Sophie Hunter Bio

Who is Sophie Hunter?

Sophie Hunter is a British avant-garde theatre and opera director. She is famous for her directorial ventures such as 69° South/Shackleton Project, The Turn of the Screw, Sleep No More, and few more.

Furthermore, she has also released a couple of albums such as The Isis Project, Virtual Friend, and Songs for a Boy. In addition, she also won the Samuel Beckett Award for her work on the play The Terrific Electric.

Sophie Hunter: Early life, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Sophie was born on March 16, 1978, in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom. Talking about her nationality, she is British and her ethnicity is unknown. She is the daughter of Anna Katharine(mother) and Charles Rupert(father).

She has two younger brothers, Timothy and Patrick, and two half-siblings. Moving towards her education, she joined St Paul’s Girls’ School in Hammersmith.

Later, she completed her graduation from Oxford University. Additionally, Sophie also studied avant-garde theatre for two years at the L’École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq.

Sophie Hunter: Career, Net Worth, and Awards

Sophie Hunter began her theater career at a young age. Later, she co-founded the Lacuna Theatre Company and also worked as an associate director at Royal Court Theatre. Furthermore, she also co-founded a theatre company Boileroomm which received the 2007 Samuel Theatre Trust Award for the avant-garde play The Terrific Electric.

She is famous for her directorial ventures such as 69° South/Shackleton Project, The Turn of the Screw, Sleep No More, and few more. Furthermore, she has also released a couple of albums such as The Isis Project, Virtual Friend, and Songs for a Boy.

In 2011, she directed Lucretia based on Benjamin Britten’s opera The Rape of Lucretia. Some of her other notable directorial ventures are The Forgotten, Don’t Major in Debt Student House, and Loma Lights.

Apart from directing, she has also played various roles in television and films such as Keen Eddie, Vanity Fair, Mumbai Calling, Torchwood, and a few more. Back in 2017, she was named as a producer for the film adaptation of Megan Hunter’s dystopian novel The End We Start From.

Being a famous director and producer, she pockets a handsome amount of money from her profession. However, her salary and net worth are unknown.

As of now, Sophie has won the Samuel Beckett Award for her work on the play The Terrific Electric.

Sophie Hunter: Rumors and Controversy

In 2015, there were rumors of her and her husband, Benedict Cumberbatch was heading towards divorce as soon as they tied the knot. But they were just rumors as they are still together.

It seems she has full focus on her work rather than stuck in any controversy.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Sophie Hunter has a height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 62 kg. Moreover, she has a pair of attractive blue eyes and brown hair.

She wears a dress size of 4(US). Besides this, her other body measurements are 35-25-35 inches and wear a bra size of 34A.

Social Media Profile

Sophie is not active on social media at all. As of now, she doesn’t hold any of these social accounts such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

 

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