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Sophie Irene Hunter

ソフィー・ハンター　/　そふぃー・はんたー

Actor from United Kingdom

March 16, 1978 (age 48)　・　Hammersmith, United Kingdom

actor
theatre director
playwright

My Take

Sophie Hunter strikes me as someone whose long list of titles maps directly onto a deep, restless intellect. Born in Hammersmith and Oxford-educated, she acted and sang before pivoting to directing and playwriting, where she shapes the architecture of a work rather than merely performing in it. Winning the Samuel Beckett award and making her directorial debut in experimental theatre signals an artist who chose substance over commercial ease. I admire people who refuse to be confined to a single craft. There is a quiet, self-possessed confidence in her path that I find genuinely compelling and worth applauding.

Overview

Sophie Irene Hunter (born 16 March 1978) is an English theatre director, playwright and former actress and singer. She made her directorial debut in 2007 co-directing the experimental play The Terrific Electric at the Barbican Pit after winning the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award with her theatre collective Boileroom.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sophie Irene Hunter
Name (Japanese): ソフィー・ハンター
Reading: そふぃー・はんたー
Born: March 16, 1978 (age 48)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Horse
Origin: Hammersmith, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / theatre director / playwright / writer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Oxford

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://sophiehunterstudio.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie%20Hunter

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