Vibrant actor who achieved success in Bollywood films, West End musicals and on Coronation Street
Sophiya Haque's performance in Peter Nichols's Privates on Parade, which opened last month at the Noël Coward theatre, marked a high point in the beautiful British Asian actor's West End career, launched 10 years ago with Andrew Lloyd Webber's presentation of Bombay Dreams. As the lustrous Welsh Eurasian Sylvia Morgan, Haque held her own among the knobbly-kneed privates, led by Simon Russell Beale's outrageous Captain Terri Dennis. However, illness forced her to withdraw from the production before the end of the year and she has died of cancer at the age of 41.
Born in Portsmouth, Haque was the youngest of three daughters. She was raised by her mother, Thelma, a divorced schoolteacher. She attended Priory comprehensive school and took dance lessons from the age of two and a half at Mary Forrester's...
Sophiya Haque's performance in Peter Nichols's Privates on Parade, which opened last month at the Noël Coward theatre, marked a high point in the beautiful British Asian actor's West End career, launched 10 years ago with Andrew Lloyd Webber's presentation of Bombay Dreams. As the lustrous Welsh Eurasian Sylvia Morgan, Haque held her own among the knobbly-kneed privates, led by Simon Russell Beale's outrageous Captain Terri Dennis. However, illness forced her to withdraw from the production before the end of the year and she has died of cancer at the age of 41.
Born in Portsmouth, Haque was the youngest of three daughters. She was raised by her mother, Thelma, a divorced schoolteacher. She attended Priory comprehensive school and took dance lessons from the age of two and a half at Mary Forrester's...
- 1/19/2013
- by Michael Coveney
- The Guardian - Film News
London, Jan 18: Once popular MTV VJ in India Sophiya Haque, who had been performing in the West End production of 'Privates on Parade', has died in London after battling cancer. She was 41.
Haque, who also appeared in 'Coronation Street', was diagnosed with cancer before Christmas, the BBC reported.
She was suffering from pneumonia and was understood to have developed a clot on her lungs.
Michael Grandage, who directed 'Privates on Parade', said he and her fellow cast members were "devastated".
Haque dropped out of the production about two weeks ago.
Born in Portsmouth, she became a familiar face on.
Haque, who also appeared in 'Coronation Street', was diagnosed with cancer before Christmas, the BBC reported.
She was suffering from pneumonia and was understood to have developed a clot on her lungs.
Michael Grandage, who directed 'Privates on Parade', said he and her fellow cast members were "devastated".
Haque dropped out of the production about two weeks ago.
Born in Portsmouth, she became a familiar face on.
- 1/18/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Indian actress and popular VJ Sophiya Haque passed away in hospital on Thursday. She was 41. It was reported that Sophiya was diagnosed with cancer and had been admitted to a London hospital few weeks back. After receiving lots of accolades for her VJ stint, she tried her hand in acting and debuted with in a film called 'Snip'. The actress had also done modeling and appeared in a song in ‘Mangal Pandey’. Sophiya Haque was born in Portsmouth to a Bangladeshi father and a British mother. In 1997, she moved to Mumbai to try her luck in films and became a well known VJ. She moved back to London in 2002 and featured in Andrew Lyo...
- 1/18/2013
- Bollywoodmantra.com
VJ turned actress Sophiya Haque who shot to fame with her stint as a VJ on a popular music channel back in the 90's. Post the success of her VJ stint, she took to acting by making her debut as the leading lady in a low budget comedy film Snip. However, Sophiya who had been diagnosed with cancer years back, breathed her last in her sleep, in London. In response to her sad demise Bollywood celebs took to twitter with Pooja Bhatt posting, "Tragic news about Sophiya Haque. One of the most gorgeous women to have walked this planet... Shine on where-ever it is you now are luv..." Even director Ken Ghosh expressed his shock, "Just heard sad news of the passing away of the live wire ex vj of channel v, sophia haque." Bollywood Hungama sends out its solemn condolence to Sophiya's family and friends.
- 1/17/2013
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Actress and VJ Sophiya Haque has died, aged 41. The TV and stage star died in a London hospital today (January 17), where she had been undergoing tests after being diagnosed with cancer. She passed away in the early hours of this morning, OneIndia reports. Haque's agent Oliver Thomson described her as a "wonderful friend", saying: "Sophiya was a wonderful actress, a wonderful client but so much more than that a wonderful friend. She was adored by everyone she worked with and will be deeply missed." The former MTV VJ made her Bollywood debut in 1999, with a special appearance in Khoobsurat. She later starred in West End productions including Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bombay Dreams, The Far Pavilions and Wah Wah Girls. Haque also had a prominent role in Coronation Street, as barmaid Poppy Morales. The actress (more)...
