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Actress/model/singer Sophie Monk was born on December 14, 1979, in England and moved to Queensland, Australia, when she was young. Sophie has been performing since she was eight years old and was trained in classical opera when she was growing up. She was also a member of the female pop group Bardot. After Bardot disbanded, Sophie signed with Warner Music, where she released her debut solo album 'Calendar Girl,' which went gold in 2003. Sophie moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career, where she landed a role in the ABC mini-series "The Mystery of Natalie Wood," playing Marilyn Monroe. She has also starred in the comedy films "Date Movie," where she spoofs Paris Hilton's famous burger advertisement, and as David Hasselhoff's bimbo secretary in the comedy "Click." Sophie is linked to Benji Madden from the punk band Good Charlotte.

Born in England but raised down under, alluring actress Sophie Monk achieved fame in the spring of 2000, when she enrolled in a 13-part American Idol-style music competition on Australian television's Channel 7 network. Monk did so opposite innumerable hopefuls, five of whom (including her) were tapped for involvement in the "manufactured" all-girl band Bardot. The group's musical success took off meteorically; not long after, Monk branched out into acting. She bore more than a passing resemblance to Marilyn Monroe, so it seemed fitting that she would be tapped to fully evoke the legendary screen goddess in Peter Bogdanovich's telemovie The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004); subsequent assignments included roles in such Hollywood programmers as Date Movie (2006), Click (2006), and the fantasy-tinged sex comedy Sex and Death 101 (2007). The following year, Monk appeared in a small role as a sexy coed in the farce Spring Breakdown (2008). Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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