Connie Powney (born 22 May 1983) is an English

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

Personal life

Powney has a twin sister, Cassie, who is her younger twin by two minutes.

Career

She played the role of Sophie Burton in the

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'', alongside Cassie (who played Mel Burton). She has been interested in acting since childhood and did a lot of twin roles with Cassie, including a twin role in the 2003 film '' What a Girl Wants'' which also starred the teen Hollywood star

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. She was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the 2006 British Soap Awards but lost out to

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Filmography

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* English identical twins English child actresses English twins Identical twin actresses Actors from Seaford, East Sussex 1983 births Living people English soap opera actresses English television actresses Actresses from Eastbourne {{UK-screen-actor-stub