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Date of Birth
10 July 1966, Auckland, New Zealand

Height
5' 6½" (1.69 m)

Spouse
Lucho Brieva (July 2005 - present) 1 child

Trivia

She was born in New Zealand New Zealand to English-born Jewish parents of Russian and Polish origin who emigrated to New Zealand from England in the 1950s. Her family moved back to the UK when she was 11 years old.

Bellman is best friends with British journalist and TV presenter Mariella Frostrup who appeared in an episode of Coupling.

Bellman is married and has a daughter, Romy, born on November 20, 2009 in London.

After a two-episode stint in Grange Hill in 1984, she became a household name for her performance in the title role in Dennis Potter's drama Blackeyes. She is also well-known for playing Jane in the sitcom Coupling. Her other TV roles include Waking the Dead, Jonathan Creek, Little Napoleons, and one-off appearances in Only Fools and Horses and Hotel Babylon.

She has also appeared in several feature films including King David, which starred Richard Gere and Edward Woodward.

She co-starred alongside James Nesbitt in the 2007 BBC One drama serial Jekyll, a modern version of the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, written by Coupling author Steven Moffat.

In 2008 she began appearing on the TNT channel's serial drama Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton.

 
Personal Quotes

"I don't understand happy people. How can you just be satisfied?"


CHARACTER BACKGROUND: SOPHIE DEVEREAUX

A British actress and accomplished grifter with a taste for art theft. Sophie is oddly enough a talentless actress, appearing campy and over-the-top in her work on stage. But as a grifter who is one on one with people, she effortlessly plays the role needed to draw the team's target into the con. Particularly adept at the use of accents and multi-lingual, Sophie is seen to portray, among many others, a German athlete, a Southern horse broker, an Indian business executive, an American television producer, a reporter from New Zealand and even a fake Slovenian princess. Sophie also has a collection of aliases, including her identity with the team as Sophie Devereaux, but has never revealed her real name. During the second season she begins to feel "lost" in her aliases and has somewhat of an identity crisis, to the point where she temporarily leaves the team to find herself. She has a long history with Nate, dating back at least ten years to when he pursued her with IYS as an art thief. At some point, they recognized they are attracted to one another, but have never acted on it, leaving Sophie alternately frustrated, angry and disappointed. Nate has on occasion tried to further the relationship but for various reasons Sophie has resisted. She has since revealed her real name to the team except to Nate, who has yet to "earn it".


IMDB FILMOGRAPHY


Actress:
  1. "Leverage" .... Sophie Devereaux (34 episodes, 2008-2010)
        - The Studio Job (2010) TV episode .... Sophie Devereaux
        - The Double Blind Job (2010) TV episode .... Sophie Devereaux
        - The Inside Job (2010) TV episode .... Sophie Devereaux
        - The Scheherazade Job (2010) TV episode .... Sophie Devereaux
        - The Jailhouse Job (2010) TV episode .... Sophie Devereaux
          (29 more)

