33:
171:
She was brought up by her mother, Thelma, a schoolteacher. She attended Priory School in
Portsmouth, and took dancing lessons from the age of two and a half at Mary Forrester's Rainbow School of Dance before moving at the age of 13 to London (where she lived with her father, Amirul Haque, a
929:
959:
786:
933:
1086:
948:
1113:
1131:
1288:
1313:
1333:
1328:
1177:
1263:
1258:
796:
1197:
1268:
1308:
1298:
523:
322:, Surrey, with her partner, musical director David White, and the couple were in the process of building a houseboat when she fell ill.
1318:
881:
1001:
475:
1303:
1273:
554:
173:
1283:
1278:
200:
1323:
1293:
742:
1029:
1006:
443:
219:
329:
and in the early hours of 17 January 2013, she died in her sleep in a London hospital, while undergoing tests.
625:
282:
408:
363:
213:
131:
489:
457:
854:
974:
909:
1253:
1248:
1205:
307:
393:
269:
and by coincidence, shared her dressing room with
Coronation Street's Auntie Pam played by actress
227:
1182:
791:
754:
540:
425:
298:
251:
930:"Obituary: Sophiya Haque, Bollywood actress, appeared in Coronation Street and in the west end"
1233:
826:
720:
643:
265:
260:
238:
140:
1136:
1091:
1087:"Family of actress Sophiya Haque pay tribute to 'beautiful person' after shock cancer death"
1034:
449:
Dancer in Red Saaree opposite Akshay Kumar in song "zindagi ko bina pyaar koi kaise guzare"
293:
954:
746:
661:
302:, playing the role of, Sylvia Morgan, a Welsh-Indian singer and dancer performing for the
288:
1057:
1159:
165:
1132:"West End actress Sophiya Haque dies at 41, two weeks after being told she has cancer"
325:
Around
Christmas 2012, Haque was diagnosed with cancer. She developed a lung clot and
1242:
702:
256:
232:
135:
979:
914:
831:
303:
270:
236:. In 2005, she starred as Janoo Rani in the West End theatre musical production of
185:
161:
211:
full-time to work on the
Channel V India service. Her first Bollywood film was
184:
Haque started as the lead vocalist in the band Akasa; they signed a deal with
157:
57:
859:
326:
193:
61:
32:
1062:
886:
319:
189:
1229:
292:
as
Senkhara. She was diagnosed with cancer when she was working in the
610:
505:
208:
1114:"Sophiya Haque's partner tells of last nights with star before her"
949:"Sophiya Haque: West End actress who also played Poppy Morales in"
204:
226:
In 2002, Haque returned to the United
Kingdom to star as Rani in
130:(14 June 1971 – 17 January 2013) was an English actress, singer,
277:
203:
in Hong Kong in 1992. From 1994, she began appearing on TV in
172:
restaurateur, and his second wife), training full-time at the
1002:"Former Coronation Street actress Sophiya Haque dies aged 41"
1178:"Sophiya Haque led a life as colourful as her repertoire"
787:"Sophiya Haque led a life as colourful as her repertoire"
1030:"Indian actress and former VJ Sophiya Haque passes away"
882:"Former VJ, actress Sophiya Haque passes away in London"
188:
in 1988. Subsequently, she worked as a video jockey for
249:
In 2008, she took a small supporting role in the film
134:
and dancer. She is best known for playing the role of
117:
109:
101:
93:
85:
69:
39:
23:
1198:"Sophiya Haque | Obituaries | the Stage"
947:
255:. Between December 2008 and June 2009, she played
168:mother. She was the youngest of three daughters.
476:Pehli Nazar Ka Pehla Pyaar: Love at First Sight
16:English actress, singer, and dancer (1971–2013)
780:
778:
8:
217:, and she later made several more including
1058:"West End actress Sophiya Haque dies at 41"
975:"West End actress Sophiya Haque dies at 41"
820:
818:
816:
814:
531:Singer/dancer in song 'Rasiya', Uncredited
259:, the barmaid and assistant manager of the
31:
20:
414:Dancer in song 'Aisa Pehli Baar Hua Hai'
711:Apollo Victoria and Shaftesbury Theatre
680:
588:
341:
774:
399:Lead Dancer in song 'September Madham'
763:Noël Coward Theatre London's West End
1289:English people of Bangladeshi descent
634:1 episode: The Empress's New Clothes
511:Dancer in song 'Thiruvellikeni Rani'
372:Special appearance (as Sophia Haque)
199:Haque was employed as a presenter at
97:Actress, singer, video jockey, dancer
7:
825:Coveney, Michael (18 January 2013).
