Saffron Coomber

Saffron Marni Coomber (born 15 November 1994) is an English actress, best known for her role as Sapphire Fox in ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' from 2010 to 2012. She also portrayed Alexa Smith in ''EastEnders'' from 2012 to 2013.

Early and personal life

Coomber was born on 15 November 1994 in Greenwich, London, to an English father and mother of Jamaican descent. She attended Blackheath High School and Theatre Street Performing Arts. She has a sister named Saskia, who is also an actress. Coomber also trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

Television

In 2003, Coomber provided the voice for the PlayStation 2 video game, '' EyeToy: Play''. She began her acting career in 2008 when she starred in the television movie adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's ''Dustbin Baby'' as Cathy. She also played Molly in three-part children's drama '' Runaway'' in 2009, as well as guest roles in ''The Bill'' and ''Doctors''.

In 2010, Coomber began playing the role of Sapphire Fox in the CBBC children's television series ''Tracy Beaker Returns''. Sapphire was introduced as the care homes' eldest resident in the first series and was interested in art. Her character also often acted as a sister figure to many of the other residents. In the third series, Sapphire's storylines revolved around her moving out of The Dumping Ground and into her own flat, she made her final appearance in the last episode of ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' in 2012. She also appeared in the spin-off series, ''Tracy Beaker Survival Files''. Coomber reprised her role of Sapphire in 2015 for the spin-off cooking series ''The Dumping Ground Dish Up''.

In 2012, Coomber appeared in an episode of ''Holby City'' as Lauren Earnshaw, before joining the cast of ''EastEnders'' as Alexa Smith, an old friend of Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) who Lola named her daughter Lexi after. Alexa and Lola were in care together and Alexa initially appears to rekindle her friendship with Lola, however soon changes her mind as she believes Lola and her friend Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald are stuck up, starting a fight with them, which Alexa records and results in Lola's daughter being taken away by social services, however she later returns to and gives Lola a place to stay when she runs away with her daughter. In 2013, she played a Box Office Girl in ''Youngers''. In 2014, Coomber played Rachel in the short film ''Electricity''. In 2015, Coomber appeared in 3 episodes of '' Cuffs'' as Bethany Hawkins.

In 2020, Coomber made guest roles in the television series' ''Flack'', ''Deceived'', and ''Strike''.

Theatre

In 2019, Coomber starred as Emilia in the play of the same name, alongside Adelle Leonce and fellow ''EastEnders'' co-star Clare Perkins, who played older versions of the character. Coomber's other stage credits include ''Sonnet Sunday'' and ''A New and Better You''.

Filmography

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1994 births
Living people
English film actresses
English television actresses
English child actresses
21st-century English actresses
People educated at Blackheath High School