Sophie Tilson

Sophie Tilson
Born Melbourne, Australia
Nationality Australian
Occupation Actress, writer, producer
Years active 2008–present

Sophie Tilson is an Australian actress, writer and producer. She was one of the stars of the 2009 web series OzGirl. She is perhaps best known for playing the character Lisa Devine on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Her first screenplay, Wrong Swipe, which she wrote with her partner, Shanrah Wakefield, is scheduled to be released February 10, 2016 on Lifetime.

Early life

Sophie Tilson grew up in Melbourne where she attended University High school. She studied at the Victorian College of the Arts and the Swinburne University of Technology where she received a degree in Media, Communication, and Literature.[1][2]

Career

In 2009, Sophie Tilson starred in the Australia-based web series, OzGirl. The series won several awards including best actor at the 4th Annual ITVfest, which Tilson shared with her co-star Shanrah Wakefield[3] as well as the Streamy Award for best foreign web series.[4]

In 2010, she played the role of Lisa Devine on the Australian soap opera Neighbours.[5]

In 2014, she appeared in the Ion Television original holiday movie, Merry Ex-Mas opposite Kristy Swanson.[5]

In 2015, her screenplay for the movie, Swipe, which she wrote with her former OzGirl co-star, Shanrah Wakefield, was produced for Lifetime TV and is scheduled to air later this year.<ref=tube /> The film has recently been re titled Wrong Swipe and is scheduled to air February 10, 2016.

Filmography

Year   Title   Role   Notes
2009 OzGirl Sadie Brown Web series
2010 Neighbours Lisa Devine
2012 Awkward Julie No. 2
2013 Dracano Petra
2014 The Wedding Pact Tess
2014 Crimes of the Mind Shirley
2014 Merry Ex-Mas Mindy

Awards and recognitions

External links

References

  1. McNaughton, Mathieas (23 August 2009). "Eye on Sophie Tilson". Webseriestoday. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. Irwin, Ron (3 November 2015). "Hollywood's next big star – Sophie Tilson". Examiner. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. Miller, Liz Shannon (10 August 2009). "ITVFest Winner Oz Girl Rewards Your Patience". Gigaom. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. Nicoletti, Karen (11 April 2010). "Streamys Honor Best of Web Series". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 McNaughton, Mathieas (24 November 2015). "Where Are These Web Series Stars Now: ‘Oz Girls’ Sophie Tilson". Tubefilter. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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