Sophia Di Martino (born 15 November 1983) is an English actress known for portraying Sylvie in the

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television series ''

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''.

Early life and education

Di Martino was born in

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and grew up in the suburb of Attenborough. She is half Italian. She attended Chilwell Comprehensive School, where she completed an

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in performing arts. She went on to graduate with a

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with honours in media and performance from the

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Career

Di Martino works in television, film, theatre, and music. In

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's ''

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'', she plays Amy Flowers. She plays Eva in the 2016 feature film '' The Darkest Universe''. She appeared as Amber in the third series of Sky's '' Mount Pleasant'' and as Emma, the girlfriend of

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's character Adam, in the first episode of series three of Channel 4's ''

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''. She also appeared in the third series of ''

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'' in 2014 as Miss Parkwood and in the 2015 film ''Royal Day Out''. She was a regular cast member of ''

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'', playing the role of Pauline "Polly" Emmerson from 19 March 2009 until 30 April 2011. In 2018, she appeared in '' Click & Collect'' (2018). In 2019, she was cast as Sylvie in the

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show ''

''. Di Martino won Best Breakthrough Performance and Best Team with

Tom Hiddleston Thomas William Hiddleston (born 9 February 1981) is an English actor. He gained international fame portraying Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), starting with ''Thor'' in 2011 and most recently in the Disney+ series ''Loki'' in 2021 ...

and

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at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards.

Personal life

Since 2009, Di Martino has been in a relationship with actor and writer

Will Sharpe William Tomomori Fukuda Sharpe (born 22 September 1986) is an English actor, writer, and director. He is known for writing, directing, and starring in the 2016 dark comedy-drama ''Flowers''. He starred in the drama series ''Giri/Haji'' and the s ...

, with whom she has two children, born in 2019 and 2021.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Awards and recognition

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Martino, Sophia People from Attenborough, Nottinghamshire Alumni of the University of Salford English television actresses 1983 births Living people English people of Sicilian descent English people of Italian descent Actresses from Nottinghamshire 21st-century English actresses English film actresses