Maria
2008
TV
The Crash
as Kate Harper
2013
Movie
The Illustrated Mum
as Tasha
2003
TV
Truckers
as Suzy
2013