Sophie von Haselberg
Sophie von Haselberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sophie Frederica Alohilani von Haselberg November 14, 1986 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Parent(s) | Bette Midler Martin von Haselberg |
Sophie Fredrica Alohilani von Haselberg (born November 14, 1986) is an American actress, best known known for co-starring in the Woody Allen film Irrational Man.
Early life and education
von Haselberg was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actress Bette Midler and artist Martin von Haselberg. Her father is German and her mother is American (both parents are Jewish). She studied sociology and East Asian studies at Yale University, worked at an ad agency in China and returned to Yale to study at the drama school in 2011.[1]
Career
von Haselberg started becoming interested in acting from her mother (Midler) who has been in successful hits. Her NYC theatre debut was in October 2014 in a play entitled Billy and Ray.[1][2]
In 2015, von Haselberg had a role in the Woody Allen film, Irrational Man.[3][4] Allen stated, "She’s wonderful. She came in with a lot of other women that read and she’s the spitting image of her [mother] and she was just good... I thought she was so good that I combined her part. There was another part too and when I gave her the role, then I dropped the other character out of the movie and worked it so that she could have a double role, so could appear more frequently cause she was impressive… She projects intelligence because she’s intelligent."[5]
von Haselberg has been cast as series regular starring with Nicole Byer in MTV’s new unnamed Nicole Byer pilot.[6][7] In October 2015 she started shooting Wizard Of Lies for HBO.[7] Equity will be released toward the end of 2015 co-starring von Haselberg and Anna Gunn.[7] Also von Haselberg will be appearing in an indie named A Woman, A Part.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Meet the rising star daughter of Bette Midler". New York Post. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Bette Midler cuddles up to daughter Sophie Von Haselberg at opening night of Billy & Ray - Daily Mail Online". Mail Online. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Sophie Von Haselberg - Vineyard Theatre". Vineyard Theatre. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Movie review: Irrational Man grapples with moral dilemma". Northern Star. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Roger Friedman. "Woody Allen: Bette Midler's Daughter Sophie Is Such a Good Actress He Expanded Her Role in "Irrational Man"". Showbiz411. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Anne-Sophie Vermorel. "Castings en séries N.580 : Game of Thrones, Agent Carter, Lucifer..." SeriesAddict. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d Denise Petski. "MTV's Nicole Byer Pilot Casts Three - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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