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Sophie Lee (born 7 August 1968)TV Hits Sophie Lee Collect-a-Card is an Australian film, stage and television actress and author.


Career
Lee worked as a model early in her career, both in Australia and Japan Lunch of Blood by Antonella Gambotto. pp160-171. Random House. appearing in print and on TV. Her first feature film was Raw Silk in 1988.

She first rose to fame in 1990 for hosting The Bugs Bunny Show on Australian TV. The series, which had previously not been hosted, featured and other Warner Bros. and cartoons, plus occasional other material, such as an interview between Sophie and . She was cast by executive producer David Lyle out of 150 candidates. In 1991, Lee started playing the ongoing role of Penny Wellings in the drama series The Flying Doctors.

That year Lee also formed a pop group, Freaked Out Flower Children, performing on saxophone and vocals.

(1999). 9781865080727, Allen & Unwin.
In December that year the group issued their sole album, Love In, which Australian , , found was "full of syncopated beats and breezy melodies wrapped around tunes". The group's debut single, "Spill the Wine", was a cover version of and War's 1970 hit. Freaked Out Flower Children's version reached No. 31 on the but by 1993 the group had disbanded "the concept had run its course ... as retro-cabaret and day-glo focus of the ensemble ... did little to foster a sense of longevity".

In 1992, she also hosted the TV series Sex. Lee built on this in the media, speaking out on feminism, sexism and the need for sex education in the era. Sophie Lee article at the Museum of Broadcast Communications.

Lee has acted in a number of iconic films, including the Australian comedies Muriel's Wedding, and The Castle as well as cult films such as He Died with a Felafel in His Hand and Titsiana Booberini. She is a patron of "Big Screen" at the National Film and Sound Archive. Big Screen Patron For her performance in the 1997 film The Castle, Lee was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Lee has appeared in a number of stage productions, including Mr Kolpert with the Sydney Theatre Company and the title role in The Virgin Mim. Plenty of Lee way Sun Herald 6 Aug 2002 (Virgin Mim) From 2008, she has hosted "Natgeo Presents with Sophie Lee" on the National Geographic channel. Natgeo Presents with Sophie Lee" Pronetis She is also a commentator on the series 20 to 1.

In 2007, Lee branched into writing, releasing a book in 2007 titled "Alice in La La Land" through publishing. Alice in La La Land review The Age Melbourne The book is inspired by her time spent in Hollywood. Also in 2007, she became a columnist for "Sunday Magazine". Sophie Lee returns to television TV Tonight In 2009 Sophie released her first children's novel titled "Edie Amelia and the Monkey Shoe Mystery", a story for 7+ year-olds, published by . Sophie Lee writes her own rival to life as an actor, by Fran Metcalf, 6 November 2009, Courier Mail Interview The second title in the series is "Edie Amelia and The Runcible River Fever".


Personal life
Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, her family did not have a TV in the house as her father, a philosophy professor at the University of Newcastle, preferred more intellectual pursuits. She attended the local public school in Dudley, Newcastle, and St Mary's Convent school. She completed year 12 at St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton, in 1986, achieving academic excellence. She appeared in a school production of "Frankenstein", playing Baron Frankenstein. She moved to Sydney at age 18 for her career. When working at GTV-9 in the early 1990s, she lived in St Kilda, Victoria.

For six years up to early 2000, she was the partner of Melbourne comedian , regularly appearing on his nationally syndicated radio show.

In 2002 she married Anthony Freedman and stated that she would be converting to Judaism. The couple have a daughter, Edie, and two sons, Tom and Jack.


In popular culture
  • Australian band 's 1993 song "Get Thee to a Nunnery" was specifically about Sophie Lee, mentioning her by name.


Filmography

Film
1988Raw SilkJosieTV movie
Feature film
1994Halifax f.p.Corri NealeTV film series, episode 1: "Acts of Betrayal"
Feature film
1997The HostagesKateTV movie
1997AmyTV pilot movie
Short film
Feature film
Feature film
Feature film
2002Tanya and FloydMickey FalstaffTV pilot movie
Short film
2006Denise KennedyTV film series, 1 episode
2006Denise KennedyTV film series, 1 episode
2006Denise KennedyTV film series, 1 episode
Feature film


Television
1990-91The Bugs Bunny ShowHostTV series
1991-92The Flying DoctorsPenny WellingsTV series, season 8-9, 49 episodes
1991Video Smash HitsHerself (with Freaked Out Flower Children band)TV series, 1 episode
1991The Main EventHerselfTV series, 1 episode
1991SexHostTV special
1992In Sydney TodayGuestTV series, 1 episode
1992The Midday ShowGuestTV series, 1 episode
1992SexHostTV series
1992The Midday ShowGuestTV series, 1 episode
1992The Afternoon ShowGuestTV series, 1 episode
1992HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1993Typhoon's PeopleMaia TertiusTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1993R.F.D.S.Penny WellingsTV series, 13 episodes
1995Good Morning AustraliaHerself (with )TV series, 1 episode
1997Good Morning AustraliaGuestTV series, 1 episode
1997Roy and HGGuestTV series, 1 episode
1997PattyTV series, 1 episode
1998Small Tales & TrueJacquiTV series, 1 episode
2000Good News WeekMaster of CeremoniesTV series, 1 episode
2000The Big SchmoozeGuestTV series, 1 episode
2000Something in the AirJennifer LevesonTV series, 4 episodes
2004StingersVeronica TaylorTV series, 3 episodes
2004The Chaser DecidesHerselfTV series, 1 episode
2004The Australian Film Institute AwardsHerselfTV special
2007-0920 to OneHerselfTV series, 5 episodes
2008Natgeo Presents with Sophie LeePresenterTV series, 7 episodes
2009Talkin' 'Bout Your GenerationHerselfTV series, 1 episode
2013GabrielleTV series, 4 episodes
2014Puberty BluesMrs. TraversTV series, 2 episodes
2016The Morning ShowGuestTV series, 1 episode


Theatre
Sydney Opera House
La Mama, Napier Street Theatre, Melbourne
Napier Street Theatre, Melbourne
Playhouse Melbourne, Monash University, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, , , His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Glen Street Theatre, Canberra Theatre, , , Gold Coast Arts Centre
Q Theatre Penrith, Malthouse Theatre, Gold Coast Arts Centre,
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Malthouse Theatre
with Sydney Theatre Company
with Sydney Theatre Company
Parade Theatre
AusStage - Australian Live Performance Database


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