Born in 1980, Sophia's first big break was in the 2001 film From Hell, in which she played Victoria Abberline, the wife of Johnny Depp's character PC Abberline (if my brother reads this blog he'll probably go and watch the film right now).
She then played a vampiress in the 2003 film Underworld, starring Kate Beckinsale, and again in the film's 2006 sequel Underworld: Evolution.
In 2004, Sophia scored her major first supporting role, playing Lady Penelope in the film adaptation of the hit classic supermarionation tv series Thunderbirds. The film was directed by former Star Trek: The Next Generation star Jonathan Frakes (he played Number One, by the way). The film was geared towards children, with many of the classic characters from the tv show moved to the sidelines. Fans and critics bagged it, and the film was a box office bomb. On holiday in the UK, I remember reading the Metro newspapers scathing review of the movie in which they stated that not even Sophia Myles in the bath tub could rescue it from failure. By the way, Sophia Myles does have a bubbly bath tub scene in the movie, quite fun (remember though, it's a kids film).
Moving on. In 2006, Sophia appeared as Madame de Pompadour in the Doctor Who episode The Girl In The Fireplace, in which David Tennant's Tenth Doctor visits her through the fireplace in her bedroom, and rescues her from the Clockwork Men as well.
After Doctor Who, Sophia was cast as Beth Baily for the ninth series of the UK tv show Spooks, based on the counter-terrorism unit Mi5.
Now, onto the autograph. Just after Sophia appeared in Thunderbirds I wrote a fanmail letter to her in the UK, and soon after received this terrific inscribed colour 8x10 photo of her as Lady Penelope!
Until next time!
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