Sophie Lee was born on 7 August 1968 and is an Australian film, stage and television actress and author.
14 Facts About Sophie Lee
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Sophie Lee first rose to fame in 1990 for hosting The Bugs Bunny Show on Australian TV.
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Sophie Lee was cast by executive producer David Lyle out of 150 candidates.
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In 1991, Sophie Lee started playing the ongoing role of Penny Wellings in the drama series The Flying Doctors.
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That year Sophie Lee formed a pop group, Freaked Out Flower Children, performing on saxophone and vocals.
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Sophie Lee has acted in a number of iconic films, including the Australian comedies Muriel's Wedding, Bootmen and The Castle as well as cult films such as He Died with a Felafel in His Hand and Titsiana Booberini.
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Sophie Lee is a patron of "Big Screen" at the National Film and Sound Archive.
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Sophie 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.
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In 2007, Sophie Lee branched into writing, releasing a book in 2007 titled "Alice in La La Land" through Random House publishing.
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In 2009 Sophie Lee released her first children's novel titled "Edie Amelia and the Monkey Shoe Mystery", a story for 7+ year-olds, published by Pan Macmillan.
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Sophie Lee attended the local public school in Dudley, Newcastle, and St Mary's Convent school.
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Sophie Lee completed year 12 at St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton, in 1986, achieving academic excellence.
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Sophie Lee appeared in a school production of "Frankenstein", playing Baron Frankenstein.
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Sophie Lee moved to Sydney at age 18 for her career.