Sophie Dahl
| Sophie Dahl | |
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| Born | Sophie Holloway 15 September 1977 London, England |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Spouse | Jamie Cullum (2010-present) |
Sophie Dahl (born 15 September 1977), born Sophie Holloway, is an English author and former fashion model. She was born in London, the daughter of actor Julian Holloway and writer Tessa Dahl. Her maternal grandparents were author Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal. Her paternal grandparents were actor Stanley Holloway and actress and chorus dancer Violet Lane. She was the inspiration for Sophie, the main character in her maternal grandfather's book The BFG.
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[edit] Discovery and modeling career
Dahl was discovered by Isabella Blow, a Vogue stylist. Blow referred Dahl to Sarah Doukas of the Storm Model Agency in London. Dahl appeared in campaigns for Versace, Alexander McQueen, Patrick Cox, Pringle, Godiva, Banana Republic, and The Gap, amongst others. She was featured prominently in many large-circulation magazines, including Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire and the British, Italian and American versions of Vogue.[2] Dahl worked with several well-known photographers, including Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Peter Lindbergh, Bruce Weber and Steven Meisel. She appeared in several high-fashion editorials for magazines such as Harpers Bazaar, Elle, Visionaire, and W, and was featured on the covers of British and Italian Vogue. In 2000, Dahl achieved a degree of notoriety when Tom Ford and Steven Meisel cast her in an advertisement for the Yves Saint-Laurent perfume brand Opium. The ad featured a photograph of her posing nude on black satin. It was removed from UK billboards after complaints were made to the Advertising Standards Authority.[3]
[edit] Writing
She is a columnist for British Vogue (winning a Jasmine Award for her column) and Waitrose Kitchen and has contributed to, among other publications, The Saturday Times Magazine, The Daily Telegraph and the American edition of Vogue.
In 2003 Dahl published her first book, an illustrated novella and Times bestseller, The Man with the Dancing Eyes. After this she began writing regularly for publications such as American Vogue, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Observer and the Saturday Times. From 2005 Dahl was a contributing editor and regular columnist at Men's Vogue, prior to its closure in 2008. Dahl is the author of three other books: Playing with the Grown-Ups (2008) and two cook books, Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights (2009) and From Season To Season (2011). She was a contributor to an anthology, Truth or Dare edited by Justine Picardie, which included works by Zoë Heller and William Fiennes. She also provided introductions to the Puffin Classic new edition of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and the Virago Press re-issue of Stella Gibbons' 1938 novel Nightingale Wood, which was released in April 2009.
In March and April 2010, her six-part cookery series entitled The Delicious Miss Dahl, which Dahl wrote and presented, was broadcast on BBC 2. She also wrote and presented a television programme about the Victorian cook, Isabella Beeton which was transmitted on BBC2 on 29 September 2011.[4]
[edit] Family history and personal life
Dahl is a patron of the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, and supports the charities The Place2be, First Story, GOSH, NSPCC, RSPCA & Break Through Breast Cancer.
She is the daughter of actor Julian Holloway and writer Tessa Dahl. Her maternal grandparents were author Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal and her paternal grandparents were actor-comedian Stanley Holloway and actress and chorus dancer Violet Lane.[5]
On 9 January 2010 she married singer Jamie Cullum.[6] On 2 March 2011, Dahl and Cullum had their first child, a girl named Lyra.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Jag (1977-09-15). "Sophie Dahl Gallery - Wallpaper - Biography - Photos". Celebs101.com. http://www.celebs101.com/celebrity-Sophie+Dahl-2428--.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "The Sophie Dahl Gallery". sophie-dahl.com. http://www.sophie-dahl.com/bio.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "Case studies: Study of a nude on a poster". The Advertising Standards Authority. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20080206193413/http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/focus/case_studies/Study+of+a+nude+on+a+poster.htm.
- ^ "Two Programmes - The Marvellous Mrs Beeton, with Sophie Dahl". BBC. 2011-09-29. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0152d7l. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Holloway, Stanley; Richards, Dick (1967). Wiv a little bit o’ luck: The life story of Stanley Holloway. London: Frewin. ISBN B0000CNLM5. OCLC 3647363. pp. 74–75
- ^ Jessen, Monique (2010-01-11). "Jamie Cullum and Sophie Dahl Marry in England - Weddings, Jamie Cullum, Sophie Dahl". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20335985,00.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Jody Thompson (6 March 2011). "Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullum welcome their new baby daughter Lyra to the world | Mail Online". London: Dailymail.co.uk. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1363299/Its-girl-Sophie-Dahl-Jamie-Cullum-welcome-new-baby-daughter-Lyra-world.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
[edit] External links
- Sophie Dahl's website
- Sophie Dahl, at the Fashion Model Directory
- Vincent Graff meets Sophie Dahl (The Guardian)
- Interview with Kate Lauer (The London Paper)
- Jenny Tucker reviews Voluptuous Delights (so Feminine)
- Announcement of BBC cookery series (The Telegraph)
- Announcement of 'Miss Dahl’s Guide to All Things Lovely' (The Bookseller)
- I'm a bit of a dork: Kira Cochrane talks to Sophie Dahl (The Guardian)
