Sophie Ward Biography (1964-)

Original name, Sophia Ward; born December 30, 1964, in London, England; daughter of Simon (an actor) and Alexandra (maiden name, Malcolm) Ward; married Paul Hobson (divorced, 1996); children: Nathaniel, Joshua.

Nationality: British
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: December 30, 1964; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Jill Peters, The Copter Kids, 1976
Kate Lofting, The Haunting of Julia (also known as Full Circle), Discovery, 1977
Amanda, A Shocking Accident (short film), 1982
Girl in London house, The Hunger, United Artists, 1983
Girlfriend, The Lords of Discipline, Paramount, 1983
Rock-a-bye Baby (short film), 1983
A Prayer for the Dying (short film), 1984
Elizabeth Hardy, Young Sherlock Holmes (also known as Pyramid of Fear), Paramount, 1985
Mombi II, Return to Oz (also known as The Adventures of the Devil from the Sky and Oz), Buena Vista, 1985
The Malady (short film), 1985
Young girl, "I Pagliacci," Aria, Miramax/Warner Bros., 1987
Minnie Meagles, Little Dorrit (also known as Little Dorrit 1: Nobody's Fault, Little Dorrit 2: Little Dorrit's Story, Little Dorrit's Story, and Nobody's Fault), Sands/Cannon, 1988
Sister Margherita, Il giovane Toscanini (also known as Toscanini and Young Toscanini), Carthago Films, 1988
Stella Halliday, A Summer Story, Atlantic Releasing, 1988
Juan/Mathilde de la Venegas, El fraile (also known as The FinalTemptation, The Monk, and Seduction of a Priest), Celtic Films, 1990
Porzia/Sulpizia, Una vita scellerata (also known as Cellini--AViolent Life, A Violent Life, Cellini, l'or et le sang, andCellini, una vita violenta), Artedis, 1990
Helen Schweizer, Der Mann nebenan (also known as A Demon in MyView), Vidmark Entertainment, 1991
Elenore Pratt, Waxwork II: Lost in Time (also known as Lost inTime and Space Shift: Waxwork II), LIVE Home Video, 1992
Isabella Linton, Wuthering Heights (also known as Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights"), Paramount, 1992
Dovnia, Crime and Punishment, 1993, 21st Century Film, 2002
Alice Jordan, A Village Affair, 1994
Lidia, Bela Donna (also known as Bella Donna and White Dunes), Araba Films/United International Pictures, 1998
Chinese Whispers (short film), 1998
Dead in the Water, Spice Factory, 2001
Extras (short film), 2002
Claire Howard, Nobody Knows Anything!, BCI Eclipse, 2003
Milou, Bubblegum (short film), Dazzle Films UK, 2003
The Missing Link 2003 (short film), 2003
Veronica Van Huet, Out of Bounds (also known as Dead in the Water), LifeSize Entertainment and Releasing, 2004
Film Director
Chinese Whispers (short film), 1998
Television Appearances
Series
Rosemary Waldo, Dinotopia (also known as Dinotopia: The Series), ABC and The Hallmark Channel, 2002
Dr. Helen Trent, Heartbeat, Yorkshire Television, beginning 2004
Miniseries
Carla, Gli indifferenti (also known as A Time of Indifference), 1989
Kathi, The Strauss Dynasty, 1991
Eden, "A Dark Adapted Eye," The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, BBC, 1994,then PBS, 1995
Movies

Isabel, A Better Class of Person, Thames Television, 1985
Jacqueline DeBouvier, Casanova (also known as Il veneziano, vita e amori di Giacomo Casanova), ABC, 1987
Molly Kendall, A Caribbean Mystery (also known as Miss Marple:A Caribbean Mystery), BBC, Seven Network (Australia), and Arts and Entertainment, 1989
Shannon O'Neil, Class of '61, ABC, 1993
Kelly Carson, MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis, ABC, 1994
Emma Roussell, The Big Fall, HBO, 1996
Justine Weaver, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: For the Sake of Elena, BBC, 2002
Specials
Ibsen: The Wild Duck, BBC-2, 1977
Antonia, "The Shell Seekers," Hallmark Hall of Fame, ABC, 1989
Events at Drimaghleen, BBC, 1991
Episodic
"The Other Window," Shadows, 1975
Francesca Monsanto, "Prophecy," Chiller, Independent Television, 1995
Jocelyn Sheffield, "The Fran in the Mirror, The Nanny, CBS, 1998
Jocelyn Sheffield, "The Hanukkah Story," The Nanny, CBS, 1998
Jocelyn Sheffield, "The Wedding: Parts 1 & 2," The Nanny, CBS,1998
Isabelle, "The Path of Sorrows," Crusade (also known as Crusade: The Babylon Project), TNT, 1999
Tamara, "The Fridge," Rhona, 2000
Lorna Goodley, "Blind Spot," Peak Practice, Central Independent Television and Carlton Television, 2001
Pilots
Nell Prescott, Taking Liberty, ABC, 1996
Legacy, NBC, 1997
Other
The Other Window, Thames Television, 1973
The Chester Mysteries, BBC-2, 1974
The Brensham People, BBC-2, 1977
Too Old to Fight, BBC-2, 1981
Polly Hobbs, Spywatch, 1996
Stage Appearances
Patricia, Flare Path, Kings Head Theatre, London, 1990
Amanda, Private Lives, Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, 1994
Blackie, The Milk Train, Citizens' Theatre, 1994
Queen Elizabeth, Don Carlos, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland,1995
Ophelia, Hamlet, Citizens' Theatre, 1996
Amalia, The Robbers, Kings Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1997
Governess, The Turn of the Screw, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, England, 1999
Elvira, Blithe Spirit, Citizens' Theatre, 2000
Olga, Three Sisters, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 2001
Tanis, Semi Monde, Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue Theatre, 2001
Belvidera, Venice Preserved, Citizens' Theatre, 2003
Jane, Nothing, Citizens' Theatre, 2003
Katherine, Electricity, West Yorkshire Playhouse, 2004
Major Tours
Les Liaisons Dangereuses, 2000
RECORDINGS
Audiobooks
Barbara Vine, A Dark-Adapted Eye: A Novel of Suspense, Penguin Audio, 1990
Barbara Vine, Asta's Book, released in the United States as Anna's Book, Audio Partners, 1995
Eva Ibbotson, A Song for Summer, Chivers, 1998
Anne Fine, Florizella and the Wolves, Chivers, 2001
Anne Fine, Jennifer's Diary [and] The Worst Child I Ever Had, Chivers, 2001
Henrietta Branford, Royal Blunder [and] Royal Blunder and the Haunted House, Chivers, 2001
W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil, Chivers, 2001
Anne Fine, The Worst Child I Ever Had, BBC Cover to Cover, 2002
Elizabeth Falconer, Tiger Fitzgerald, Chivers, 2002
Gwyneth Rees, Fairy Dust, Chivers, 2005
Gwyneth Rees, Fairy Treasure, Chivers, 2005
Matt Thorne, Greengrove Castle (39 Castles series), Chivers, 2005
Also the narrator for other audiobooks, including Anne Fine's Frozen Billy, Chivers; Kate S. Harper's The Queen of Whale Quay, Collins Audio; Eva Ibbotson's Journey to the River Sea, Chivers; and Joanna Spiri's Heidi, Collins Audio.
Music Videos
Roxy Music, "Avalon," 1982

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Celebrity Sleuth, Volume 11, issue 4, 1998, pp. 92-93

Electronic

Sophie Ward Official Site, http://www.sophieward.com, March 19, 2005

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