Sophia Myles Biography
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Sophia Myles
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| Sophia Myles | |
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 Sophia Myles at Berlinale, 2007 |
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| Born | Sophia Jane Myles 18 March 1980 London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Sophia Jane Myles1 (pronounced /səˈfаɪə/;2 born 18 March 1980) is an English film and television actress.
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Early life
Myles was born in London. She is the daughter of Jane, who works in educational publishing, and Peter Myles, a retired Anglican vicar in Isleworth, West London.3 Her maternal grandmother was Russian.4 She grew up in Notting Hill, where her father served at the church of St. George the Martyr, and she attended Fox Primary School. At the age of eleven, Myles moved with her family to Isleworth and attended The Green School. Following success at her A-levels, she had been planning to accept a conditional place to study philosophy at Cambridge, but chose to pursue an acting career after being spotted by Julian Fellowes in a school play.4
Career
Since 1996, Myles has appeared in a number of both American and British films and television productions. In 2001, she got a small role as Johnny Depp's wife, Victoria Abberline, in the thriller film From Hell. She had a supporting role in the 2003 film Underworld and in sequel Underworld: Evolution (in a brief flashback scene). In 2003, she played the schoolgirl lead in the thriller Out of Bounds and she also played Lady Penelope in the Thunderbirds. In 2006, Myles co-starred with actor James Franco in the romantic drama Tristan + Isolde, playing the role of Isolde.
Myles appeared as Madame de Pompadour in a 2006 episode of Doctor Who, "The Girl in the Fireplace". She co-starred opposite Max Minghella, playing his love interest in 2006's quirky comedy Art School Confidential. Also in 2006, Myles appeared in a BBC TV adaptation of Dracula; she played Lucy Westenra alongside Marc Warren, David Suchet and Dan Stevens. As of 2007, she filmed Outlander with James Caviezel and Jack Huston, played the role of Freya.5
She was cast in the CBS supernatural television drama, Moonlight as Beth Turner which is ironic since she was a Vampire in the Underworld movie. She has received Best Actress in 2007 for her role in Hallam Foe from the British Independent Film Award committee as well as the BAFTA Scotland Award. Her series, Moonlight, won for Best New Drama in the 2007 People's Choice Awards.
Personal life
Myles was in a relationship with actor Charles Dance, who is 34 years her senior, whom she met while working on The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.4 From 2005 to 2007 she dated Scottish actor David Tennant, with whom she had acted in Foyle's War and a Doctor Who episode.67
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | The Prince & the Pauper | Lady Jane Grey | |
| 1998 | Big Women | Saffron | |
| 1999 | Mansfield Park | Susan Price | |
| Guest House Paradiso | Saucy Wood Nymph | Appeared in dream sequence briefly | |
| Oliver Twist | Agnes Fleming | Television mini-series | |
| 2001 | From Hell | Victoria Abberline | |
| The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Kate Nickleby | Television movie | |
| Heartbeat: "No Hiding Place" | Heather Conway | Television Role, Season 11, Episode 10 | |
| 2002 | The Abduction Club | Anne Kennedy | |
| Foyle's War: "A Lesson in Murder" | Susan Gascoigne | Television role | |
| Music video for Bush "Inflatable" | |||
| 2003 | Underworld | Erika | |
| Coming Up | Nina | Television Season 1 Episode 6 | |
| Music video for Ronan Keating "Love Won't Work (If We Don't Try)" | |||
| Out of Bounds | Louise Thompson | ||
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | Lady Penelope | |
| 2005 | Colditz | Lizzie Carter | Television role |
| 2006 | Tristan & Isolde | Isolde | |
| Underworld: Evolution | Erika | Flashback scene | |
| Art School Confidential | Audrey | ||
| Dracula | Lady Holmwood/Lucy Westenra | Television role | |
| Doctor Who: "The Girl in the Fireplace" | Madame de Pompadour | Television role | |
| Extras | Herself | Television role | |
| Covert One: The Hades Factor | Sophie Amsden | Television role | |
| Marple : Sleeping Murder | Gwenda Halliday | Television role | |
| 2007 | Hallam Foe | Kate Breck | Numerous wins and nominations |
| Moonlight | Beth Turner | Television role | |
| 2008 | Outlander | Freya |
References and notes
- ^ Ancestry.co.uk — birth registration details
- ^ Sophia says her own name at the start of the video commentary for "The Girl in the Fireplace" in the DVD collection Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series.
- ^ Myles ahead; Sophia Myles beat Sophie Dahl and Rosamund Pike to the coveted role of Lady Penelope in next year's 'Thunderbirds'. Now she's about to star in Hollywood's vampire tale 'Underworld'. Not bad for a vicar's daughter from Isleworth, says Emi...
- ^ a b c Husband, Stuart (2007-08-05). "Curtain call for Miss Myles". Guardian Unlimited. http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,2140149,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- ^ Outlander - Moviefone
- ^ Macdonald, Marianne (2006-04-09). "Myles above the clouds". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2006/04/09/stsophie09.xml. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ^ "Dr Who's David Tennant 'dumps' Sophia Myles, ending their two-year romance". The Sunday Mail. 2007-08-05. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=486226&in_page_id=1773. Retrieved 2007-10-07.