17 Facts About Sophie Dahl

Sophie Dahl was born on Sophie Holloway on 15 September 1977 and is an English author and former fashion model.

Sophie Dahl is the daughter of Tessa Dahl and Julian Holloway and the granddaughter of author Roald Dahl, actress Patricia Neal, and actor Stanley Holloway.

Sophie Dahl was born in London in 1977 to the actor Julian Holloway and the writer Tessa Sophie Dahl, who were unmarried.

Sophie Dahl has noted that her childhood was "an odd one, but with such magic".

Sophie Dahl attended 10 schools and lived in 17 homes in various locations including London, New York, and India.

In 2003, Sophie Dahl published her first book, an illustrated novella and Times bestseller, The Man with the Dancing Eyes.

Sophie Dahl was a contributor to an anthology, Truth or Dare, edited by Justine Picardie, which included works by Zoe Heller and William Fiennes.

Sophie Dahl wrote and presented a social history documentary about the Victorian cook Isabella Beeton, which was transmitted on BBC 2 on 29 September 2011.

Sophie Dahl was a contributing editor at British magazine Vogue for a decade, writing about subjects from cultural identity and the journey of refugees to Britain to the Proustian response to scent, winning a Jasmine Award for her column.

Sophie Dahl is a contributing editor at Conde Nast Traveller, and has written essays for amongst others, The Guardian, the American edition of Vogue, The Observer and The New York Times Magazine.

Sophie Dahl started modelling at the age of 18 after a chance meeting with Isabella Blow, who was then an editor at British Vogue.

Sophie Dahl went on to appear in advertising campaigns for Versace, Alexander McQueen, Boucheron, Pringle, Godiva, Banana Republic, Gap and Boodles amongst others.

Sophie Dahl appeared on the covers of both British and Italian Vogue, along with the covers of Elle, Harpers Bazaar, Red, Numero, and Tatler.

In 2000, Sophie Dahl became the face of Yves Saint-Laurent's Opium.

Sophie Dahl's paternal lineage has been associated with the stage since at least 1850; Charles Bernard, a great-uncle to Stanley Holloway, was a Shakespearean actor and theatre manager in London and the English provinces.

On 9 January 2010, Sophie Dahl married the singer Jamie Cullum.

Sophie Dahl is an ambassador for Place2Be, a charity which provides mental health support and advocacy in schools across the UK.