Sophie Gare is an Australian saxophonist and actress, best known as the wife of British comedian and writer Ben Elton.
She is a member of the girl band The Jam Tarts, which has performed at international festivals and toured with renowned comedians and musicians.
She also starred in the 2017 film Three Summers, directed by her husband.
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- Full name: Sophie Gare
- Date of Birth: Unknown
- Age: Unknown
- Gender: Female
- Birthplace: Perth, Western Australia
- Nationality: Australian
- Occupation: Saxophonist, actor
- Height: 173 cm
- Parents: Bob Gall (father), Kate Gall (mother)
- Siblings: Tom Gall (younger brother), Adam Gall (younger brother), Anna Gall (sister)
- Spouse: Ben Elton (m. 1994)
- Children: Charlotte Elton (daughter), Albert Elton (son), Fred Elton (son)
- Marital status: Married
- Net worth: $2 million
Early life and education
Sophie Gall was born in Perth, Western Australia, to Bob and Kate Gall. Her father is an architect and her mother is a band manager.
She has three siblings: Tom, Adam, and Anna. Tom is an artist, Adam is a musician, and Anna is a chef and television personality.
Sophie grew up in Fremantle and attended Lansholt School. She started playing music at a young age and formed a girl band called “The Jam Tarts” with her sister and two friends, Jodie Bell and Lucy Lyman.
Personal life
Sophie Gare met British comedian and writer Ben Elton at Melbourne Airport in 1987 while on tour with The Jam Tarts. It was love at first sight and they married in 1994.
They have three children: twins Charlotte, Albert and Fred. They live in Fremantle, Western Australia, in a heritage-listed house. Sophie and Ben support the Australian Rules football team, the Fremantle Dockers.
Profession
Sophie Gare began her music career by joining The Jam Tarts, an all-girl band that played pop, folk and rock music.
Her mother, Kate Gare, managed the band and they performed for ten years from 1982 to 1992. They played international festivals such as the Edinburgh International Festival and toured with famous comedians and musicians such as Rik Mayall and Jonathan Richman.
They also work with the Nansing Quartet, a six-piece band that includes Sophie’s brother Adam and Grammy Award-winning pedal steel guitarist Lucky Oceans. Jam Tarts has released three albums: Jam Tarts (1985), True Story (1987), and Slice of Life (1990).
Sophie Gale also pursued an acting career, appearing in many films and television shows. In 1986, she played a 15-year-old rock band singer in the Australian film “The Pursuit of Happyness” who opposed the US nuclear submarines anchoring in Australian waters.
In 1993, she had a small role in the British-Australian television miniseries Stark, based on the novel by her husband Ben Elton.
In 2017, she starred in Three Summers, a comedy film directed by her husband and set at a fictional folk music festival in Western Australia.
Social Media
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Discography
- Jam Tarts (1985) with The Jam Tarts
- True Story (1987) and Jam Tarts
- The Jam Tarts, 1990, “A Slice of Life”
net worth
Sophie Gare’s net worth is around $2 million, and her husband Ben Elton’s net worth is estimated at $13 million.
