Saffron Coomber

Saffron Coomber
Born	Saffron Marni Coomber 15 November 1994
Nationality	British
Education	Blackheath High School[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present

Saffron Marni Coomber (born 15 November 1994) is an English actress, best known for her role as Sapphire Fox in Tracy Beaker Returns.

Early and personal life

Coomber attended Blackheath High School and Theatre Street Performing Arts.^[1][2] She has one sister named Saskia.

Career

In 2003, Coomber voiced the video game EyeToy: Play. In 2008, Coomber starred in the television movie adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's Dustbin Baby as Cathy.^[3] She then played Molly in three-part children's drama Runaway in 2009.^[4][5][6] Also in 2009, she appeared in an episode of The Bill and an episode of Doctors.^[7][8] From 2010 to 2012, Coomber played the role of Sapphire Fox in Tracy Beaker Returns.^[9][10] She also played Sapphire in two spin-off series, Tracy Beaker Survival Files and The Dumping Ground Dish Up.^[11][12] Coomber appeared in an episode of Holby City in 2012 playing Lauren Earnshaw.^[13] She played the role of Alexa Smith for 7 episodes in EastEnders between 2012 and 2013.^[14][15] In 2013, she played a Box Office Girl in Youngers. In 2015, Coomber appeared in 3 episodes of Cuffs as Bethany Hawkins.^{[16][17][18][19][20][21]} Coomber appeared in 2 short roles, Electricity as Rachel in 2014 and in Mingmong as Annalise in 2015.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	EyeToy: Play	Additional Voices	Video Game
2008	Dustbin Baby	Cathy	TV Movie
2009	Runaway	Molly	3 episodes
	The Bill	Rebecca Evans	1 episode
	Doctors	Asha Bass	1 episode
2010-12	Tracy Beaker Returns	Sapphire Fox	Regular Role
2011	Tracy Beaker Survival Files		11 episodes
2012	Holby City	Lauren Earnshaw	1 episode
2012-13	EastEnders	Alexa Smith	7 episodes
2013	Youngers	Box Office Girl	1 episode
2014	Electricity	Rachel	Short
2015	Mingmong	Annalise	Short
	Cuffs	Bethany Hawkins	3 episodes
	The Dumping Ground Dish Up	Sapphire Fox	Main Role

References

1. "Blackheath High School A Level Students Have Stars In Their Eyes". Girls' Day School Trust. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
2. "About Us". Theatre Street Performing Arts. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
3. "Dustbin Baby". CBBC. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
4. "Runaway - Episode 1". CBBC. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
5. "Runaway - Episode 2". CBBC. 26 March 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
6. "Runaway - Episode 3". CBBC. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
7. "The Bill Series 25 - 34. Down South". Radio Times. 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
8. "Doctors - Guidance". BBC. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
9. "Tracy Beaker Returns". ScreenTerrier. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
10. "Tracy Beaker Returns - Meet the new characters". ScreenTerrier. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
11. "Dumping Ground Dish Up Series 1 - 1. Sapphire's Stir Fry". Radio Times. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
12. "The Dumping Grouns Dish Up - Sapphire's Stir Fry". CBBC. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
13. "Holby City - To Absent Friends". BBC. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
14. "EastEnders 02/10/2012". BBC. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
15. "EastEnders 07/03/2013". BBC. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
16. "Cuffs - Episode 4". BBC. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
17. "Cuffs - Episode 5". BBC. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
18. "Cuffs - Episode 7". BBC. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
19. "Cuffs Series 1 - Episode 4". Radio Times. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
20. "Cuffs Series 1 - Episode 5". Radio Times. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
21. "Cuffs Series 1 - Episode 7". Radio Times. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

External links

• Saffron Coomber at the Internet Movie Database