242:. In 2012, she starred as Soraya in
1314:English women television presenters
1160:"West End actress Haque dies at 41"
524:The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey
973:Barnett, Laura (17 January 2013).
910:"Actor Sophiya Haque dies aged 41"
14:
1334:Mass media people from Portsmouth
1329:People from the Borough of Woking
1085:Hodgson, Nick (18 January 2013).
962:from the original on 24 May 2022.
853:Piper, Stuart (18 January 2013).
273:, who was also her first cousin.
113:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
785:Holla, Anand (19 January 2013).
555:Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors
174:Arts Educational Schools, London
619:1 episode: Rent Boys/Hot Pussy
514:Tamil film, special appearance
402:Tamil film, special appearance
1264:21st-century English actresses
1259:20th-century English actresses
1:
1269:Deaths from cancer in England
466:Telugu film, 'Mehbooba' Song
286:series and in 15 episodes of
1309:English television actresses
1299:English soap opera actresses
743:Theatre Royal Stratford East
1350:
1319:Actresses from Portsmouth
762:
730:
715:
710:
697:
656:
638:
605:
535:
470:
444:Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya
438:
376:
276:In 2012, she appeared in
220:Mangal Pandey: The Rising
207:and in 1997 she moved to
30:
827:"Sophiya Haque obituary"
1304:English stage actresses
1274:English dance musicians
1137:London Evening Standard
314:Personal life and death
144:between 2008 and 2009.
1284:English film actresses
1279:English female dancers
409:Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega
1324:English video jockeys
1294:English women singers
192:for seven years and
958:. 24 January 2013.
228:Andrew Lloyd Webber
1202:www.thestage.co.uk
1183:The Times of India
1166:. 18 January 2013.
1120:. 21 January 2013.
936:on 4 January 2019.
918:. 17 January 2013.
799:on 19 October 2013
792:The Times of India
755:Privates on Parade
578:(final film role)
563:(as Sophia Haque)
299:Privates on Parade
154:Syeda Sophia Haque
44:Syeda Sophia Haque
1208:on 4 January 2019
1140:. 17 January 2013
1066:. 18 January 2013
1038:. 17 January 2013
1010:. 18 January 2013
890:. 17 January 2013
767:
766:
721:The Far Pavilions
674:
673:
644:Coronation Street
582:
581:
434:(as Sofia Haque)
266:Coronation Street
239:The Far Pavilions
160:, Hampshire to a
141:Coronation Street
125:
124:
102:Years active
1341:
1218:
1217:
1215:
1213:
1204:. Archived from
1194:
1188:
1187:
1174:
1168:
1167:
1156:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1145:
1128:
1122:
1121:
1118:Evening Standard
1110:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1092:Evening Standard
1082:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1071:
1054:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1026:
1020:
1019:
1017:
1015:
998:
992:
991:
989:
987:
970:
964:
963:
951:
944:
938:
937:
932:. Archived from
926:
920:
919:
906:
900:
899:
897:
895:
878:
872:
871:
869:
867:
850:
844:
843:
841:
839:
822:
809:
808:
806:
804:
795:. Archived from
782:
681:
589:
342:
294:Michael Grandage
76:
53:
51:
35:
21:
1349:
1348:
1344:
1343:
1342:
1340:
1339:
1338:
1239:
1238:
1226:
1221:
1211:
1209:
1196:
1195:
1191:
1176:
1175:
