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|image = Sophia Myles.jpg | |||
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|birth date = [[18 March (people)|18 March]] [[1980 (people)|1980]] | |||
|role = [[Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson]], [[Rania Chuma]], [[SS Madame de Pompadour]] | |||
|story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | |||
|time = 2006, 2018, 2021 | |||
|non dwu = | |||
|imdb = 0617009 | |||
|official site = | |||
|twitter = SophiaMyles | |||
|job title = Actor | |||
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'''Sophia Myles''' (born [[18 March (people)|18 March]] [[1980 (people)|1980]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=631 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) played [[Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]''. She later played [[Rania Chuma]] in the ''[[Fourth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'' audio stories ''[[Kill the Doctor! (audio story)|Kill the Doctor!]]'' and ''[[The Age of Sutekh (audio story)|The Age of Sutekh]]''. | |||
In 2020, Myles voiced the ship itself from ''The Girl in the Fireplace'', the [[SS Madame de Pompadour|SS ''Madame de Pompadour'']], which believes itself to be Reinette, in the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' webcast ''[[Pompadour (webcast)|Pompadour]]''. | |||
She also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''. | |||
== Career == | |||
Prior to her appearance on ''Doctor Who'', she was best known for appearing in costume dramas: she appeared in ''Underworld'' and as [[Penelope Creighton-Ward|Lady Penelope]] in the remake of ''Thunderbirds'', along with [[Ron Cook]] as Penelope's Driver, [[Parker (Assassination!)|Parker]]. Myles also starred as Isolde in ''Tristan + Isolde'' and as Kate Breck in ''Hallam Foe''. | |||
Before she starred in ''Doctor Who'', she was romantically involved with her ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' co-star Charles Dance, thirty-four years her senior. | |||
During filming of ''The Girl in the Fireplace'', she began dating [[David Tennant]].<ref>[[REF]]: ''[[About Time 8]]''</ref> During this period, she assisted the ''Doctor Who'' production crew by reading the role of [[Donna Noble]] at the [[29 June (production)|29 June]] cast [[read-through]] for ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'' ([[Catherine Tate]] was not available). She also helped Tennant record some of his video diaries for the DVD box sets, appeared in a couple of them and also handled the camera. | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who | Like Tennant, she also appeared in an episode of ''[[Doctor Who parodies#2000s|Extras]]''. | ||
== DWU credits == | |||
=== Television === | |||
==== Doctor Who ==== | |||
* ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'' - [[Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson]] | |||
=== Webcasts === | |||
==== Doctor Who: Lockdown! ==== | |||
* ''[[Pompadour (webcast)|Pompadour]]'' - [[SS Madame de Pompadour]] | |||
=== Audio === | |||
==== The Fourth Doctor Adventures ==== | |||
* ''[[Kill the Doctor! (audio story)|Kill the Doctor!]]'' / ''[[The Age of Sutekh (audio story)|The Age of Sutekh]]'' - [[Rania Chuma]] | |||
== External links == | |||
{{imdb name|id=0617009}} | |||
{{twitter|sophiamyles}} | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Fourth Doctor Adventures voice actors]] | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who webcast actors]] | |||
[[Category:BAFTA Scotland award winners]] | |||
[[Category:Actors interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential]] | |||
[[Category:Behind the Sofa contributors]] | |||
[[Category:Actors who portrayed people from the real world]] | |||
[[fr:Sophia Myles]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 9 March 2023
Sophia Myles (born 18 March 1980[1]) played Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson in the Doctor Who television story The Girl in the Fireplace. She later played Rania Chuma in the Fourth Doctor Adventures audio stories Kill the Doctor! and The Age of Sutekh.
In 2020, Myles voiced the ship itself from The Girl in the Fireplace, the SS Madame de Pompadour, which believes itself to be Reinette, in the Doctor Who: Lockdown! webcast Pompadour.
She also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Prior to her appearance on Doctor Who, she was best known for appearing in costume dramas: she appeared in Underworld and as Lady Penelope in the remake of Thunderbirds, along with Ron Cook as Penelope's Driver, Parker. Myles also starred as Isolde in Tristan + Isolde and as Kate Breck in Hallam Foe.
Before she starred in Doctor Who, she was romantically involved with her The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby co-star Charles Dance, thirty-four years her senior.
During filming of The Girl in the Fireplace, she began dating David Tennant.[2] During this period, she assisted the Doctor Who production crew by reading the role of Donna Noble at the 29 June cast read-through for The Runaway Bride (Catherine Tate was not available). She also helped Tennant record some of his video diaries for the DVD box sets, appeared in a couple of them and also handled the camera.
Like Tennant, she also appeared in an episode of Extras.
