Sophie Ballantine Hawkins Wiki Biography
Sophie Ballantine Hawkins (born November 1, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her highest-charting singles are “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover”, “Right Beside You”, and “As I Lay Me Down”.
| Full Name | Sophie B. Hawkins |
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Date Of Birth | November 1, 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Manhattan, New York, USA |
| Height | 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) |
| Profession | Soundtrack, Actress |
| Education | Trinity School, Manhattan School of Music, Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover, As I Lay Me Down, Right Beside You |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | Esther Ballantine Hawkins, Dashiell Gaston Hawkins, Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover, As I Lay Me Down, Right Beside You |
| Parents | Joan Winthrop |
| http://www.facebook.com/sophiebhawkins.music | |
| http://www.twitter.com/therealsophieb | |
| http://www.instagram.com/therealsophieb | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005001 |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Best New Artist |
| Movies | Rip It Off, Sophie B. Hawkins: The Cream Will Rise |
| Quote | |
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| 1 | Just because I sing about women doesn’t mean I’m gay. Just because I sing about guys doesn’t mean I’m straight. |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 50, a daughter named Esther Ballantine Hawkins on July 7, 2015 after being implanted with her own frozen embryo (sperm was provided by a donor). |
| 2 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 44, a son named Dashiell Gaston Hawkins on November 18, 2008. He was named in part for Hawkins’s longtime partner and manager, Gigi Gaston, who had directed The Cream Will Rise, the documentary about Hawkins mentioned above. |
| 3 | Released her 4th album, Wilderness, on April 20, 2004. [November 2004] |
| 4 | Friend of the late actress Margaux Hemingway, and screenwriter Gigi Gaston. |
| 5 | “Wilderness”, her fourth album, was released on her own label rather than by Sony/Columbia, which distributed her first three. She spent $300,000 of her own money on it ($150,000 to produce the CD, $150,000 to market it). |
| 6 | Her hit “As I Lay Me Down” was on the billboard charts for 67 weeks, one of the longest-running songs in the chart’s history. |
| 7 | Single: “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” from first album “Tongues & Tails”, 1992. |
| 8 | Co-wrote the song “Free” with Sarah Brightman for Brightman’s album, “Harem.”. |
| 9 | Single: “As I Lay Me Down” from her album, “Whaler” (1995). |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2013 writer – 1 episode, 2013 | ||
| New Year’s Eve | 2011 | performer: “Life Is A Bomb” / writer: “Life Is A Bomb” | |
| Cloudburst | 2011 | performer: “Georgia” / writer: “Georgia” | |
| One Night Stand | TV Series short performer – 1 episode, 2010 writer – 1 episode, 2010 | ||
| Burning Palms | 2010 | performer: “DAMN WISH I WAS YOUR LOVER” / writer: “DAMN WISH I WAS YOUR LOVER” | |
| Saturday Night Live | TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2009 writer – 1 episode, 2009 | ||
| Knuckle Draggers | 2009 | performer: “It Hurts” | |
| 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary performer – 1 episode | |
| Sarah Brightman: Diva – The Video Collection | 2006 | Video lyrics: “Free” / writer: “Free” | |
| Cold Case | 2005 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | |
| The Nutcracker and the Mouseking | 2004 | Video performer: “One true Heart” | |
| Du ska nog se att det går över | 2003 | Documentary lyrics: “No Connection” / music: “No Connection” / performer: “No Connection” / writer: “No Connection” | |
| Dawson’s Creek | TV Series performer – 2 episodes, 1998 – 2002 writer – 2 episodes, 1998 – 2002 | ||
| 40 Days and 40 Nights | 2002 | performer: “The One You Have Not Seen” / writer: “The One You Have Not Seen” | |
| Dying to Belong | 1997 | TV Movie performer: “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover” | |
| The Associate | 1996 | performer: “The Border Song” | |
| Mrs. Winterbourne | 1996 | performer: “Only Love The Ballad Of Sleeping Beauty” / writer: “Only Love The Ballad Of Sleeping Beauty” | |
| Mr. Wrong | 1996 | performer: “I GOTCHA” / producer: “I GOTCHA” | |
| Now and Then | 1995 | performer: “As I Lay Me Down” / writer: “As I Lay Me Down” | |
| Top of the Pops | TV Series performer – 2 episodes, 1994 writer – 2 episodes, 1994 | ||
| Baywatch | 1993 | TV Series performer – 1 episode |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond the City Limits | 2001 | Lucy Spatt | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1995 | TV Series | Musical Guest |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Insider | 2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Singer |
| Face 2 Face | 2013 | Documentary | Herself |
| Community | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Living with Ed | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself – #58: ‘Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover’ |
| Hit Me, Baby, One More Time | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Love Lounge | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Nutcracker and the Mouseking | 2004 | Video | Herself (Singer in Closing Credits) (uncredited) |
| Dennis Miller | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Chris Isaak Show | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Test | 2001 | TV Series | Herself – Panelist |
| The Cream Will Rise | 1998 | Documentary | Herself |
| The 23rd Annual American Music Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself |
| 1995 Billboard Music Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself |
| Party of Five | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| Lauren Hutton and… | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| Howard Stern | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| Top of the Pops | 1992-1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | 1993 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |