Kaiya Jones (born 19 March 1996) is a Scottish-born Australian actress, best known for playing the role of Sophie Ramsay in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.Official Site – The New Kids on the Street!. Neighbours (24 February 2009). Retrieved 3 May 2012. She previously played Jess Cooper in the third series of The Saddle Club. Jones wrote and directed a short film called Coping, which was screened at Tropfest in 2013. In 2014, she joined the cast of Party Tricks.
Early and personal life Jones was born in Glasgow, Scotland but moved to Australia with her parents in 2005. Jones studied at Preshil. Her hobbies include acting, writing screenplays and stories, as well as writing her own songs and playing the guitar. Jones is also a supporter of the Australian Orangutan Project which raises funds to support the protection and conservation of orangutans.
Career Jones played the role of Jess Cooper in The Saddle Club from 2008 to 2009.The Saddle Club Characters. Jess Cooper. saddleclubtv.com In February 2009, it was announced Jones had been cast as Sophie Ramsay in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Jones began filming her first scenes with Neighbours in the same month. Of her casting, Jones told Samantha Booth of the Daily Record, "Filming Neighbours is so much fun. I just love my job and wouldn't want to be doing anything else. The cast and crew are so kind and lovely. They are practically my second family now. They're also very patient".
On 26 November 2012, it was announced that Jones would be leaving Neighbours. She made her screen exit the following year. In 2013, Jones made a guest appearance as Poppy in an episode of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. Jones has written and directed a short film called Coping, which focuses on three orphaned children who move in with their uncle. Coping was one of 16 films selected to screen at Tropfest on 8 December 2013. Jones was named Best Female Actor at the festival. In 2014 Jones was cast in the miniseries Party Tricks.
In 2017, Jones wrote and directed a short film called Jolly Roger which was shown at the St Kilda Film Festival on 22 May 2017.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Coping Abigail Short filmTropfest Award for Best Female ActorWriter and director 2015 Alienation Short film 2014 Lean Young Jennifer Short film 2017 Jolly Roger Short filmWriter and director 2017 I Am Not Faye Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008–2009 The Saddle Club Jess Cooper Main cast 2009–2014 Neighbours Sophie Ramsay Main cast 2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Poppy Episode: "Marked for Murder" 2014 Party Tricks Matilda McLeod Main cast 2015 Footballer Wants a Wife Production Assistant/Substitute Episodes: "Pack Date" & "Slave to Love" 2016 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Robyn Dawson Episode: "Against the Odds" 2021 Harrow Madison Moreland Episode: "Ut Biberent Quoniam Esse Nollent" 2023 Turn Up the Volume Stevie Recurring role
See also Scottish Australian
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