| Sophie Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 August 1968 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress, Author |
| Spouse(s) | Anthony Freedman (2002 - present) |
| Domestic partner(s) | Mick Molloy (1994 - 2000) |
Sophie Lee (born 7 August 1968 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian film, stage and television actress and author.
First rising to fame in 1990 hosting the The Bugs Bunny Show on Australian TV, the show provoked controversy through her wardrobe, which was publicised as "middle-aged men... rush home from work in time to watch Sophie throw to Bugs Bunny cartoons". The Nine Network series featured Bugs Bunny and other Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, plus occasional other material, such as an interview between Sophie and Kylie Minogue. She was cast by executive producer David Lyle out of 150 candidates.[1]
In 1991, Lee also hosted the TV series Sex with Sophie Lee and played the ongoing role of Penny Wellings in the drama series The Flying Doctors.
In cinema, Sophie 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.[2]
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" [3].
From 2008, she has hosted ""Natgeo Presents with Sophie Lee" on the National Geographic channel.[4] She is also a commentator on the series 20 to 1.
Apart from acting, Lee played saxophone in the Australian pop/dance group Freaked Out Flower Children, who released the hit album "Love In" (1991) and the #31 single "Spill the Wine".
She has now branched into writing, releasing a book in 2007 titled "Alice in La La Land" through Random House publishing.[5] The book is inspired by her time spent in Hollywood. Also in 2007, she became a columnist for "Sunday Magazine".[6]
Sophie also released in November 2009 her first children's novel titled "Edie Amelia and the Monkey Shoe Mystery" A fantastically imaginative story for 7+ year olds, published by Pan Macmillan[7]
Early in her career, Sophie Lee also worked as a model, both in Australia and Japan [8] appearing in print and on TV.
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Personal life
Growing up, her family did not have a TV in the house, as her father, a University lecturer of Mathematics, preferred more intellectual pursuits. Attended the local public school in Dudley, Newcastle, and St Mary's Convent school, even though the family did not believe in Catholicism. 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.[9]
For six years up to early 2000, she was the partner of Melbourne comedian/writer/actor Mick Molloy [10] and regularly appeared on his nationally syndicated radio show.
In 2002 she married Anthony Freedman and now has a daughter, Edie, and two sons, Tom and Jack from the marriage.
Appearances in popular culture
- Australian band TISM's song "Get Thee to a Nunnery" was specifically about Sophie Lee, mentioning her by name. She described it as "a boring song by a boring bunch of bourgeois boys." [11]
- 23 June 2009 Lee appeared on the Australian Television show "Talkin Bout Your Generation" as a member of the 'Generation X' team.
References
- ^ Lunch of Blood by Antonella Gambotto. pp160-171. ISBN 0-09-182871-6 Random House.
- ^ Big Screen Patron
- ^ Plenty of Lee way Sun Herald 6 Aug 2002 (Virgin Mim)
- ^ Natgeo Presents with Sophie Lee" Pronetis
- ^ Alice in La La Land review The Age Melbourne
- ^ Sophie Lee returns to television TV Tonight
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26309050-5003424,00.html Courier Mail Interview
- ^ Lunch of Blood by Antonella Gambotto. pp160-171. ISBN 0-09-182871-6 Random House.
- ^ Lunch of Blood by Antonella Gambotto. pp160-171. ISBN 0-09-182871-6 Random House.
- ^ The Many Faces of Mick Sydney Morning Herald 2005-10-31
- ^ Green Left Online -…and ain't i a woman?: No to a nunnery. (article) Published: September 9 1992. Retrieved: July 14, 2008.
External links
- Sophie Lee at the Internet Movie Database
- Freaked Out Flower Children - Spill the Wine, YouTube
- Pre-fame Portmans ad YouTube
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