Sophia Myles

Birth Name:

Sophia Jane Myles

Birth Place:

London, England

Profession

Actress

Won a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actress for "Mister Foe" in 2007
Had planned to study Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, but instead decided to pursue a full-time acting career
First appeared in a school performance of "Teachers," where screenwriter Julian Fellowes saw her and offered her a part in his adaptation of Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper․"
Took her first drama class at the age of 16 because she had a crush on the teacher
Quote: "(On deciding not to go to Cambridge): "I can either go and sit in a classroom and study Jane Austen or Harold Pinter plays, or I can make 'Mansfield Park' and work with Harold Pinter, and be paid to do it, and be in the cinema․""
Quote: "(On her year spent backpacking across Southeast Asia): "It was really interesting to get a perspective on my life without it being about career or relationships or any of the external material things․ Taking it back to basics grounds you․""
Best known for her role as Erika in the "Underworld" series and as Freya in "Outlander․"
Portrayed Madame de Pompadour in the "Doctor Who" episode "The Girl in the Fireplace" in 2006

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