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Biography
Brigitte Michael "Mickey" Sumner (born 19 January 1984) is an English actress best known for her roles as Sophie Levee in Frances Ha , Katia on Low Winter Sun and Bess Till in Snowpiercer (TV series).
Personal life
Sumner was born at Portland Hospital inLondon, the oldest daughter of musician Sting (born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) and actress Trudie Styler. Sumner is the older sister of musician Eliot Sumner and the younger half-sister of musician Joe Sumner. She became engaged to Chris Kantrowitz in June 2016, and they married in Tuscany in July 2017.
Career
Sumner began her acting career in 2006 with roles in a series of short films.In 2011, she landed the role of Francesca on the Showtime series The Borgias appearing in four episodes.Sumner garnered significant attention for her role as Sophie Levee, starring opposite Greta Gerwig, in 2012's Frances Ha.
In 2013, Sumner portrayed Patti Smith in CBGB. She also made her official off-Broadway debut opposite Carol Kane in the Atlantic Theater Company's The Lying Lesson in April 2013.
Sumner was featured as Katia on the AMC Network series Low Winter Sun.In 2013, Sumner acted in a series of films including Half the Perfect World, The Mend and Anesthesia.
Sumner starred in the independent film The Mend, alongside Josh Lucas and Stephen Plunkett.The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in March 2014.
