Sophie Hensser

Sophie Hensser is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as Vivian Maguire in "Love Child" and Megan in "The Saddle Club". Sophie is now known by her married name Sophie Bloom.

Sophie Bloom (née Hensser)
Born
Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Websitelmcm.com.au

Career

Hensser is the daughter of actress Wendy Strehlow.[1] While growing up Hensser was on sets and tours with her parents. Strehlow agreed to Hensser having an agent on the condition that she did not take rejection after auditions personally. Hensser had credited her mother as helping her to stay "grounded" as an actress.[1] Hensser trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People and also participated in an open course from the National Institute of Dramatic Art.[2]

In 2009, she began appearing in a guest role on Seven Network soap opera Home and Away, during the 22nd season, as Freya Duric, the girlfriend of Xavier Austin (David Jones-Roberts). She is perhaps best remembered on the show for a scene which involved her kissing Nicole Franklin (Tessa James).

In 2011, Hensser began playing Tamara in the stage production of Lachlan Philpott's Silent Disco. Hensser told Elissa Blake from The Sydney Morning Herald that her character was the "epitome of teenage angst".

In 2013, Hensser began filming 'Love Child' [3] The play received critical acclaim but was a failure at the box office.[4] In December that year, it was announced that Hensser had begun filming a regular role in the Nine Network drama series Tricky Business, playing Lily Christie.[1] Hensser took part in the 2012 Dungog Film Festival and read for Diving For Poland at the Cockatoo theatre.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Driver Lara Short film
2015 Second Hand Tessa Short film, completed

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001-2002 The Saddle Club Megan Main role
2009 Home and Away Freya Duric Recurring role
2009 All Saints Isabelle "In Trust"
2010 Underbelly Monica Recurring role
2010 Cops LAC Karen "Illegal Dumping"
2011 Crownies Nadia Tesla "1.13", "1.14"
2012 Tricky Business Lily Christie Main role
2013 Serangoon Road Gina Kershaw "1.8"
2014-2017 Love Child Vivian Maguire Main role
2015 Australia: The Story of Us Elizabeth Perry "Worlds Collide"

References
  1. Schipp, Debbie (6 May 2012). "Sophie Hensser finds acting is real family affair". The Daily Telegraph. (News Limited). Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  2. "Sophie Hensser as Lily Christie". ninemsn. (Microsoft and Nine Entertainment Co.). Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. Blake, Elissa (21 April 2011). "Teens play it by earphone". The Sydney Morning Herald. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  4. Bailey, John (9 August 2011). "Stage". The Age. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. "In The Raw: Diving For Poland". tix.dff.org.au. (Dungog Film Festival). Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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