Sophie Parkin
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Sophie Parkin is an English writer, artist and actor, born in London
in 1961.
She was schooled at Frensham Heights Boarding School, then Camborne School of Mines, Pool, nr Redruth, Cornwall
. She then attended Leeds Polytechnic (tutored by Jeff Nuttall
), Maidstone College of Art, where she graduated with a Fine Art degree in 1982.
Sophie starred in many commercials as a girl, as varied as Wall's sausages, Comfort
fabric conditioner and as the Dulux
girl. She also modelled in Nova
magazine and The Sunday Times
and appeared in Andrew Logan
’s Alternative Miss World in 1979. She has appeared in film recently, such as the Dylan Thomas
biopic, The Edge of Love directed by John Maybury
and starring Keira Knightley
, Sienna Miller
and Matthew Rhys
.
She has also regularly written for British newspapers and periodicals, and appeared on television and radio as a broadcaster – most recently on Woman's Hour
on BBC Radio 4
. She writes regularly for 3:AM Magazine
.
Her novels are All Grown Up, Take Me Home and Dear Goddess. She has also written the teen novels French for Kissing, Best of Friends, and Mad, Rich and Famous. her non-fiction books are Mothers by Daughters, Sons and Mothers (both published by Virago), Girls Just Want To Have Fun: the Cosmopolitan book of short stories, Best of Friends and POT 05 - Anthology of Poetry (ed. Michael Horovitz
). She also teaches creative writing at Morley College
, London.
She is the daughter of the artist Molly Parkin
and art dealer Michael Parkin.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1961.
She was schooled at Frensham Heights Boarding School, then Camborne School of Mines, Pool, nr Redruth, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. She then attended Leeds Polytechnic (tutored by Jeff Nuttall
Jeff Nuttall
Jeff Nuttall was an English poet, publisher, actor, painter, sculptor, jazz trumpeter, anarchist sympathiser and social commentator who was a key part of the British 1960s counter-culture. He was the brother of literary critic A. D. Nuttall.-Life and work:Jeff Nuttall was born in Clitheroe,...
), Maidstone College of Art, where she graduated with a Fine Art degree in 1982.
Sophie starred in many commercials as a girl, as varied as Wall's sausages, Comfort
Comfort
Comfort may refer to:*Comfort , by the rock group Failure*Comfort *Comfort Air, German airline*Comfort food*Comfort noise, artificial background noise used in radio and wireless communications to fill the silent time in a transmission*Comfort object, an object used to provide psychological...
fabric conditioner and as the Dulux
Dulux
Dulux is an internationally available brand of paint. It is produced by AkzoNobel . The brand name Dulux has been used by both ICI and DuPont since 1931 and was one of the first alkyd-based paints.-History:...
girl. She also modelled in Nova
Nova (UK magazine)
Nova, published from March 1965 to October 1975, was a British magazine. It has been described as "a politically radical, beautifully designed, intellectual women's magazine"....
magazine and The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
and appeared in Andrew Logan
Andrew Logan
Andrew Logan is an English sculptor, performance artist, jewellery-maker, portraitist and painter.He was born at Witney, Oxfordshire, in England. He was educated as an architect at the Oxford School of Architecture, graduating in 1970...
’s Alternative Miss World in 1979. She has appeared in film recently, such as the Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer, Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 11 January 2008. who wrote exclusively in English. In addition to poetry, he wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, which he often performed himself...
biopic, The Edge of Love directed by John Maybury
John Maybury
John Maybury is an English filmmaker. In 2005 he was listed as one of the 100 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain.-Early life:...
and starring Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is an English actress and model. She began acting as a child and came to international notice in 2002 after co-starring in the film Bend It Like Beckham...
, Sienna Miller
Sienna Miller
Sienna Rose Diana Miller is a British-American actress, model, and fashion designer, best known for her roles in Layer Cake, Alfie, Factory Girl, The Edge of Love and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2007, the London Film Criticsnamed her British Actress of the Year for Interview...
and Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans , known professionally as Matthew Rhys, is a Welsh actor, best known as Kevin Walker on the U.S. ABC family drama Brothers & Sisters, and as Dylan Thomas in The Edge of Love.-Early life:...
.
She has also regularly written for British newspapers and periodicals, and appeared on television and radio as a broadcaster – most recently on Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour is a radio magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom.-History:Created by Norman Collins and originally presented by Alan Ivimey the programme was first broadcast on 7 October 1946 on the BBC's Light Programme . It was transferred to its current home in 1973...
on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
. She writes regularly for 3:AM Magazine
3:AM Magazine
3:AM Magazine is a literary magazine, which was set up as 3ammagazine.com in April 2000 and is edited from Paris. Its editor-in-chief since inception has been Andrew Gallix, a lecturer at the Sorbonne ....
.
Her novels are All Grown Up, Take Me Home and Dear Goddess. She has also written the teen novels French for Kissing, Best of Friends, and Mad, Rich and Famous. her non-fiction books are Mothers by Daughters, Sons and Mothers (both published by Virago), Girls Just Want To Have Fun: the Cosmopolitan book of short stories, Best of Friends and POT 05 - Anthology of Poetry (ed. Michael Horovitz
Michael Horovitz
Michael Horovitz is an English poet, artist and translator.-Life and career:Michael Horovitz was the youngest of ten children who were brought to England from Nazi Germany by their parents, both of whom were part of a network of European-rabbinical families...
). She also teaches creative writing at Morley College
Morley College
Morley College is an adult education college in London, England. It was founded in the 1880s and has a student population of 10,806 adult students...
, London.
She is the daughter of the artist Molly Parkin
Molly Parkin
Molly Parkin , is a Welsh painter, novelist and journalist, who became most famous for exploits in the 1960s.Parkin was the second of two daughters, born and raised in Pontycymer in the Garw Valley, Wales...
and art dealer Michael Parkin.