1171:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1143:
1141:
1130:
1129:
1125:
1112:
1111:
1107:
1097:
1095:
1084:
1083:
1079:
1069:
1067:
1056:
1055:
1051:
1041:
1039:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1013:
1011:
1000:
999:
995:
985:
983:
972:
971:
967:
955:The Independent
946:
945:
941:
928:
927:
923:
908:
907:
903:
893:
891:
880:
879:
875:
865:
863:
855:"Sophiya Haque"
852:
851:
847:
837:
835:
824:
823:
812:
802:
800:
784:
783:
776:
772:
747:Peacock Theatre
735:Wah! Wah! Girls
679:
662:House of Anubis
587:
340:
335:
318:Haque lived in
316:
289:House of Anubis
244:Wah! Wah! Girls
182:
152:Haque was born
150:
81:
80:London, England
78:
74:
73:17 January 2013
65:
55:
49:
47:
46:
45:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1347:
1345:
1337:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1241:
1240:
1237:
1236:
1225:
1224:External links
1222:
1220:
1219:
1189:
1169:
1151:
1123:
1105:
1077:
1049:
1021:
993:
965:
939:
921:
901:
873:
845:
810:
773:
771:
768:
765:
764:
761:
760:Sylvia Morgan
758:
750:
749:
740:
737:
732:
728:
727:
724:
717:
713:
712:
709:
706:
699:
695:
694:
691:
688:
685:
678:
675:
672:
671:
668:
665:
658:
654:
653:
650:
649:Poppy Morales
647:
640:
636:
635:
632:
629:
621:
620:
617:
616:Mrs Slaughter
614:
607:
603:
602:
599:
596:
593:
586:
583:
580:
579:
576:
574:
569:
565:
564:
561:
558:
550:
549:
547:
544:
537:
533:
532:
529:
527:
520:
516:
515:
512:
509:
502:
498:
497:
495:
493:
485:
484:
482:
479:
472:
468:
467:
464:
463:Mehbooba Song
461:
453:
452:
450:
447:
440:
436:
435:
432:
429:
422:
418:
417:
415:
412:
404:
403:
400:
397:
389:
388:
386:
383:
378:
374:
373:
370:
367:
360:
356:
355:
352:
349:
346:
339:
336:
334:
331:
315:
312:
304:British troops
296:production of
181:
178:
166:British Jewish
149:
146:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
111:
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
79:
77:(aged 41)
71:
67:
66:
56:
43:
41:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1346:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1246:
1244:
1235:
1231:
1230:Sophiya Haque
1228:
1227:
1223:
1207:
1203:
1199:
1193:
1190:
1185:
1184:
1179:
1173:
1170:
1165:
1161:
1155:
1152:
1139:
1138:
1133:
1127:
1124:
1119:
1115:
1109:
1106:
1094:
1093:
1088:
1081:
1078:
1065:
1064:
1059:
1053:
1050:
1037:
1036:
1031:
1025:
1022:
1009:
1008:
1003:
997:
994:
982:
981:
976:
969:
966:
961:
957:
956:
950:
943:
940:
935:
931:
925:
922:
917:
916:
911:
905:
902:
889:
888:
883:
877:
874:
862:
861:
856:
849:
846:
834:
833:
828:
821:
819:
817:
815:
811:
798:
794:
793:
788:
781:
779:
775:
769:
759:
757:
756:
752:
751:
748:
744:
741:
738:
736:
733:
729:
725:
723:
722:
718:
714:
707:
705:
704:
703:Bombay Dreams
700:
696:
692:
689:
686:
683:
682:
676:
669:
666:
664:
663:
659:
655:
651:
648:
646:
645:
641:
637:
633:
630:
628:
627:
623:
622:
618:
615:
613:
612:
608:
604:
600:
597:
594:
591:
590:
584:
577:
575:
573:
570:
567:
566:
562:
559:
557:
556:
552:
551:
548:
545:
543:
542:
538:
534:
530:
528:
526:
525:
521:
518:
517:
513:
510:
508:
507:
503:
500:
499:
496:
494:
492:
491:
487:
486:
483:
480:
478:
477:
473:
469:
465:
462:
460:
459:
455:
454:
451:
448:
446:
445:
441:
437:
433:
430:
428:
427:
423:
420:
419:
