Sophia Forrest

Sophia Forrest
Born~1995[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2014-present

Sophia Forrest is an Australian actor. They were nominated for Most Popular New Talent at the 2018 Logie Awards for their role in the Network Ten TV series Love Child.[2]

Forrest played the role of Debbie Hampshire in Love Child, joining the cast for season four.[3][4] In 2022 they played the role of Dani in Barons[5] and, on stage in 2024, that of Tessa Ensler in the demanding one-hander Prima Facie with Perth's Black Swan State Theatre Company.[6]

Personal life

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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.[1] In April 2022, it was announced by Forrest that they were engaged to Zara Zoe.[7]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2023 Home and Away Tegan Osbourne 4 episodes
The Claremont Murders Amanda Spiers 2 episodes
2022 Bali 2002 Natalia Goold 4 episodes
Barons Dani Kirk 8 episodes
2021 Wentworth: The Fall Girl Anna Highmore Pdocast series: 8 episodes
2017 Love Child Debbie 10 episodes

Film appearances

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 Seriously Red Betty
2019 Ride Like a Girl Cathy Payne
2018 Aquaman Fisherman Princess
Reaching Distance Tiff
2016 Riptide Rae Short
2014 The Water Diviner Edith

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Clayton, Cy (28 May 2018), "Love Child, Wrong Girl actress Jessica Marais vies for the Gold Logie", The West Australian
  3. ^ Taylor, Belle (30 April 2017), "Sophia Forrest, the child of Nicola and Andrew Forrest, making a name for themself", The West Australian
  4. ^ Knox, David (24 April 2017). "Returning: Love Child | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  5. ^ Rugendyke, Louise (16 April 2022), "Best mates turned bitter rivals: ABC's Barons takes on '70s surf culture", The Sydney Morning Herald
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Hirst, Jordan (27 April 2022). "Actress Sophia Forrest got engaged to her girlfriend Zara Zoe". QNews. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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