Sophie Lowe

For the German opera singer, see Sophie Löwe.
Sophie Lowe

Lowe at the Sydney premiere for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 2012
Born (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Occupation Actress, singer-songwriter
Years active 2005–present

Sophie Lowe (born 5 June 1990)[1] is an English-born Australian actress and singer-songwriter. She appeared in the films Beautiful Kate, After the Dark, Adore, Road Kill and starred in the television series The Slap, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, The Returned and The Beautiful Lie.

Early life

Lowe was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and moved to Australia with her family in 2000. In her early teens, she signed to Chadwick Models but quit modelling in favour of acting.

Career

Lowe's first roles were the short films Kindle, in which she played the lead role Hayley; Mirage, which was screened at the Montreal World Film Festival,[2] and He. She. It., as well as a number of television advertisements before she graduated from The McDonald College in 2008.[3]

Lowe's first substantial role was as the lead, Kate, in Beautiful Kate,[4] which was released in 2009. For her role in Beautiful Kate, she was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Lead Actress. Her other credits include Natalie in the thriller film Blame,[5][6][7] which was released in 2010. Blame was screened and received accolades at Cannes Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, the 35th Toronto International Film Festival,[8] the 47th Chicago International Film Festival[9] and Buenos Aires International Film Festival of Independent Cinema.

In 2013, Lowe and her fellow McDonald College alumnus Rhys Wakefield co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in the short film A Man Walks Into a Bar... The film was a finalist at Sydney's Tropfest short film festival.[10] Lowe and Wakefield previously worked together in the 2013 film After the Dark.

From 2013 to 2014, Lowe starred as Alice in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, a spin-off of the TV series Once Upon a Time.[11] The series ended after one season.[12]

On 2 June 2014, Lowe was cast in the role of Lena in The Returned.[13]

In 2015, Lowe starred in The Beautiful Lie, an Australian television series broadly based on Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina, playing Kitty Ballantyne.

Lowe is also a singer-songwriter, originally performing under the alias SOLO.[14] In December 2013, she released a five-song EP named after her alias, released by the online music retailer Bandcamp.[15] The music video for the song "Dreaming", one of the songs from the SOLO EP, was directed by actress and After the Dark co-star Bonnie Wright.[16][17] She later dropped the SOLO name and performed under her real name.

Speaking to the media in October 2015, Lowe said she had a two-fold focus. When she had free time between acting, she tried to do as much music as she could. She stated that she would not give up acting for the sake of her burgeoning musical career. "There's no way I'm not acting," she said, "because that's my life."[18]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Kindle Hayley Short film
2008 He. She. It. Cassie Short film
2008 The Mirage Deb Short film
2009 Beautiful Kate Kate Kendall
2009 Blessed Katrina
2010 The Clinic Allison
2010 Road Train Nina
2010 Blame Natalie
2011 Moth Heather Short film
2011 Kiss Kristy Short film
2011 One of Us Rose
2013 Autumn Blood The Girl
2013 After the Dark Petra
2013 Adore Hannah
2013 A Man Walks Into a Bar... Woman Short film
2014 What Lola Wants Lola
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Backyard Science Young Scientist Episode: "Moldy Meal"
2009 All Saints Chloe Episode: "Test of Faith"
2010 Satisfaction Kate Episodes: "Big Crush" & "Lifesavers"
2011 The Slap Connie Main role
2013–14 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Alice Lead role
2015 The Returned Lena Main role
2015 The Beautiful Lie Kitty Ballantyne

References

  1. ↑ The Age website
  2. ↑ "The Mirage". The World Film Festival. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Sophie Lowe in Wonderland". mcdonald.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Blame it on raw talent". The Age. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Blame". SBS. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Blame at the Internet Movie Database
  7. ↑ Milfull, Tim (June 2011). "Blame". Rave Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  8. ↑ Bannister, Brooke (9 June 2011). "Perth Hills is the setting for new Australian film 'Blame'". 720 ABC Perth. ABC Local Radio. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Perth film Blame premieres following strong international and national response". Ausfilm. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR…". TROPFEST AUSTRALIA. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  11. ↑ Ross, Dalton (14 May 2013). "'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' trailer | Inside TV | EW.com". Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  12. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (28 March 2014). "'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' Canceled by ABC After One Season". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Kevin Alejandro To Co-Star In A&E Series ‘The Returned'; Two Others Cast". Deadline.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Interview: Solo aka Sophie Lowe | Fashion Magazine | News. Fashion. Beauty. Music.". oystermag.com. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "SOLO". Thisissolo.bandcamp.com. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Riding Solo". Nowness. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "SOPHIE LOWE RELEASES NEW EP, "DREAMING" MUSIC VIDEO". The Permanent Rain Press. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  18. ↑ Daily Telegraph, 2015-10-20, p.17

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