Sophia Myles (,
[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.] born
18 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, a retired
Anglican vicar in
Isleworth,
West London.
[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.
She grew up in
Notting Hill, where her father worked at the church of
St. George the Martyr, and attended
Fox Primary School. At the age of eleven, Myles moved with her family to Isleworth. 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.
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
Underworld: Evolution (in a brief flashback scene). In 2004, 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.
