English actress (born 1997)
Sophie Simnett (born 5 December 1997)[ 1] is an English actress, known for her roles as Skye Hart on the Disney Channel musical series The Lodge and Samaira Dean on the Netflix drama series Daybreak .
Early life
Simnett was born in Hammersmith , West London .[ 2] At the age of seven, she began taking various film and acting courses, and was educated at Putney High School .[ 3] [ 4]
Career
Simnett made her professional acting debut in Footsteps of Angels , a 2014 short film. She then appeared in the 2016 film Mum's List , as the younger version of Kate.[ 5] [ 6] On her eighteenth birthday, she was cast in the role of Skye Hart on the Disney Channel musical drama series The Lodge after thirteen auditions.[ 7] [ 8] She starred in The Lodge from 2016 to 2017, and was featured on two accompanying soundtracks for the series.[ 9] [ 10] Simnett also acted as a story consultant for the series.[ 11] In 2018, she starred in the Christmas comedy film Surviving Christmas with the Relatives as Bee.[ 12] [ 13] In 2019, Simnett starred in the Netflix drama series Daybreak as Samaira Dean.[ 14] [ 15] She later portrayed the role of Red in the 2021 film Twist .[ 16]
Filmography
Television roles
Year
Show
Role
Notes
2015
Dickensian
Dedlock niece
1 episode
2016
The Five
Scarlett
2 episodes
2016–2017
The Lodge
Skye Hart
Main role (25 episodes); also story consultant[ 11]
2017
Endeavour
Pippa Leyton
2 episodes
2017
Ransom
Sofia Bonnar
1 episode
2018
Poldark
Andromeda Page
2 episodes
2019
Daybreak
Samaira "Sam" Dean
Main role (10 episodes)
Discography
Soundtrack albums
References
^ "Adultolescence" . Wonderland . 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019 .
^ Axford, Rosie. "Time & Leisure Local Lifestyle Magazine" . www.timeandleisure.co.uk . Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
^ "Sophie Simnett speaks to Tatler Magazine ⋆ Putney High School" . Putney High School . 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2018 .
^ "Putney High alumna and Disney Star Sophie Simnett on tour" . Girls' Day School Trust . 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021 .
^ "Sophie Simnett stars in Mum's List" . Waring and McKenna . Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019 .
^ Bradshaw, Peter (24 November 2016). "Mum's List review – sweet and sad story of life after loss" . The Guardian . Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019 .
^ Rocks, Joanna (8 June 2017). "Sophie Simnett aka Skye from Disney's The Lodge - Get the look" . Flavour . Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ "Sophie Simnett defends Disney child stars" . Female First . 15 June 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ "Stars of Disney's The Lodge back in Co Down to film new series" . ITV News . 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ Armstrong, Sam (14 October 2016). "Disney's 'The Lodge' Cast Firmly Set For Stardom" . uDiscoverMusic . Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ a b Pettican, Luke (23 October 2019). "Sophie Simnett" . Euphoria . Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019 .
^ Lyus, Jon (22 November 2018). "Surviving Christmas with the Relatives Premiere Interviews: Gemma Whelan, Joely Richardson & more" . HeyUGuys . Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019 .
^ "Surviving Christmas With The Relatives cast and crew credits" . British Comedy Guide . Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019 .
^ Petski, Denise (25 October 2018). " 'Daybreak': Colin Ford, Sophie Simnett, Jeante Godlock, Cody Kearsley, Among Eight Cast In Netflix Series" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ "Daybreak: Netflix rounds out cast for dramedy series" . Show Snob . 27 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ Ritman, Alex (16 October 2019). "Michael Caine to Play Fagin in New 'Oliver Twist' Adaptation" . The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019 .
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