Sophie Simnett (born 5 December 1997) is an English actress, known for her roles as Skye Hart on the Disney Channel musical series '' The Lodge'' and Samaira Dean on the

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drama series '' Daybreak''.

Early life

Simnett was born in

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. At the age of seven, she began taking various film and acting courses, and was educated at

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Career

Simnett made her professional acting debut in ''Footsteps of Angels'', a 2014 short film. She then appeared in the 2016 film ''Mum's List'', as the younger version of Kate. On her eighteenth birthday, she was cast in the role of Skye Hart on the Disney Channel musical drama series '' The Lodge'' after thirteen auditions. She starred in ''The Lodge'' from 2016 to 2017, and was featured on two accompanying soundtracks for the series. Simnett also acted as a story consultant for the series. In 2018, she starred in the Christmas comedy film ''Surviving Christmas with the Relatives'' as Bee. In 2019, Simnett starred in the

drama series '' Daybreak'' as Samaira Dean. She later portrayed the role of Red in the 2021 film '' Twist''.

Filmography

Discography

Soundtrack albums

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simnett, Sophie 1997 births Actresses from London English actresses English child actresses English television actresses English film actresses Living people People educated at Putney High School People from Chiswick People from Putney