Born in Roehampton, London (UK) to British Italian and Cypriot Iranian parents, Sophia Eleni grew up in London and Surrey and attended Hurtwood House, later graduating with a First Class Honours degree from Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance and The Estonian Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts.
Sophia works internationally and is most known for playing Aminah in US Television Series ‘Tyrant’ and for playing Princess Naz in Rom Com feature film ‘Finding Fatimah’.
Sophia also works freelance as a singer, songwriter and sound designer for theatre and was a Eurovision 2016 contender for Switzerland. In 2012 and 2018 she performed a cover version of Hammer Horror live on various occasions.
References
- About. Sophia Eleni website, retrieved 22 October 2018.