She is the only child of Cliff, a housing officer, and Leigh Parkinson, a former social worker. She was a pupil at Walkden High School, Worsley, Nr Salford, Manchester. She passed her studies. Her character left the show on 30th December 2011 when her and Sophie's wedding ends in tatters. Sacha began her acting career in 2003 with the 2003 Channel 4 adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's The Illustrated Mum. She then made guest appearances in The Royal, The Street and The Bill before joining CBBC's Grange Hill in 2007, in which Sacha played schoolgirl Anna Duncan for six episodes. Sacha appeared in minor guest roles such as: Waterloo Road, Doctors, Survivors and Shameless between the years 2007 and 2008, as well as drama Clay starring Imelda Staunton. In 2009 she was cast as Natasha in the Red Union Films Awaydays and played the role of Leanne in A Boy Called Dad a Made Up North Productions which was released in March 2010.
A Boy Called Dad
(Leanne)
Fright Night 2: New Blood
(Amy Peterson)
Emily
(Ellen Nussey)
Clay
(Maria)
Apostasy
(Luisa)
The Illustrated Mum
(Tasha)
Awaydays
(Natasha)
The Pebble and the Boy
(Nicki)
The Driver
(Katie McKee)
My Mad Fat Diary
(Stacey)
The Mill
(Miriam Catterall)
Grange Hill
(Anna Duncan)
The Royal
(Polly Crunshank)
Truckers
(Suzy)
Survivors
(Kate)
Casualty
(Laura Bellamy)
By Any Means
(Kimberley Brooks)
Mr Selfridge
(Connie Hawkins)
The Crash
(Kate Harper)
Safe House
(Dani Delaney)
Platform 7
(Melissa)