  2. "The Wrong Door" .... Jill / ... (2 episodes, 2008)
        - The Smutty Aliens (2008) TV episode .... Jill
        - Njarnia (2008) TV episode .... Pilot Instructor
  3. "Nearly Famous" .... Traci Reed (3 episodes, 2007)
        - Episode #1.4 (2007) TV episode .... Traci Reed
        - Episode #1.2 (2007) TV episode .... Traci Reed
        - Episode #1.1 (2007) TV episode .... Traci Reed
  4. "Heroes and Villains" .... Catherine Carteaux (1 episode, 2007)
        - Napoleon (2007) TV episode .... Catherine Carteaux
  5. Permanent Vacation (2007) .... Kathleen Bury
  6. "Jekyll" .... Claire Jackman / ... (6 episodes, 2007)
        - Hyde (2007) TV episode .... Claire Jackman
        - Episode #1.5 (2007) TV episode .... Claire Jackman / Alice
        - Episode #1.4 (2007) TV episode .... Claire Jackman
        - Episode #1.3 (2007) TV episode .... Claire Jackman
        - Episode #1.2 (2007) TV episode .... Claire Jackman
          (1 more)
  7. "Hotel Babylon" .... Marina Stoll (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode #2.2 (2007) TV episode .... Marina Stoll
  8. Zerophilia (2005) .... Sydney
  9. "The Last Detective" .... Caroline (1 episode, 2005)
        - Friends Reunited (2005) TV episode .... Caroline
  10. "Coupling" .... Jane Christie / ... (28 episodes, 2000-2004)
        - Nine and a Half Months (2004) TV episode .... Jane
        - The Naked Living Room (2004) TV episode .... Jane Christie
        - Circus of the Epidurals (2004) TV episode .... Jane Christie
        - Bed Time (2004) TV episode .... Jane Christie
        - Night Lines (2004) TV episode .... Jane Christie
          (23 more)
  11. "Waking the Dead" .... Frannie Henning (2 episodes, 2003)
        - Final Cut: Part 2 (2003) TV episode .... Frannie Henning
        - Final Cut: Part 1 (2003) TV episode .... Frannie Henning
  12. Sitting Ducks (2003) .... Christine
  13. Subterrain (2001) .... Junkie Spirit
  14. Married/Unmarried (2001) .... Amanda
  15. Seven Days to Live (2000) .... Claudia
    ... aka "7 Days to Live" - USA (MIFED title)
  16. "Metropolis" .... Clara Keshishian (1 episode, 2000)
        - Episode #1.5 (2000) TV episode .... Clara Keshishian
  17. Paranoid (2000/I) .... Eve

  18. "Jonathan Creek" .... Samantha (1 episode, 1999)
        - Ghost's Forge (1999) TV episode .... Samantha
  19. Ted & Ralph (1998) (TV) .... Henrietta Spain
  20. David (1997) (TV) .... Michal
  21. "Sharman" .... Kiki (1 episode, 1996)
        - Episode #1.1 (1996) TV episode .... Kiki
  22. "Scene" .... Athene Nike / ... (1 episode, 1996)
        - Young Jung (1996) TV episode .... Trainer/Athene Nike
  23. Silent Trigger (1996) .... Clegg
    ... aka "Sniper" - Japan (English title)
  24. "Little Napoleons" .... Liz Blakemore (1 episode, 1994)
        - The Big Interview (1994) TV episode .... Liz Blakemore
  25. Horse Opera (1993) (TV) .... Sandra/Marion
  26. Leon the Pig Farmer (1992) .... Lisa
  27. Vsetko co mam rad (1992) .... Ann
  28. "The Storyteller: Greek Myths" .... Eurydice (1 episode, 1991)
        - Orpheus & Eurydice (1991) TV episode .... Eurydice
  29. Secret Friends (1991) .... Helen

  30. "Blackeyes" .... Blackeyes (4 episodes, 1989)
        - Episode #1.4 (1989) TV episode .... Blackeyes
        - Episode #1.3 (1989) TV episode .... Blackeyes
        - Episode #1.2 (1989) TV episode .... Blackeyes
        - Episode #1.1 (1989) TV episode .... Blackeyes
  31. "Screen Two" .... Greta (1 episode, 1989)
        - Sitting Targets (1989) TV episode .... Greta
  32. "Only Fools and Horses...." .... Carmen (1 episode, 1989)
        - The Unlucky Winner Is... (1989) TV episode .... Carmen
  33. "Mussolini: The Untold Story" (1985) TV mini-series .... Gena Ruberti
  34. King David (1985) .... Tamar
  35. "Grange Hill" .... Trudy (2 episodes, 1984)
        - Episode #7.8 (????) TV episode .... Trudy
        - Episode #7.9 (????) TV episode .... Trudy
  36. "Into the Labyrinth" .... Christine (1 episode, 1982)
        - Phantom (1982) TV episode .... Christine
Self:
  1. The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols (2007) (TV) .... Herself
  2. The British Comedy Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) .... Herself
  
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