Sophie Hunter Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Sophie Hunter (born 16 March 1978) is a British theatre and opera director. She directed the experimental play 69° South (2012), which dramatized the almost fatal voyage of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton by having performers on stilts manipulate marionette puppets, the New York production of Benjamin Britten's opera The Rape of Lucretia (2011), the African tour of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Magic Flute (2011) for arts charity Opera for Change and the 2010 revival of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at Access Theatre in New York City among others.In 2007, she received the Samuel Beckett Award for writing and directing the avant-garde play The Terrific Electric which used moving images, absurd humour and vivid tableaux to evoke the shock and wonder of the dawning electrical era. Hunter has also acted on stage and screen and has released her French-language music album in 2005 entitled The Isis Project in collaboration with songwriter Guy Chambers.
Full Name
Sophie Hunter
Net Worth
$800,000
Date Of Birth
March 16, 1978
Place Of Birth
London, England, UK
Height
1.73 m
Occupation
Theatre and opera director, Playwright, Actress, Singer
Profession
Actor, Opera Director
Education
St Paul's Girls' School, Saratoga International Theater Institute, L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, University of Oxford
Nationality
British
Spouse
Benedict Cumberbatch
Children
Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch, Hal Auden Cumberbatch
Parents
Anna Katharine Hunter, Charles Rupert Hunter
Siblings
Patrick James Simon, Timothy Michael, Lily Rose Hunter
Nicknames
Hunter, Sophie, Sophie Hunter, Hunter, Sophie Irene, Sophie Irene Hunter
IMDB
Movies
Macbeth, Burlesque Fairytales, Friends and Crocodiles, Vanity Fair, Maria
Star Sign
Pisces
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[on specializing in avant-garde stage productions] It would be terrible if it was a polite piece of theatre.
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A lot of people don't think I'm English. I've lived in France and people do think I'm French but I don't see myself as having a glamorous look.
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I was always encouraged to think; they (parents) championed the idea of the independent woman. You spend a lot of time studying and you want to do something with that. Something that's tangible like creating a show, writing a screenplay, making a difference.
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(0ctober 21, 2016) Expecting her second child with her husband Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Has a son, Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch (b.June 1, 2015), with her husband Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Hunter and partner Benedict Cumberbatch married at the 12th century Church of St. Peter and St. Paul on the Isle of Wight followed by a reception at Mottistone Manor. [February 2015]
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Traditionally announced her engagement to actor partner Benedict Cumberbatch, whom she has known for 17 years, in the "Forthcoming Marriages" section of The Times newspaper. Hunter received a 3.5 carat, Edwardian-era inspired, cushion-cut yellow diamond ring adorned with a hundred smaller diamonds all around the head, bezel and shank. Its estimated value is $450,000. [November 2014]
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Trained under acclaimed theatre and opera director Anne Bogart at Saratoga International Theatre Institue in New York City.
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Good friends with British-Argentinian performance artist Eloise Fornieles and SUNO artistic director and founder Max Osterweis.
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Best known for directing and conceiving avant-garde theatre productions.
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A frequent collaborator of music director and opera singer Andrew Staples.
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Won the Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award for her 2007 experimental play "The Terrific Electric", which she conceived and directed.
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Hunter is skilled in sailing and tennis.
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Aside from English, she speaks French fluently and is a highly-skilled pianist and equestrian.
