Sophia Forrest
Sophia Forrest | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1995[1] |
| Education | St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Notable work | Love Child Barons |
| Family | Andrew Forrest |
Sophia Forrest is an Australian actor.
Early life
[edit]Forrest is the child of Andrew and Nicola Forrest. They attended St Hilda's School in Perth and graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).[1]
Career
[edit]Forrest played the role of Debbie Hampshire in Love Child, joining the cast for season four.[2][3] In 2022 they played the role of Dani in Barons[4] and, on stage in 2024, that of Tessa Ensler in the demanding one-hander Prima Facie with Perth's Black Swan State Theatre Company.[5]
Forrest was nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the 2018 Logie Awards for their role in the Network 10 TV series Love Child.[6]
Personal life
[edit]In April 2022, it was announced by Forrest that they were engaged to Zara Zoe.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Home and Away | Tegan Osbourne | 4 episodes |
| The Claremont Murders | Amanda Spiers | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | Bali 2002 | Natalia Goold | 4 episodes |
| Barons | Dani Kirk | 8 episodes | |
| 2021 | Wentworth: The Fall Girl | Anna Highmore | Podcast series, 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Love Child | Debbie | 10 episodes |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Seriously Red | Betty | Feature film |
| 2019 | Ride Like a Girl | Cathy Payne | Feature film |
| 2018 | Aquaman | Fisherman Princess | Feature film |
| Reaching Distance | Tiff | ||
| 2016 | Riptide | Rae | Short film |
| 2014 | The Water Diviner | Edith | Feature film |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Away | Meg | WAAPA |
| 2014 | The Mill on the Floss | Maggie Tulliver | WAAPA |
| 2015 | 13 | Holly | WAAPA |
| 2015 | Marat/Sade | Ensemble | WAAPA |
| 2015 | The Good Doctor | The Doctor | WAAPA |
| 2015 | Much Ado About Nothing | Ursula | WAAPA |
| 2016 | A Tale of Two Cities | Marquise De Sant Evremonde | WAAPA |
| 2016 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Cecile de Volanges | WAAPA |
| 2016 | Coriolanus | First Citizen | WAAPA |
| 2017 | Let the Right One In | Eli | Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company |
| 2019 | The Torrents | Gwynne | Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth, Sydney Opera House with Black Swan State Theatre Company & STC |
| 2024 | Prima Facie | Tessa Ensler | Black Swan State Theatre Company |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Clarke, Jenna (30 June 2017), "Andrew Forrest donated his daughter Sophia's inheritance and she couldn't be happier", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Taylor, Belle (30 April 2017), "Sophia Forrest, the child of Nicola and Andrew Forrest, making a name for themself", The West Australian
- ^ Knox, David (24 April 2017). "Returning: Love Child | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Rugendyke, Louise (16 April 2022), "Best mates turned bitter rivals: ABC's Barons takes on '70s surf culture", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Brennan, Rosamund (28 June 2024). "'The hardest thing I've ever done': Sophia Forrest, the star taking on all 26 roles in Suzie Miller's Prima Facie". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Clayton, Cy (28 May 2018), "Love Child, Wrong Girl actress Jessica Marais vies for the Gold Logie", The West Australian
- ^ Hirst, Jordan (27 April 2022). "Actress Sophia Forrest got engaged to her girlfriend Zara Zoe". QNews. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/489594
- ^ https://shanahan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FORREST-Sophia-020519.pdf