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Sophie Hunter
British theatre director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sophie Irene Hunter (born 16 March 1978)[1] is an English avant-garde theatre and opera director, playwright, and former performer. Her career began in 2007 when she co-directed the experimental play The Terrific Electric.
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Born | Sophie Irene Hunter (1978-03-16) 16 March 1978 (age 46) |
Education | St Paul's Girls' School |
Alma mater | University of Oxford L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq |
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Children | 3 |
Family | Julius Drake (uncle) Michael Gow (maternal grandfather) J. E. B. Seely (maternal great-great grandfather) |
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She has directed an Off-Off-Broadway revival of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts (2010).
In 2015, Hunter married actor Benedict Cumberbatch.[2] They have three sons.