Anna Passey

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Anna Passey
Anna Passey at the 2015 British Academy Television Awards.jpg
Passey in 2015
Born (1984-08-28) 28 August 1984 (age 40)
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2007–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.

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Career

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009KeysThe womanShort film
2011 A Landscape of Lies Sergeant EganFilm
2012Saint Dracula 3DCeleberant
2012–present Hollyoaks Sienna Blake Series regular
2014 The Smoke SashaFilm
2019 Free Rein FeliciteRecurring role

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationAwardWorkResultRef.
2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Bitch Hollyoaks Nominated [19]
Best NewcomerNominated
2014 National Television Awards Most Popular NewcomerShortlisted [20]
British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Won [14]
Inside Soap AwardsBest BitchNominated [21]
2015Inside Soap AwardsBest Bad GirlNominated [22]
TV Choice Awards Best Soap ActressLonglisted [23]
2016 Digital Spy Soap Awards Best ActressNominated [24]
2017 British Soap Awards Best Actress Shortlisted [17]
TV Choice AwardsBest Soap ActressNominated [25]
I Talk Telly AwardsBest Soap PerformanceWon
RTS North West AwardsBest Performance in a Continuing DramaNominated [26]
2018 National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceLonglisted [27]
British Soap Awards Best ActressShortlisted [28]
Inside Soap AwardsBest Shock TwistNominated [29]
St. Tropez Film FestivalBest Supporting ActressLandscape of Lies - Directors CutWon
2020Inside Soap AwardsFeel-Good MomentHollyoaksNominated [30]
Radio Times Soap Awards Best ActressNominated [31]
2021National Television AwardsSerial Drama PerformanceLonglisted [32]
Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressNominated [33]
The Version Soap AwardsBest CoupleNominated [34]
2022 National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceLonglisted [35]
British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership
(with Kieron Richardson)		Nominated [36]
Inside Soap AwardsBest Double Act
(with Kieron Richardson)		Won
2023 British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer Longlisted [37]
2025Inside Soap AwardsBest FamilyLonglisted [38]

References

  1. ↑ "Hollyoaks actress Anna Passey heads home to open new Uttoxeter shop". Burton Mail. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Sarkisian, Jacob (16 April 2023). "Hollyoaks star Anna Passey opens up over sharing hobby with partner Kyle Pryor". Digital Spy . Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "'Last Flight to Kuwait – the Secret of BA Flight 149'". University of the Arts London. 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ex-hostages demand UK inquiry". BBC. 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Saint Dracula 3D". Houston Press. 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (26 October 2012). "'Hollyoaks': Cindy's daughter Holly returning to soap". Digital Spy . (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  9. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel. "Exclusive: 'Hollyoaks' Dodger Savage to discover twin sister". Digital Spy . (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Archer, Katie (18 August 2013). "Hollyoaks' Sienna Blake - exclusive soap chat". bt.com. (BT Group). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Anna Passey: Sienna couldn't kill". MSN . (Microsoft). 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Passey: Fans rooting for Sienna now". Yahoo! . 3 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  14. 1 2 Dainty, Sophie (25 May 2014). "Hollyoaks wins top prize at British Soap Awards". Digital Spy . (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Anna Passey who plays Sienna Blake of Hollyoaks nominated at National TV Awards". Uttoxeter Post and Times. 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "National Television Awards 2014: full list of winners". The Daily Telegraph . (Telegraph Media Group). 22 January 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  17. 1 2 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.
  18. ↑ "Anna Passey films Free Rein cameo". Female First. 12 July 2019.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ "National Television Awards 2014 voting opens: The full longlist". Digital Spy. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ "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.
  23. ↑ Denham, Jess (19 May 2015). "TV Choice Awards 2015 nominations: Poldark and Broadchurch head up longlist". The Independent . Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  24. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ "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.
  26. ↑ "Regional Awards - North West 2017". Royal Television Society. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  27. ↑ "vote-national-television-awards-ntas-2018-longlist-now-open". celebmix.com. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
    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.
  28. ↑ "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.
  29. ↑ "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.
  30. ↑ "Inside Soap Awards announce full shortlist for 2020 event". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  31. ↑ Daly, Helen (8 June 2020). "RadioTimes.com Soap Awards 2020 - Full list of winners". Radio Times . Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  32. ↑ 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.
  33. ↑ 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.
  34. ↑ "Vote in The Version 2021 Soap Awards with Humax". theversion.co. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021.
  35. ↑ "National Television Awards 2022: Full list of nominees and how to vote". London Evening Standard . 24 May 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  36. ↑ Warner, Sam (10 May 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 announces full nominations shortlist". Digital Spy . (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  37. ↑ Cormack, Morgan (11 April 2023). "British Soap Awards 2023 longlist: EastEnders' Ravi vs Corrie's Stephen". Radio Times . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  38. ↑ "Inside Soap Awards 2025 – The Nominees in full". mediamole.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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