Sophie Monk - at the Beach in Hawaii 8-25-10

Biography

Sophie Charlene Akland Monk (born 14 December 1979) is an English born Australian pop singer, actress and model. She was once a member of female pop group Bardot and has since established a solo career with the release of an album, Calendar Girl. More recently, she turned her hand to acting, appearing in films such as Date Movie and Click.

Sophie Monk has since established herself in Hollywood. Although most of her roles have been reasonably small, she did play Marilyn Monroe for a high-budget telemovie The Mystery Of Natalie Wood (2004) and starred in the music video "Always" for rock group blink-182.

In February 2006, she starred in her debut feature role as the flirtatious and seductive 'best man' Andy in the spoof comedy Date Movie.

In 2005 Sophie successfully auditioned for the role of Andy in Spoof Comedy Date Movie. Filming took place in Los Angeles, California in late 2005. The film stars Alyson Hannigan and Jennifer Coolidge. The film was released on February 17, 2006. Despite extremely negative reviews, the film was a box office success earning worldwide $84,795,656. This was Sophie's first theatrical role. She also starred in the Adam Sandler comedy Click portraying Stacey, a flirtatious, bimbo secretary who she described in an interview as "… kind of a floozy that kind of just works there because she gets around a bit. Another serious character".

In 2007 Sophie made her American television debut in the Golden Globe Award-Winning HBO Comedy series Entourage in the episode "The Day Fuckers". She also had a small role portraying Cynthia Rose in Sex and Death 101.

In 2006 she was cast to play the villain Mason Masters in Warner Premiere's Spring Breakdown. Monk describes her character as "… the head of the evil girls. I'm like the evil bitch that everyone wants to be like and they all end up hating her". The film suffered a long post-production period due to distribution problems. The film which was originally set for a theatrical release, was released yo DVD on January 16, 2009 to mixed reviews.

In September 2008 Dark Castle Entertainment announced Sophie was to portray the role of Alexa in The Hills Run Red. Filming took place towards the start of 2009 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The film premiered at Horror film festival UK Frightfest. The film was released Straight-to-DVD on September 29, 2009. Despite positive buzz over the script, the film was negatively received. Monk's performance received mixed reviews.

In 2009 Sophie announced to MTV Australia she has signed on for the Comedy film Spring Break '83 portraying the role of Brittney. Filming took place in March, 2009 in Los Angeles. The film stars Jamie Kennedy, Raviv Ullman and John Goodman. A preview premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The film which suffered salary issues and distribution problems is yet to have a confirmed release date.

In 2007 Sophie signed on for the indie Horror film Murder World portraying the leading role of Brooke. The film stars Scout Taylor-Compton. The film has suffered in development hell with numerous pushbacks and distribution problems. The film was announced to be picked up by Lionsgate for a worldwide distribution deal. The film would be later retitled Life Blood. The film was released Straight-to-DVD April 27, 2010. Critical reception was extremely negative.

Sophie will star alongside Cameron Richardson in the indie Comedy film Hard Breakers portraying Lindsay Greene. Filming took place in 2009 in Los Angeles. The film is yet to have an official release date. She will also portray Princess Ellen in the animated comedy The Legend of Awesomest Maximus which was filmed in 2008 is yet to have an official release date.