Sophie Wepper (born Sophie-Margarita Wepper; 18 October 1981 in

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, Germany) is a German

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Life and career

Sophie-Margarita Wepper is the daughter of actor

Fritz Wepper Fritz Wepper (born 17 August 1941, Munich, Germany) is a German film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Inspector Harry Klein in the long-running crime series ''Derrick'' (1974–1998). Wepper is also remembered for his roles ...

and Countess of Görtz, Angela von Morgen. From 2002 to 2003 she studied television journalism at the ''Bavarian Academy of Television'', followed by a one-year practical training at ''Lisa Film GmbH'' an Austrian-German film production company. Sophie Wepper gave her television debut in 1991 to her father's side in the TV-Series ''

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''. Since 2003 she played supporting roles in the TV-Series ''

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''. She also works behind the camera and completed a rotating traineeship at the TV-Series ''

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'' episode ''Odyssee des Herzens'', which originated in

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with Fritz Wepper. In the thriller series '' Mord in bester Gesellschaft'', of the fifteen episodes have been created since 2007, she played again with her father her first major film role. In the summer of 2013 Sophie Wepper played the role of ''Nsho-chi'' at the

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Selected filmography

* 2003:

(TV-Series) * 2004: Ein Engel namens Hans-Dieter (TV-movie) * 2006: Kurhotel Alpenglück (TV-movie) * 2007–2017: Mord in bester Gesellschaft (TV-Series) * 2007: Rosamunde Pilcher: Wind über der See (TV-movie) * 2008:

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(TV-Series) * 2010:

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(TV-Series) * 2010:

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(TV-Series) * 2010:

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(TV-Series) * 2012:

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(TV-Series) * 2013: Um Himmels willen (TV-Series) * 2013:

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Theater roles

* 2013: ''Nsho-chi'' at the

References

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