Ward, Sophie 1964–

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WARD, Sophie 1964–

PERSONAL

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.

Career: Actress. Worked as a model.

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 Final Temptation, The Monk, and Seduction of a Priest), Celtic Films, 1990.

Porzia/Sulpizia, Una vita scellerata (also known as Cellini—A Violent Life, A Violent Life, Cellini, l'or et le sang, and Cellini, una vita violenta), Artedis, 1990.

Helen Schweizer, Der Mann nebenan (also known as A Demon in My View), Vidmark Entertainment, 1991.

Elenore Pratt, Waxwork II: Lost in Time (also known as Lost in Time 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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Ibsen: The Wild Duck, BBC-2, 1977.

Antonia, "The Shell Seekers," Hallmark Hall of Fame, ABC, 1989.

Events at Drimaghleen, BBC, 1991.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Nell Prescott, Taking Liberty, ABC, 1996.

Legacy, NBC, 1997.

Television Appearances; 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.