# Sabrina Lloyd

Sabrina Lloyd (born November 20, 1970) is a retired American film and television actress. She is known for portraying Wade Welles in the science fiction series Sliders, Natalie Hurley in the ABC sitcom Sports Night and Kelly in Father Hood (1993).

## Early life

Sabrina Lloyd is the daughter of Judy Lloyd, who managed a title insurance company in Lake Mary, Florida. At age 12, she began her acting career in the role of Pepper in a Mount Dora production of Annie.
When she was in the 10th grade she participated in a student exchange program that allowed her to spend a year in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She graduated from Lake Mary High School in 1989.

## Career

Lloyd moved to New York when she was 18 to pursue a film career. Her earliest work there was in industrial training films and TV commercials, including one for Eastpak backpacks. She made a guest appearance on an episode of Law & Order called "Intolerance". She signed with a new talent agent and started getting more roles in TV and film.
Her first important role in feature films was in Chain of Desire, and this was followed by her first starring role in Father Hood with Patrick Swayze. She appeared in the 1993 music video for the song "Iris" by The Breeders. Lloyd also made appearances on television, starring in the TV movies The Coming Out of Heidi Leiter, an episode of Lifestories: Families in Crisis and Love Off Limits.
In 1995, Lloyd played Wade Welles, one of the original four characters in the sci-fi TV show Sliders.$^{:981}$ In 1997, the show was picked up by the Sci Fi Channel, but Lloyd's contract was not renewed. She quickly landed a co-starring role as senior associate producer Natalie Hurley in the ABC sitcom Sports Night.$^{:1006}$
In 2005, she starred as Terry Lake on the television show Numb3rs, but she left after the first season. Her contract had an option to leave after the first season, and she chose to do so. Lloyd wanted to return to New York. In 2008, Lloyd was the lead actress in the independent film Universal Signs.

## Personal life

Outside of her acting career, she is an artist and has explored various media such as writing, painting and pottery. She has two cats named Lucy and Theodore and was a vegetarian for six years during the 1990s. In 2010, Lloyd studied creative writing at Columbia University.
In April 1997, Lloyd married Ross Smith. They lived in Uganda for two years (2009–2010), and adopted a little girl while living there. They moved to Italy and lived in Rome for four years, where they had a son, and subsequently relocated to Vancouver Island. Lloyd is retired from acting.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Chain of Desire | Melissa | |
| 1992 | That Night | Jeanette | |
| 1993 | Father Hood | Kelly Charles | |
| 2001 | On Edge | Becky Brooks | |
| 2001 | Wanderlust | Amanda | |
| 2003 | Dopamine | Sarah McCaulley | |
| 2004 | Something for Henry | Anna | Short |
| 2004 | The Breakup Artist | Kara | |
| 2005 | The Girl from Monday | Cecile | |
| 2005 | Charlie's Party | Sarah | |
| 2006 | The Last Request | Cathy | |
| 2007 | Racing Daylight | Vicky Palmer / Helly | |
| 2008 | Universal Signs | Mary | |
| 2010 | Hello Lonesome | Debbie | |
| 2013 | The Pretty One | Edith | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Superboy | Betsy | "Bringing Down the House" |
| 1989 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Molly | "Shortcuts" |
| 1992 | Law & Order | Kate 'Katie' Silver | "Intolerance" |
| 1993 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Sarah Thompson | "Love Off Limits" |
| 1994 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Heidi Leiter | "More Than Friends: The Coming Out of Heidi Leiter" |
| 1995–99 | Sliders | Wade Welles | Main role |
| 1998–2000 | Sports Night | Natalie Hurley | Main role |
| 2000 | Madigan Men | Wendy Lipton | Main role |
| 2002 | Couples | Annie | TV film |
| 2003 | Ed | Frankie Hector | Recurring role |
| 2004 | My Sexiest Mistake | Amy | TV film |
| 2004 | DeMarco Affairs | Jessica DeMarco | TV film |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Terry Lake | Main role (1st season only) |
| 2008 | Wainy Days | Molly | "Molly" |