Sophie von Haselberg (born November 14, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for co-starring in

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's 2015 film '' Irrational Man'', alongside

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and

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. Other notable roles have been in FX's '' The Assassination of Gianni Versace'' (2018) and the Lifetime television series ''American Princess'' (2019). She is the daughter of

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and Martin von Haselberg.

Early life and education

Born Sophie Frederica Alohilani von Haselberg on November 14, 1986 in Los Angeles, California she is the daughter of actress and singer

and artist Martin von Haselberg. Her father is of German noble descent and her mother is of

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descent. She attended the

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in New York City. She then studied at

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, and graduated with a B.A. in Sociology and East Asian studies in May 2008. She then returned to Yale in 2011 after time abroad to study acting at the drama school. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in 2014.

Career

After graduating college in 2008, von Haselberg worked at an ad agency in China. In October 2014, von Haselberg made her New York City theater debut at the

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, in the play ''Billy and Ray'', directed by

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(who had directed her mother,

in ''

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''). In 2015, von Haselberg received a favorable review for her role in the

film '' Irrational Man'', which starred

and

. Allen stated,

She's wonderful. She came in with a lot of other women that read and she's the spitting image of her otherand she was just good… I thought she was so good that I combined her part. There was another part to and when I gave her the role, then I dropped the other character out of the movie and worked it so that she could have a double role, so hecould appear more frequently ause she was impressive… She projects intelligence because she's intelligent.

Also in 2015, von Haselberg was cast in a pilot for

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starring Nicole Byer, and in October of the same year, she started shooting '' The Wizard of Lies'' for

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. In 2017, she filmed the role of Joyce in the historical drama film '' Ask for Jane'', released the following year. In 2018, she played Linda Elwell in FX's '' The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story''. She appeared in season 2, episode 1 and the Season Finale of FX's '' Pose'' as

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activist Syd.

Personal life

On June 6, 2020, von Haselberg married Harry J. N. Guinness in

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, at the home of her parents.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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