Sasha Valentine Sasha Valentine Sasha Valentine is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, "Hollyoaks", played by Nathalie Emmanuel. Sasha first appeared on-screen on 17 July 2006 as part of the newly introduced Valentine family. Sasha has been at the center of many high-profile storylines including experimenting with recreational drugs, a heroin addiction and a subsequent overdose, prostitution, a victim of a series of violent attacks, portraying a gangster's moll and binge drinking. In March 2010, Paul Marquess announced that 11 characters are to depart the show which included Sasha. Although it was initially reported Emmanuel was axed, Ricky
Valentine Pelka opera "Family Affairs" as Simon Thornton. His sister, Kazia, was also a leading player in "Family Affairs"; however, that was after Valentine had appeared in the soap opera. Of the feature films in which Valentine has performed, the best-known was Roman Polanski's 2002 film "The Pianist". His supporting comedic role in "Under the Tuscan Sun" was performed mute. He returned to stage work in 2013 when he reprised his role as John Lennon in Sandy Marshall's biopic "And in the End" at the Jeremy Street Theatre in London. Also in 1999, he had a guest starring role in "" as