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Sophie Simpson
Home and Away character
David Simpson
DaughtersTamara Simpson

Sophie Dean (also Simpson) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Rebekah Elmaloglou. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 23 January 1990 and appeared as a regular until 1993. Elmaloglou returned to filming when Sophie made subsequent guest appearances in 2002, 2003 and 2005.

Casting

In 1991, Elmaloglou was forced to take a two-week break from filming due to exhaustion.

Kate Richie) wedding,[5] and in 2005 for Alf Stewart's (Ray Meagher) sixtieth birthday party.[6]

Storylines

Sophie's mother died when she was young and was in and out of foster homes until her father

Al (Terence Donovan
) showed up and offered her a place with him. At this time Sophie was an accomplished shoplifter and con artist.

Sophie arrives in Summer Bay with her father Al and continues her shoplifting ways but realises Al is only interested in her, as she is able to get him money. Al is later arrested for the murder of Shane Wilson, whom he killed eight years prior and Sophie then is fostered by

Pippa Fletcher (Vanessa Downing). Sophie becomes fast friends with Tom and Pippa's adoptive daughter Sally (Kate Ritchie). Pippa discovers that Sophie is illiterate and the family help her catch up with her education and receives extra help from newly arrived schoolteacher Grant Mitchell (Craig McLachlan
).

When orphaned teens Blake and

Karen Dean (Belinda Jarrett) arrive in Summer Bay, Sophie quickly befriends them and takes a shine to Blake and they begin dating. Their relationship comes to a halt after Sophie kisses Haydn Ross (Andrew Hill
) sparking ill-feeling between Haydn and Blake.

Sophie finds herself involved in mind-games when Pippa and her new husband

Tracey Turner
(Tania Martin) who takes an instant dislike to Sophie. This culminates in a vicious fight in their bedroom and Tracey is sent to live with another family

After Sophie's relationship with Haydn fizzles out and she soon turns her attentions to

Coral King (Jessica Noad) for a while. David is killed in a car accident caused by Karen. When Sophie returns from Coral's she is heartbroken to learn David is dead and is shocked to learn she is pregnant with his child. Simon Fitzgerald
(Richard Norton) agrees to pretend the child is his at first but Sophie tells him not to. She is unsure if she wants to keep the baby and considering adoption. Sophie goes into labour and Pippa and Michael are on hand to support her and she gives birth to a baby girl, who she names Tamara (Emily & Chloe Hutton).

Sophie takes a job at an office to support Tamara but finds herself fighting off the unwanted advances of her boss Colin Smithers (Frank Garfield) who kisses her one day. Sophie avoids Smithers by not going into work the following day prompting concern from Pippa. Sophie tells her of Smithers' behaviour and Pippa supports her in confronting him. Shortly after, Sophie becomes infatuated with

Perth
with her and Sophie accepts.

Sophie returns for the 150th birthday of Summer Bay. She and Blake rekindle their relationship. Sophie accepts Sally and her fiancé Flynn Saunders' (Joel McIlroy) request to be a surrogate for them, but she miscarries. She later finds out she is pregnant with Blake's baby and she goes into labour on the night before Sally and Flynn's wedding. They have a son, who Sophie names David after her first love. She and Blake break up after Blake stands her up at the registry office, but they reunite at Alf's 60th birthday party a couple of years later and resume their engagement.

Reception

For her portrayal of Sophie, Elmaloglou received a nomination for the

Joey Collins kissing.[11] Rachel Browne of The Sun-Herald said Sophie was the serial's "angst-ridden teen" who was beaten, abused and ended up becoming an "unwed teenage mother".[2] Michael Idato of The Sydney Morning Herald said that Sophie was one of the "golden years" characters that made the serial feel "very mid-'80s".[12] Inside Soap ran a feature compiling "The 100 greatest soap stories ever told". They featured the story of Sophie becoming a single mother following David's death as their 89th choice.[13]

References

  1. ACP Magazines
    . 20–26 July 1991.
  2. ^ a b Browne, Rachel (1 July 1995). "The soapie scrapheap". The Sun-Herald. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  3. ^ Hooks, Barbara (9 May 2002). "Networking". The Age. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  4. Hachette Filipacchi UK
    ): 28–29. 15–28 March 2003.
  5. ^ Idato, Michael (28 June 2003). "Television". The Sydney Morning Herald. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  6. The Newcastle Herald. (Fairfax Media
    ). Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  7. ^ Shelley, Gary (16 March 1991). "The search for our silver sensations!". TV Week. pp. 8–9.
  8. ^ Gilmore, Heath (7 May 1994). "Rebekah Plays The Waiting". The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. p. 143. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  9. ^ Dempsey, Shelley (7 March 1993). "Airwaves". The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. p. 18. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  10. ^
    Channel 5
    . Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  11. ^ McGuire, Jess (11 March 2009). "Home & Away Takes A Turn For The Sapphic". Defamer Australia. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  12. ^ Idato, Michael (6 May 2002). "Cheat's guide to..." The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  13. ^ "The 100 greatest soap stories ever told". Inside Soap. No. 100. 2–15 May 1998. p. 11.
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