Sabrina Lloyd

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Sabrina Anne Lloyd
Born
OccupationActress
Years active1988–2013
Spouse
Ross Smith
(m. 1997)
[1]
Children2

Sabrina Anne Lloyd is an American retired film and television actress. She is known for portraying Wade Welles in the science fiction series Sliders , Natalie Hurley in the ABC sitcom Sports Night and Kelly in Father Hood (1993).

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Early life

Sabrina Lloyd is the daughter of Judy Lloyd, who managed a title insurance company in Lake Mary. At age 12, she began her acting career in the role of Pepper [2] in a Mount Dora production of Annie .

When she was in the 10th grade she participated in a student exchange program that allowed her to spend a year in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [3] She graduated from Lake Mary High School in 1989. [2]

Career

Lloyd moved to New York when she was 18 to pursue a film career. Her earliest work there was in industrial training films and TV commercials, including one for Eastpak backpacks. [3] She made a guest appearance on an episode of Law & Order called "Intolerance". She signed with a new talent agent and started getting more roles in TV and film.

Her first important role in feature films was in Chain of Desire, and this was followed by her first starring role in Father Hood with Patrick Swayze. [3] She appeared in the 1993 music video for the song "Iris" by The Breeders. Lloyd also made appearances on television, starring in the TV movies The Coming Out of Heidi Leiter, an episode of Lifestories: Families in Crisis and Love Off Limits.

In 1995, Lloyd played Wade Welles, one of the original four characters in the sci-fi TV show Sliders . [4] :981 In 1997, the show was picked up by the Sci Fi Channel, but Lloyd's contract was not renewed. [5] She quickly landed a co-starring role as senior associate producer Natalie Hurley in the ABC sitcom Sports Night . [4] :1006

In 2005, she starred as Terry Lake on the television show Numb3rs , [4] but she left after the first season. In 2008, Lloyd was the lead actress in the independent film Universal Signs .

Personal life

Outside of her acting career, she is an artist and has explored various mediums such as writing, painting and pottery. She has two cats named Lucy and Theodore and was a vegetarian for six years during the 1990s. [1] [6] In 2010, Lloyd studied creative writing at Columbia University. [7]

In April 1997, Lloyd married Ross Smith. [1] They lived in Uganda for two years (2009–2010), and adopted a little girl while living there. They moved to Italy and lived in Rome for four years, where they had a son, and subsequently relocated to Vancouver Island. Lloyd is retired from acting. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Chain of Desire Melissa
1992 That Night Jeanette
1993 Father Hood Kelly Charles
2001On EdgeBecky Brooks
2001WanderlustAmanda
2003 Dopamine Sarah McCaulley
2004Something for HenryAnnaShort
2004The Breakup ArtistKara
2005 The Girl from Monday Cecile
2005Charlie's PartySarah
2006The Last RequestCathy
2007Racing DaylightVicky Palmer / Helly
2008 Universal Signs Mary
2010 Hello Lonesome Debbie
2013 The Pretty One Edith

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Superboy Betsy"Bringing Down the House"
1989 The New Leave It to Beaver Molly"Shortcuts"
1992 Law & Order Kate 'Katie' Silver"Intolerance"
1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special Sarah Thompson"Love Off Limits"
1994 Lifestories: Families in Crisis Heidi Leiter"More Than Friends: The Coming Out of Heidi Leiter"
1995–99 Sliders Wade WellesMain role
1998–2000 Sports Night Natalie HurleyMain role
2000 Madigan Men Wendy LiptonMain role
2002CouplesAnnieTV film
2003 Ed Frankie HectorRecurring role
2004My Sexiest MistakeAmyTV film
2004DeMarco AffairsJessica DeMarcoTV film
2005 Numb3rs Terry LakeMain role (1st season only)
2008 Wainy Days Molly"Molly"

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