Sophiya Haque | |
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Born | [1] Portsmouth, England |
14 June 1971
Died | 16 January 2013 London, England |
(aged 41)
Cause of death | Cancer |
Nationality | British |
Ethnicity | Bengali-British |
Occupation | Actress, singer, video jockey, dancer |
Years active | 1988–2012 |
Partner(s) | David White |
Parents | Amirul Haque (father) Thelma Haque (mother) |
Sophiya Haque (14 June 1971 – 16 January 2013) was an English actress, singer, video jockey and dancer.
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Early life
Haque was born in Portsmouth, England, to a Bangladeshi father and British mother.[1] She was the youngest of three daughters.
She was raised by her mother, Thelma, a divorced schoolteacher. She attended Priory comprehensive school and took dance lessons from the age of two and a half at Mary Forrester's Rainbow School of Dance before moving at the age of 13 to London (where she lived with her father, Amirul Haque, a restaurateur, and his second wife), training full-time at the Arts Educational Schools, London.[2][3]
Career
Haque started as the lead vocalist in the band Akasa; they signed a deal with Warner Bros in 1988.[2] Subsequently she worked as a video jockey for MTV Asia for seven years and Channel V.[4]
Haque was employed as a presenter at STAR TV in Hong Kong in 1992. From 1994, she began appearing on TV in India and in 1997 she moved to Mumbai full-time to work on the Channel V India service. Her first Bollywood movie was Khoobsurat, and she later made several more including Mangal Pandey: The Rising.[2] She also featured in a Cadbury's commercial.[citation needed]
In 2002, Haque returned to the United Kingdom to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bombay Dreams. In 2005, she starred in the West End theatre musical production of The Far Pavilions.[5][6] In 2012, she starred in Wah! Wah! Girls.[7]
In 2008, she took a small supporting role in the film Wanted.[2] Between December 2008 and June 2009,[8][5] she played Poppy Morales, the barmaid and assistant manager of the Rovers Return, in Coronation Street[6]
In 2012, she appeared in BBC’s Fairy Tales series and in 15 episodes of House of Anubis as Senkhara.[9] She was diagnosed with cancer when she was working in the Michael Grandage production of Privates on Parade, playing the role of, Sylvia Morgan, a Welsh-Indian singer and dancer performing for the British troops in Malaya in 1948.[10]
Personal life and death
Haque lived in Knaphill, Surrey, with her partner, musical director, David White, and the couple were in the process of building a houseboat when she fell ill.[11][12]
Around Christmas 2012, Haque was diagnosed with cancer. She developed a lung clot and pneumonia and in the early hours of 16 January 2013, she died in her sleep in a London hospital,[5] while undergoing tests.[13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Khoobsurat | Special Appearance (as Sophia Haque) | |
2000 | Snip! | Tara | |
Alaipayuthey | Tamil film Special appearance |
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Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega | |||
2001 | Indian | ||
2002 | Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya | ||
Santosham | Telugu film Mehbooba Song |
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2003 | Pehli Nazar Ka Pehla Pyaar: Love at First Sight | Dancer | |
Sandhya | |||
2003 | Udhaya | Tamil film Special appearance |
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2005 | The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey | Singer/dancer in song 'Rasiya' (uncredited) | |
2008 | Wanted | Puja | |
Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors | Anna Singh |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Fur TV | Mrs Slaughter | 1 episode: Rent Boys/Hot Pussy |
Fairy Tales | Ameera | 1 episode: The Empress's New Clothes | |
2008-2009 | Coronation Street | Poppy Morales | 60 episodes |
2012 | House of Anubis | Senkhara | 15 episodes |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
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2002 | Bombay Dreams | West End theatre | |
2005 | The Far Pavilions | ||
2012 | Wah! Wah! Girls | Theatre Royal Stratford East/Peacock Theatre | |
Privates on Parade | Sylvia Morgan | West End theatre |
Reference
- ^ a b Holla, Anand (19 January 2013). "'Sophiya Haque led a life as colourful as her repertoire'". Mumbai Mirror (The Times of India). http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sophiya-Haque-led-a-life-a-colourful-as-her-repertoire/articleshow/18070777.cms. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d Coveney, Michael (18 January 2013). "Sophiya Haque obituary". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2013/jan/18/sophiya-haque. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Piper, Stuart (18 January 2013). "Sophiya Haque". The Stage. http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2013/01/sophiya-haque/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheStageFeatures+%28The+Stage+%2F+Features%29. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Former VJ, actress Sophiya Haque passes away in London". Zee News. 17 January 2013. http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/former-vj-actress-sophiya-haque-no-more_126436.htm. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Sheridan, Emily (17 January 2013). "Former Coronation Street actress Sophiya Haque, 41, dies of cancer". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2264061/Former-Coronation-Street-actress-Sophiya-Haque-41-dies-cancer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ a b Llewellyn, Angharad (17 January 2013). "Former Corrie star Sophiya Haque dies weeks after cancer diagnosis". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/4750994/Former-Corrie-star-Sophiya-Haque-dies-weeks-after-cancer-diagnosis.html. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Barnett, Laura (17 January 2013). "West End actress Sophiya Haque dies at 41". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2013/jan/17/sophiya-haque-dies-41. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Former Coronation Street actress Sophiya Haque dies aged 41". Metro. 18 January 2013. http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/18/former-coronation-street-actress-sophiya-haque-dies-aged-41-3356907/. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Indian actress and former VJ Sophiya Haque passes away". Dawn. 17 January 2013. http://dawn.com/2013/01/17/indian-actress-and-former-vj-sophiya-haque-passes-away/. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "West End actress Sophiya Haque dies at 41". BBC News. 18 January 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21062175. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Hodgson, Nick (18 January 2013). "Family of actress Sophiya Haque pay tribute to 'beautiful person' after shock cancer death". Evening Standard. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/family-of-actress-sophiya-haque-pay-tribute-to-beautiful-person-after-shock-cancer-death-8456761.html. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Evening Standard report, 21 Jan 2013
- ^ "West End actress Sophiya Haque dies at 41, two weeks after being told she has cancer". London Evening Standard. 17 January 2013. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/west-end-actress-sophiya-haque-dies-at-41-two-weeks-after-being-told-she-has-cancer-8455654.html. Retrieved 18 January 2013.