Sophie Abelson is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Cherry Clay in the

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soap opera ''

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'' from 2009 to 2012. For her role as Cherry, she received a nomination for the

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Life and career

Born in

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, to Laurence and Dorothy, she has a brother, Dan. Abelson studied at Kingswood Junior School and

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before completing a degree in BA (Hons) Media and Drama at the

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. After touring nationally with her theatre schools, Abelson began her professional career in theatre, including appearances in ''

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'' for

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, the David Freeman production of ''

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'', the

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production of ''

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'' for Royal Exchange Manchester, and the Carole Rodd tour of ''Girls Night Out''. In 2006, she starred as actress

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in the Paul Hunter production of 2006 revival of the

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-winning comedy ''

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'' at the Octagon

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, for which she received many positive reviews. Abelson appeared in the second episode of

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'', playing policewoman WPC Sharon Bullivant in the 1970s show-within-the-show ''Move Along, Please!''. In a July 2007 episode of

's daytime soap opera ''

'', she played the role of Tilly Ruffell. She was brought back to the series in 2009 in the regular role of Cherry Malone. For her role as Cherry, Abelson was nominated for Best Newcomer and Sexiest Female at

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. Abelson left ''Doctors'' on 19 October 2012.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abelson, Sophie 21st-century English actresses Alumni of the University of Salford English stage actresses English television actresses English soap opera actresses Living people Actresses from Southport Year of birth missing (living people) Jewish English actresses