Sophia Myles

Sophia Myles

Sophia Jane Myles (born 18 March 1980) is an English actress. She is best known in film for portraying Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward in Thunderbirds. Myles has also received critical acclaim for her television work, particularly as Madame de Pompadour in the Doctor Who episode.

About Sophia Myles in brief

Summary Sophia MylesSophia Jane Myles (born 18 March 1980) is an English actress. She is best known in film for portraying Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward in Thunderbirds. Myles has also received critical acclaim for her television work, particularly as Madame de Pompadour in the Doctor Who episode. She won a BAFTA for Best Actress for her role as Kate in Hallam Foe and was also nominated for a BIFA at the British Independent Film Awards for the same film.

In September 2014, Myles gave birth to a son. Her father, Peter Myles, died on 21 March 2020 after contracting COVID-19. Her paternal grandmother was Russian, and Myles refers to herself as ‘half-Welsh, half-Russian’