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Sophie Dix (born 3 March 1969) is an English actress, best known for her role as Captain Sadie Williams in ''
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''. She has also had roles in ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Between The Lines'', and ''
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''. In March 2022, she appeared in an episode of the
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'' as Viv Beaden.


Personal life

Dix has lived in the London borough of Hampstead for twenty years. Her long-term partner is Nevil Coleman and she has two daughters, Georgia and Violet. In 2012, she stood as a candidate for the
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at the Hampstead Town council
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, receiving 207 votes. She stood again in 2015 and received 597 votes, coming third with 11.3% of the vote. In October 2017, Dix joined the growing number of women who have alleged that producer
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sexually harassed, sexually intimidated, and/or sexually assaulted them. She told ''
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'' that, in the early 1990s, in a hotel room to which he had invited her to watch rushes with him during filming of ''
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'', he tried to force himself on her and masturbated in front of her; the incident left her emotionally scarred and despondent: "It's the single most damaging thing that's happened in my life" and she believes that it ruined her film career.


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* 1969 births Living people English television actresses People from Totnes Actresses from Devon {{England-tv-actor-stub