Rebekah Elmaloglou
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Rebekah Elmaloglou is an Australian actress who is best known for portraying the role of Sophie Simpson
on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away
from 1989 to 1993 and again on a recurring basis from 2002 to 2005. Her brothers, Peter Elmaloglou, Dominic Elmaloglou and Sebastian Elmaloglou
have also appeared on Home and Away
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When working on Home and Away she suffered frequently from panic attacks. She was later diagnosed with OCD and has been open about her condition.
In April 2008, it was revealed that, together with her partner Kane Baker, Elmaloglou was expecting her first child.
Her Wedding to Kane Baker was revealed July 2009, their son Kai joined them on their honeymoon.
. Since leaving Home and Away
, Elmaloglou has appeared in the Australian film The Sum of Us
and guest starred in A Country Practice
as Christine Agapitos. She appeared on the stage at the Sydney Opera House
in Caravan.
She appeared in Pacific Drive
in 1996, as a victim of incest, who dices with death when she turns to drugs.
She appeared in an episode Life Support
as a "publicity whore"
She posed naked in a Gothic-themed set of photographs for the Australian celebrity nude art magazine Black+White
.
Sophie Simpson
Sophie Simpson is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Rebekah Elmaloglou. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 22 January 1990 and appeared as a regular until 1993...
on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
from 1989 to 1993 and again on a recurring basis from 2002 to 2005. Her brothers, Peter Elmaloglou, Dominic Elmaloglou and Sebastian Elmaloglou
Sebastian Elmaloglou
Sebastian Elmaloglou is an Australian stage, film and television actor best known for portraying the role of Max Sutherland on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away from 2002 to 2004.-Background:...
have also appeared on Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
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Biography
Elmaloglou was born to a Greek father who played the cello and an English mother who was a kindergarten teacher. Born in France, Elmaloglou's family moved to Sydney where she grew up. Elmaloglou left school at the age of 15. She trained at the Keane Kids studios in Sydney, where she studied acting, singing and dancing. Her cousin is Judi DenchJudi Dench
Dame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA is an English film, stage and television actress.Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she played in several of William Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo...
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When working on Home and Away she suffered frequently from panic attacks. She was later diagnosed with OCD and has been open about her condition.
In April 2008, it was revealed that, together with her partner Kane Baker, Elmaloglou was expecting her first child.
Her Wedding to Kane Baker was revealed July 2009, their son Kai joined them on their honeymoon.
Filmography
Elmaloglou has appeared in numerous roles in various programmes and films such as Mad Max III and the 1988 telemovie Princess KateTouch the Sun (Australian TV series)
Touch the Sun was a television series commissioned by the Australian Children's Television Foundation in 1988 as part of the Australian Bicentenary celebrations. It may have been intended that seven feature-length episodes were produced, one for each State, plus the Northern Territory, but only six...
. Since leaving Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
, Elmaloglou has appeared in the Australian film The Sum of Us
The Sum of Us
The Sum of Us is a play by David Stevens.The plot revolves around the comfortable relationship between widower Harry and his gay son Jeff and their individual searches for the right mate. Harry unconditionally loves his Rugby-playing son, and even takes an active part in Jeff's search for Mr. Right...
and guest starred in A Country Practice
A Country Practice
A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
as Christine Agapitos. She appeared on the stage at the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
in Caravan.
She appeared in Pacific Drive
Pacific Drive
Pacific Drive is an Australian television series made by Village Roadshow in association with New World International for the Nine Network between 1996 and 1997....
in 1996, as a victim of incest, who dices with death when she turns to drugs.
She appeared in an episode Life Support
Life Support (TV series)
Life Support was a comedy programme on Australia's SBS network which satirised lifestyle television programs. It ran for three seasons. On Australia Day 2006, a Life Support Marathon was shown on the Comedy Channel showing the first series and half of the second.-Concept:A satirical, sometimes...
as a "publicity whore"
She posed naked in a Gothic-themed set of photographs for the Australian celebrity nude art magazine Black+White
Black+White
Black+White was a bimonthly Australian magazine published by Studio Magazines that debuted in the summer of 1992. For a period it was also known as Black+White magazine....
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