Sacha Louise Parkinson was born on 11 March 1992 and is an English actress, known for her role as Sian Powers on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
15 Facts About Sacha Parkinson
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On 22 February 2018, Parkinson said that she has endometriosis.
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The condition led to Sacha Parkinson having an operation in April 2017 to remove endometrial cysts from her ovaries along with other endometriosis tissue from surrounding areas.
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In one of her earliest roles, Sacha Parkinson was cast in Always and Everyone.
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Sacha Parkinson later made guest appearances in The Royal, The Street and The Bill before joining CBBC's Grange Hill in 2007, in which Parkinson played schoolgirl Anna Duncan for six episodes.
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Sacha Parkinson appeared in minor guest roles in Waterloo Road, Doctors, Survivors and Shameless between 2007 and 2008, as well as the acclaimed drama Clay starring Imelda Staunton.
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On 15 December 2008, it was announced Sacha Parkinson was to join British soap opera Coronation Street, where she would play Sian Powers.
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Sacha Parkinson first appeared on screen as Sian on 26 January 2009, as a friend of established character Sophie Webster, played by actress Brooke Vincent.
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Sacha Parkinson made the decision to leave the soap, filming her last scenes on 18 November 2011.
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Sacha Parkinson cited a wish to work on projects and not wanting to outstay her welcome on the show as her reasons for leaving.
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On 18 August 2012 Sacha Parkinson appeared as a guest star on series 27 of the BBC medical drama Casualty.
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Sacha Parkinson placed 63rd on the 2012 AfterEllen Hot 100 List.
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In 2013 Sacha Parkinson appeared in Channel 4's four-part drama The Mill, portraying the role of Miriam Catterall.
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Sacha Parkinson appeared in the E4 series My Mad Fat Diary as archetypal "mean girl" Stacey.
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In February 2016 it was confirmed that Sacha Parkinson was joining the cast of ITV drama Safe House for its second series.