- Sophia Myles
Infobox actor
name = Sophia Myles
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caption = Sophia Myles atBerlinale , 2007
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|03|18|df=yes
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birthplace =London ,England
baftaawards = Best Scottish Actress
2007 "Hallam Foe"Sophia Myles (pronEng|sə'fаɪə, [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."] born18 March 1980 ) is an English film and television actress.Biography
Family and early life
Myles was born in
London , the daughter of Jane, who works in educational publishing, and Peter Myles, anAnglican vicar inIsleworth ,West London . [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-106434331.html 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... ] ] Her maternal grandmother was Russian.cite news|last=Husband|first=Stuart|coauthors=|title=Curtain call for Miss Myles|pages=|publisher=Guardian Unlimited|date=2007-08-05 |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,2140149,00.html|accessdate=2007-08-05] She grew up inNotting Hill , where her father worked at the church ofSt. George the Martyr , and attendedFox Primary School . At the age of eleven, Myles moved with her family to Isleworth. Following success at herA-levels , she had been planning to accept a conditional place to studyphilosophy at Cambridge, but chose to pursue an acting career after being spotted byJulian Fellowes in a school play.Career
Since 1996, Myles has appeared in a number of both American and English 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 "" (in a brief flashback scene). In 2004, she played the schoolgirl lead in the thriller "Out of Bounds" and she also playedLady Penelope in the "Thunderbirds ". In 2006, Myles co-starred with actorJames 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 English actorMax 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 playedLucy Westenra alongsideMarc Warren ,David Suchet andDan Stevens . As of 2007, she filmed "Outlander" withJames Caviezel andJack Huston , played the role of Freya. [ [http://movies.aol.com/movie/outlander/27654/main Outlander - Moviefone ] ]She was cast in the CBS supernatural television drama, "Moonlight", in June 2007 replacing
Shannon Lucio . [cite news|last = Andreeva|first = Nellie|url = http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070627/tv_nm/myles_dc;_ylt=AtB584Ednynw6kv9YKDYg35pMhkF|title = Vampire gets new lover in CBS drama|date =2007-06-27 |publisher =The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate = 2007-06-27] 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 , 34 years her senior, whom she met while working on "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby". From 2005 to 2007 she dated actorDavid Tennant , with whom she had acted in "Foyle's War " and a "Doctor Who " episode. [cite news |first=Marianne |last=Macdonald |title=Myles above the clouds |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2006/04/09/stsophie09.xml |work=Daily Telegraph |date=2006-04-09 |accessdate=2007-02-12 ] [cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Dr Who's David Tennant 'dumps' Sophia Myles, ending their two-year romance|pages=|publisher=The Sunday Mail|date=2007-08-05 |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=486226&in_page_id=1773|accessdate=2007-10-07] As of 2005 she resided inGreen Park , London. [cite news|url=http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=348643&in_page_id=1773|title=Why Charles Dance thinks Lady Penelope is just FAB|last=Clemmie|first=Moodie|date=2005-05-14 |work=Daily Mail |accessdate=2008-04-10] She was rumoured to be datingSnow Patrol bassist Paul Wilson. [cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=US Switch Was Right Move, Says David Tennant's Ex-Girlfriend Sophia Myles|pages=|publisher=The Sunday Mail|date=2008-02-24 |url=http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2008/02/24/sophia-l-a-is-myles-better-78057-20329419/] . On The September 8th episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Sophia stated she was single.Fact|date=October 2008Filmography
References
External links
*imdb name|id=0617009|name=Sophia Myles
* [http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/tristan2.php Interview, 1/13/06, DarkHorizons]
* [http://www.sophiamyles.org/articles.php Collection of interviews with Myles, from "Absolutely Sophia Myles"]
* [http://www.daemonstv.com/2008/01/22/interview-sophia-myles-moonlight-cbs/ Sophia Myles Interview] at [http://www.daemonstv.com DaemonsTV.com]
* [http://www.sophiamyles.co.uk/contact_sophia.html Contact information for Sophia Myles]
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