Sasha Jackson

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Sasha Jackson
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Years active2003–present

Sasha Jackson is a British actress from Windsor, Berkshire.

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Career

Jackson played the roles of Olivia in Jarhead 3: The Siege , Laura Kidwell in Desolate Road, Jett in Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader and Amy in The Formula. [1] [2] Her further acting credits on American and British television include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Eva Byron, One Tree Hil as Kylie in Season 7 and also in Season 9; as a British caricature of Malin Ackerman in Childrens Hospital and as American gold-digger April in 'Til Death with Brad Garrett, in Rita Rocks , episode 5 of Fuller House as Shannon and in British productions Star and This Morning . Jackson also made a cameo appearance in the pilot episode of Happy Endings .

Feature film roles include the lead in the direct-to-DVD production Blue Crush 2 as American teenager Dana. She appeared in the UK television miniseries Dorothy and the Witches of Oz as Ilsa Lang/Princess Langwidere. [3] and played the lead in the direct-to-video Everything To Dance For. [4] She also appeared in Lawrence Pearce's Night Junkies.

She also played AJ on an online series called KickAssKandy where she played a martial arts trained super agent who fought against evil henchmen. Her fighting style and personality made her a fan favorite.

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References

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  2. Brown, Aly. "IC filmmakers bring Hollywood to town to make The Formula". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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