416:
413:
411:
410:
406:
405:
401:
398:
396:
395:
391:
390:
387:
384:
382:
379:
375:
371:
368:
366:
365:
361:
358:
357:
353:
350:
347:
344:
343:
337:
332:
330:
328:
323:
321:
313:
311:
309:
305:
301:
300:
295:
291:
290:
285:
284:
279:
274:
272:
268:
267:
262:
261:Rovers Return
258:
257:Poppy Morales
254:
253:
247:
245:
241:
240:
235:
234:
233:Bombay Dreams
229:
224:
222:
221:
216:
215:
210:
206:
202:
197:
195:
191:
187:
179:
177:
175:
169:
167:
164:father and a
163:
159:
155:
147:
145:
143:
142:
137:
136:Poppy Morales
133:
129:
128:Sophiya Haque
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
94:Occupation(s)
92:
88:
84:
72:
68:
63:
59:
42:
38:
34:
29:
25:Sophiya Haque
22:
19:
1210:. Retrieved
1206:the original
1201:
1192:
1181:
1172:
1163:
1154:
1142:. Retrieved
1135:
1126:
1117:
1108:
1096:. Retrieved
1090:
1080:
1068:. Retrieved
1061:
1052:
1040:. Retrieved
1033:
1024:
1012:. Retrieved
1005:
996:
984:. Retrieved
980:The Guardian
978:
968:
953:
942:
934:the original
924:
915:The Guardian
913:
904:
892:. Retrieved
885:
876:
864:. Retrieved
858:
848:
836:. Retrieved
832:The Guardian
830:
801:. Retrieved
797:the original
790:
753:
734:
719:
701:
670:44 episodes
660:
652:60 episodes
642:
624:
609:
571:
553:
539:
522:
504:
488:
474:
456:
442:
424:
407:
394:Alaipayuthey
392:
380:
362:
324:
317:
297:
287:
281:
275:
271:Kate Anthony
264:
250:
248:
243:
237:
231:
225:
218:
212:
198:
186:Warner Bros.
183:
170:
153:
151:
139:
132:video jockey
127:
126:
75:(2013-01-17)
54:14 June 1971
18:
1254:2013 deaths
1249:1971 births
726:Kabir Bedi
626:Fairy Tales
560:Anna Singh
333:Filmography
283:Fairy Tales
162:Bangladeshi
121:David White
86:Nationality
1243:Categories
1212:13 January
1144:18 January
1098:18 January
1070:18 January
1042:18 January
1014:18 January
986:18 January
894:17 January
866:18 January
838:18 January
803:18 January
770:References
639:2008–2009
585:Television
364:Khoobsurat
214:Khoobsurat
158:Portsmouth
148:Early life
58:Portsmouth
50:1971-06-14
860:The Stage
667:Senkhara
458:Santosham
327:pneumonia
310:in 1948.
194:Channel V
105:1988–2013
64:, England
62:Hampshire
1063:BBC News
960:Archived
887:Zee News
693:Theatre
431:Herself
369:Herself
320:Knaphill
190:MTV Asia
1164:Bbc.com
739:Soraya
677:Theatre
631:Ameera
490:Sandhya
481:Dancer
201:STAR TV
118:Partner
89:British
687:Title
611:Fur TV
601:Notes
595:Title
541:Wanted
506:Udhaya
426:Indian
354:Notes
348:Title
308:Malaya
252:Wanted
209:Mumbai
180:Career
110:Height
1007:Metro
731:2012
716:2005
708:Rani
698:2002
690:Role
684:Year
657:2012
606:2008
598:Role
592:Year
572:Jadoo
568:2013
546:Puja
536:2008
519:2005
501:2003
471:2003
439:2002
421:2001
385:Tara
381:Snip!
377:2000
359:1999
351:Role
345:Year
263:, in
205:India
1234:IMDb
1214:2022
1146:2013
1100:2013
1072:2013
1044:2013
1035:Dawn
1016:2013
988:2013
896:2013
868:2013
840:2013
805:2013
338:Film
70:Died
40:Born
1232:at
306:in
280:'s
278:BBC
230:'s
156:in
138:in
1245::
1200:.
1180:.
1162:.
1134:.
1116:.
1089:.
1060:.
1032:.
1004:.
977:.
952:.
912:.
884:.
857:.
829:.
813:^
789:.
777:^
246:.
223:.
196:.
176:.
60:,
1216:.
1186:.
1148:.
1102:.
1074:.
1046:.
1018:.
990:.
898:.
870:.
842:.
807:.
745:/
52:)
48:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
