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 Passey graduated from the Bridge Drama School in London. Passey first started her career in the BBC documentary film The Last Flight to Kuwait in 2007 opposite Freddie Stroma. Later in 2011, she starred in the British drama film, A Landscape of Lies, as well as the 2012 film Saint Dracula 3D. In 2014, Passey appeared in The Smoke, which was released on 20 October 2014.
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. 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. Katie Archer of BT described Sienna as appearing "sweet and innocent", but "on the inside, things are far uglier." MSN.com labeled the character a "barmaid [turned] psychopath". 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. For her role as Sienna, Passey won the Villain of the Year award at the 2014 British Soap Awards. She was nominated for Most Popular Newcomer at the 2014 National Television Awards, later receiving numerous nominations in the Serial Drama Performance category. Then in 2017 and 2018, she was nominated for Best Actress at the British Soap Awards. In 2019, alongside her role in Hollyoaks, Passey appeared in the Netflix series Free Rein, in the recurring role of Felicite.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2009 Keys The woman Short film 2011 A Landscape of Lies Sergeant EganFilm 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 Year Organisation Award Work Result 2013 Inside Soap Awards Best Bitch Hollyoaks Best Newcomer 2014 National Television Awards Most Popular Newcomer British Soap Awards Villain of the Year Inside Soap Awards Best Bitch 2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Girl TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actress 2016 Digital Spy Soap Awards Best Actress 2017 British Soap Awards Best Actress TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actress I Talk Telly Awards Best Soap Performance RTS North West Awards Best Performance in a Continuing Drama 2018 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance British Soap Awards Best Actress Inside Soap Awards Best Shock Twist St. Tropez Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Landscape of Lies - Directors Cut 2020 Inside Soap Awards Feel-Good Moment Hollyoaks Radio Times Soap Awards Best Actress 2021 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Inside Soap Awards Best Actress The Version Soap Awards Best Couple 2022 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership(with Kieron Richardson) Inside Soap Awards Best Double Act(with Kieron Richardson) 2023 British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer 2025 Inside Soap Awards Best Family
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