Martine McCutcheon is a British pop singer and actress. Born Martine Kimberley Sherri Ponting in London in 1976, she endured a difficult upbringing due to an abusive father; as a result, she and her young mother spent much of her early life in hiding. She secured a place at the Italia Conti Stage School after receiving sponsorship from a local church trust. Her first acting role was in an advertisement for Kool-Aid when she was 12. She won other bit parts on British television over the next few years, and appeared as a fairy in the video for Enya's single "Caribbean Blue." At ...