Sophie Vavasseur
Sophie Vavasseur (born 10 May 1992) is an Irish actress best known for her award-nominated role as Evelyn Doyle in the Irish film Evelyn.
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Born | Sophie Vavasseur 10 May 1992 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Career
Born in Dublin, Ireland, the fourth child of plumber Christopher Vavasseur, who died when she was 16, and Adrienne,[1][2][3] Vavasseur has appeared in films and on stage, and has done a number of advertisements and voice-overs. She has acted in several films to date. The first was Evelyn, in which she played the title role, (the daughter of Pierce Brosnan's character). The second was Resident Evil: Apocalypse where she played Charles Ashford's daughter Angela "Angie" Ashford, who was the creator of the T-virus. Film credits also include the IMAX film Twang. On stage she appeared in Come on Over by Conor McPherson at the Gate Theatre.
In 2007, Vavasseur appeared in Becoming Jane, a movie based on the private life of Jane Austen; that same year she starred in a new British television adaptation of Charles Dickens's The Old Curiosity Shop. In 2010, she appeared as a possessed teenager in the Spanish horror film Exorcismus,[4] alongside Richard Felix, Doug Bradley and Stephen Billington.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Evelyn | Evelyn Doyle | |
2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Angela "Angie" Ashford | |
2007 | Becoming Jane | Jane Lefroy | |
2010 | Exorcismus | Emma Evans | |
2014 | Poison Pen | Jessica | |
2017 | Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack | Hannah | Direct to video |
2020 | Picture Perfect Royal Christmas | Duchess Catherine |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Northanger Abbey | Annie Thorpe | Television film |
2007 | The Old Curiosity Shop | Nell Trent | Television film |
2009 | Masterpiece | Nell Trent | Episode: "The Old Curiosity Shop" |
2017 | Vikings | Princess Ellisif | 2 episodes |
References
- Irish Times, 29th October 2008, death notices
- https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/meet-grown-up-evelyn-actress-22330315
- https://m.herald.ie/entertainment/film/teen-sophie-back-filming-after-dads-tragic-death-27925661.html
- Full 'Exorcismus' Casting and Synopsis
- Hodges, Mike (October 20, 2009). "EXORCISMUS gets rolling in Spain". Archived from the original on 2009-11-13.