- 1/17/2013
- by By Priya Joshi
- Digital Spy
Former Coronation Street actress Sophiya Haque has died at the age of 41. Haque, who played Rovers Return barmaid Poppy Morales, passed away in her sleep at a London hospital earlier today (January 17). A Coronation Street spokesperson told Digital Spy: "We are saddened to hear the terrible news of Sophiya's death. She was a vibrant and beautiful actress who was a pleasure to have around during her time on Coronation Street. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this very sad time." The Evening Standard reports that Haque had been undergoing tests after being diagnosed with cancer. She reportedly developed a clot on her lungs and passed away in the early hours of this morning. Haque's agent Stuart Piper told The Stage: "Sophiya was one of the most inspirational people I ever met. (more)...
- 1/17/2013
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Former Coronation Street actress Sophiya Haque has died at the age of 41. Haque, who played Rovers Return barmaid Poppy Morales, passed away in her sleep at a London hospital earlier today (January 17). The Evening Standard reports that Haque had been undergoing tests after being diagnosed with cancer. She reportedly developed a clot on her lungs and passed away in the early hours of this morning. Haque's agent Stuart Piper told The Stage: "Sophiya was one of the most inspirational people I ever met. She was the kind of person you always want to spend time with - full of light, warmth, compassion, care and with an infectiously wicked sense of humour, and my co-agent Olivier Thomson and I loved every minute of working with her." The actress appeared as Coronation Street's Poppy between December 2008 (more)...
- 1/17/2013
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Peacock, London
You could translate "wah! wah!" – how some Indian audiences express their pleasure at a performance – as "bravo!". Sadly, there's far more woe than wah in this feeble attempt to create a British Bollywood musical, which seems to owe more to a dull episode of EastEnders than it does to rich traditions elsewhere. The costumes often have a bright, jewelled swagger, but the rest of Keith Khan's designs, including what appears to be a papier-mache red London bus, look cheap and tacky, as if the budget had unexpectedly run out.
As is so often the case with unsuccessful musicals, though, the real fault lies in the book and lack of rigorous dramaturgy. Even the framing device is weak: when Bindi's husband goes away for a few days, he implores her not to spend all her time watching Bollywood movies. But as soon as he's out of the door, she's in front of the flatscreen,...
You could translate "wah! wah!" – how some Indian audiences express their pleasure at a performance – as "bravo!". Sadly, there's far more woe than wah in this feeble attempt to create a British Bollywood musical, which seems to owe more to a dull episode of EastEnders than it does to rich traditions elsewhere. The costumes often have a bright, jewelled swagger, but the rest of Keith Khan's designs, including what appears to be a papier-mache red London bus, look cheap and tacky, as if the budget had unexpectedly run out.
As is so often the case with unsuccessful musicals, though, the real fault lies in the book and lack of rigorous dramaturgy. Even the framing device is weak: when Bindi's husband goes away for a few days, he implores her not to spend all her time watching Bollywood movies. But as soon as he's out of the door, she's in front of the flatscreen,...
- 6/1/2012
- by Lyn Gardner
- The Guardian - Film News
Coronation Street executives have denied reports that characters have been axed from the show in order to cut back on costs. A tabloid newspaper today claimed that Sharon Duce, Sophiya Haque and Pattie Clare - who play Weatherfield's Paula Carp, Poppy Morales and Mary Taylor - had been given the boot from the show due to financial reasons. However, Corrie producers this afternoon insisted that the departing characters were only ever intended to remain with the show for the duration of their ongoing storylines, which all happen to come to an end within the next few weeks. A show spokesperson (more)...
- 5/6/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street producers have cast a Bollywood actress to take on the role of the ITV soap's 51st Rovers barmaid. Indian-born Sophiya Haque is to play Poppy, a friend of Rovers Return landlady Liz McDonald (Bev Callard). Liz chooses Poppy as her new assistant manager out of spite for her son's fiancée Michelle Connor (Kym Ryder). A show spokesperson said: "Poppy is (more)...
- 10/15/2008
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
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