Sophie Winkleman
Sophie Winkleman | |
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Born | Primrose Hill, London, England | 5 August 1980
Education | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997–present |
Title | Lady Frederick Windsor |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Claudia Winkleman (paternal half-sister) Sally Soames (aunt) House of Windsor (by marriage) |
Sophie Lara Winkleman[1] (born 5 August 1980), styled as Lady Frederick Windsor, is an English actress. She is married to Lord Frederick Windsor, the second cousin of King Charles III and son of Prince Michael of Kent.
Early life
Sophie Lara Winkleman was born on 5 August 1980 in Primrose Hill, London.[2] Her father, Barry Winkleman, published the Times Atlas of World History,[3] and her mother is the children's author Cindy Black. The television presenter Claudia Winkleman is her half-sister from her father's first marriage to Eve Pollard. Sophie Winkleman was educated at the
Career
Television
Winkleman's credits include recurring roles in series including Big Suze in
Winkleman was nominated for Best Newcomer by the BBC for her performance as Clara Gold in
Stage
Winkleman's roles while at
Film
Winkleman's film credits include the lead roles in the films Shattered and Love Live Long, written and directed by Mike Figgis.[23] Winkleman also played the comic role of Debbie Levine in Pathe's romantic comedy Suzie Gold and the older Susan Pevensie in the Disney film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.[18] Other film roles include the leads in the shorts Seared, Love Letters, and The Lost Domain, a cinematic take on Alain-Fournier's Le Grand Meaulnes, and Post, directed by Debs Gardner-Paterson.[23]
Radio
Winkleman is a regular in
Personal life
Winkleman married Lord Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, in Hampton Court Palace on 12 September 2009. By virtue of her marriage, she became entitled to be styled as Lady Frederick Windsor, but continues to use her own name in her professional career.[27] On 15 August 2013, the couple had a daughter, who was born at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, and is the first grandchild of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.[28] Their second child was born in 2016 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.[29]
In November 2017 Winkleman was seriously injured in a head-on car crash, suffering a broken back and foot. She was a back-seat passenger in a car when another vehicle struck her car after swerving to avoid a deer. It was reported that she would not suffer long-term problems, but faced weeks of recuperation.[30]
In June 2020, it was announced that she was the new royal patron of the Children's Surgery Foundation.
Filmography
- 2001: Me Without You
- 2002: Ultimate Force as Woman in Bank
- 2002: White Teeth as Joely
- 2002: Waking the Dead as Joanna Gold/Clara Gold (2 episodes)
- 2003: Chasing Alice
- 2003: Keen Eddie as Prudence
- 2003: Agatha Christie's Poirot as Angela Warren
- 2004: Suzie Gold as Debbie Levine
- 2004: AD/BC: A Rock Opera as Wise Man
- 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Older Susan
- 2005–2010: Peep Show as Big Suze (10 episodes)
- 2006: Lewis as Regan Peverill
- 2006: Dalziel and Pascoe as Alice Shadwell (episode "A Death in the Family")
- 2007: The Trial of Tony Blair as Fiona
- 2007: Shattered as Natalie Encore
- 2007–2012: Harry and Paulas various roles/characters
- 2008: The Palace as Princess Eleanor (8 episodes)
- 2008: Love Live Long as Rachel
- 2008: Seared as Stranger
- 2009: Plus One as Abby Ross
- 2009: Kingdom as Kate
- 2009: Red Dwarf: Back to Earth as Katerina (2 episodes)
- 2009: Red Dwarf: The Making of Back to Earth as herself
- 2009: Robin Hood as Ghislaine
- 2010: 100 Questions as Charlotte Payne (6 episodes)
- 2011: Lead Balloon
- 2011: CSI: Miami as Sharon Kirby
- 2011: Death in Paradise as Mrs Hamilton
- 2012: Titanic as Dorothy Gibson
- 2012: What About Dick? as Helena
- 2015: Hot in Cleveland as Jill Scroggs (1 episode)
- 2011–2015: Two and a Half Men as Zoey (Seasons 9–12)
- 2016: Milo Murphy's Law as Time Ape
- 2018: Trust as Margot
- 2019: Endeavour as Isobel Humbolt
- 2019: Sanditon as Lady Susan Worcester
- 2020: Strike: Lethal White as Kinvara Chiswell
- 2022: This is Going to Hurtas Kathleen
- 2023: Wonka as the Countess
Published writing
- Winkleman, Sophie (17 December 2022). "The uncomplaining bravery of the senior royals". The Spectator.
References
- ^ a b "School-Home Support | Announcing our newest patron, Lady Sophie Windsor". School-Home Support.
- ^ Carmichael, Sri. Lord Freddie's fiancée to rule American TV before royal wedding, Evening Standard, 3 April 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Catherine O'Brien, "Sophie Strikes Gold", You Magazine, 24 February 2004 quoted at SophieWinkleman.com Archived 16 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Code Promo Betfirst 2019: CASHMAX – Profitez des meilleurs bonus". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Interview with Tim Key " The Tab –http:// www.cambridgetab.co.uk". Cambridgetab.co.uk. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Sophie Winkleman". United Agents. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Sophie Winkleman". United Agents. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ Walker, Tim (3 September 2013). "Sophie Winkleman: I wanted to break my husband's hands off during labour". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Harry & Paul". BBC. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Sophie Winkleman". Jewish United Fund. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "The 5-minute Interview: Sophie Winkleman, Actress". The Independent. 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Plus One". Channel 4. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Morgan, Clive (4 October 2009). "Red Dwarf blasts off with new series". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Lead Balloon". BBC. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Walker, Tim (31 March 2009). "A revealing tale of two faiths for Lord Freddie Windsor and Sophie Winkleman". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Sophie Winkleman List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Graham, Alison. "Death in Paradise". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d "An Interview with Actress and Writer Sophie Winkleman at Soho House, LA". Arteviste. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Bowater, Donna (16 March 2012). "Titanic series will be the next Downton Abbey, says Sophie Winkleman". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Waking the Dead". BBC. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "True to Formula: NBC's '100 Questions'". The Washington Post. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Walker, Tim (7 July 2012). "Ashton Kutcher's Two and a Half Men co-star Sophie Winkleman tells of tears on set of her new comedy". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Sophie Winkleman". United Agents. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Walker, Lynne (22 July 2004). "Galileo's Daughter, Theatre Royal, Bath". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Weston, Jay (27 April 2012). "Eric Idle's What About Dick Plays Limited Engagement With All-Star Cast!". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Huffington, Arianna. London Diary: Gordon Brown's Obsessions, The Loyal Opposition's Cuddly Karl Rove, Bad Germs, and the Most Unusual Royal Honeymoon Ever, HuffPost, 2 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Agencies, Hayley Dixon and (16 August 2013). "Prince and Princess Michael of Kent's first grandchild is named 'Maud'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Isabella Windsor christened at Kensington Palace in the same gown worn by Princess Charlotte". Hello. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Claudia Winkleman's royal actress sister 'seriously injured in head-on crash'". Daily Mirror. 3 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017 – via MSN.
- ^ "Lady Frederick Windsor becomes royal patron of The Children's Surgery Foundation". Royal Central. 13 June 2020.
- ^ BBC Radio 4 Appeal 19 June 2022
External links
- Sophie Winkleman at IMDb