New Zealand actress Sophia Hawthorne has died.
New Zealand on Screen has tweeted: “Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Sophia Hawthorne. Remembering her brilliant performance in Savage Honeymoon.”
Hawthorne has performed onstage in plays including Cabaret, Closer, Romeo and Juliet, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Duchess of Malfi.
But her breakthrough onscreen was playing the role of Leesa Savage in Savage Honeymoon and starring in When Love Comes.
Other television credits include Mataku, Bliss and The Strongman Mine Disaster.
She is the daughter of actress Elizabeth and director Raymond Hawthorne.
Elizabeth is currently starring in TV2's new drama Filthy Rich.
Hawthorne performed as Miss Adelaide in Auckland Stage Production Guys and Dolls directed by her father in October last year.
Before that she was involved with Ben Macdonald's national tour of The Pirates of Penzance.
Hawthorne was nominated twice for Best Actress in a TV Drama for her role as Julie in the Gibson Group series Insider's Guide to Happiness.
Hawthorne completed a Bachelor of Teaching in Early Childhood Education at Unitec in 2014.
No further details surrounding her death have been released.
Newshub.