Sophie Katinis (born 31 January 1979), also known as Sophie Roche, is an Australian actress, singer and voice-over who has appeared in many television and theatre roles.

Television

Sophie played the role of university student Mel Bennett on the drama ''

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'' in 2006. This led to a starring role as personal assistant Tina Carmody in the comedy series ''

Stupid, Stupid Man ''Stupid, Stupid Man '' is an Australian television comedy which originally aired on TV1. It is set in the office of the fictional men's magazine ''COQ'' (''Chap's Own Quarterly''), parodying such men's magazines as ''FHM'' and ''Ralph''. The fi ...

'' followed by the role of Gabby West in the

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commissioned Australian soap opera, '' Out of the Blue''. In 2010, she had a guest role in ''

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'' and joined ''

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'' as Veronica. Sophie was also the puppeteer and voice actress for Chatterbox in '' Hi-5'' ( Series 5 with replay episodes for Series 6, hosted by original member Kellie Crawford (née Hoggart)). Sophie has also appeared in many Australian television commercials including a well known role as "Amy", the pushy girlfriend in television advertisements for insurer

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Theatre

Sophie played the role of "Ellen" in the 2007 Australian production of ''

Miss Saigon ''Miss Saigon'' is a stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madame Butterfly'', and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed rom ...

''.

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* 1979 births Living people Australian people of Greek descent Australian stage actresses Australian television actresses Australian voice actresses {{Australia-actor-stub