Sofia Milos is a Swiss-born Italian/Greek actress. Since moving to Los Angeles, Milos has appeared in numerous film and television roles. There was Yelina Salas, on “CSI: Miami,” and Camorra Boss, Annalisa Zucca on “The Sopranos.” Other television series she co-starred in, include, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Friends,” “ER,” “Criminal Minds Beyond Borders,” and “Chicago Justice.” Milos also worked internationally (she speaks seven languages) on the Belgium series “Section De Recherche,” the German series, “Tatort,” and the Canadian TV drama, “The Border,” for which Milos won a nomination at the Monte Carlo International Television Festival. Sofia starred in the feature film “Passionada,” directed by Dan Ireland. Other feature films include “The Order,” and “Give Me My Baby,” to name a select few.
In 2020, Sofia joined the cast of Robert Zemeckis’ highly rated UFO drama “Project Blue Book,” as Daria, which can be seen on the History Channel.
Please tell us why you wanted to become an actress?
I have been a working actress for 27 years. In essence, working as an actress, saved my life, my spirit, and it gave me the joy of living and of wanting to play this game called life. It gave me the courage to confront significant challenges. It taught me my strengths and helped me, in many ways, to going from a victim to a winner, giving me confidence in myself, among many other things. I grew up into the woman I am today, hand in hand, as I grew as a successful actress. And for that, with immense gratitude, I made it my mission to inspire through my work, as many people as I can reach worldwide.
You currently play a character named Daria, a mysterious, charming, and very powerful woman, tell us more about her?
Daria is a Russian spy, who runs clandestine operations in the U.S. overseeing assets in the field – most notably, Susie Miller, who is played by Ksenia Solo. A ruthless matriarch for the cause, Daria does not hesitate to dispose of those who pose a threat to her country’s safety and will use any means necessary.
The series is based on the actual Project Blue Book, which was the code name for the classified U.S. Air Force effort to investigate UFO sightings in the United States from 1952-1969 when it was terminated. It’s fascinating to know that in total, there were over 12,000 UFO sightings reported to Project Blue Book then, and 701 of these remained “unidentified.”
The first well-known UFO sighting occurred in 1947 near Mount Rainier, Washington, when someone saw nine high-speed objects. That and other sightings, including Roswell 1947, helped spark the official government inquiry. One of the episodes I filmed in Vancouver was about the Roswell case, as well as Area 51.
Producer/Director Robert Zemeckis got the rights to produce this show for the History Channel, which is based on real events. The show’s creators and writers also include David O Leary, Sean Jablonski, and Jack Rapke.
How was your experience working with director Pete Travis and this cast?
I had a great time working with this cast and crew and the different directors on the show. They were all wonderful and welcoming, and I loved shooting in beautiful Vancouver. I’m very grateful.
Tell us about how you were cast in the role? And what attracted you to this role?
I was actually in Rome when the call came. I was about to close on another deal that would have worked in Rome. The casting director from L.A. asked if I could put something on tape, most likely to see what I look like now. So, I read anything available online about the show and the original Project Bluebook and looked at my character. I saw DARIA, back in the 1950’s, definitely in a Man’s world, as a woman of courage, power, and unapologetically going after something with life or death importance to her and at all costs. That always makes it an excellent journey for me to play and live. I don’t judge my character. Instead, I find and understand her righteousness and vulnerabilities. Her drive. Her reason and how I personally relate to that part. The morning after, I got the call that they offered me the recurring role in the Robert Zemeckis show PROJECT BLUEBOOK, and I accepted this project instead of the one that was offered to me in Rome. And I’m very happy I did. The show is now sold to 165 countries and the experience was wonderful. And I just found out I was invited back for at least one more episode in Season 3.
How do you feel about Extraterrestrial life?
I feel it would be presumptuous to assume there isn’t life beyond what we are willing to see. I have not had any UFO encounters. But I do believe that our human bodies are just a vehicle for our soul, and consequentially, I must be open to believing that there are other living forms.
Please tell us why you wanted to become an actress?
I have been a working actress for 27 years. In essence, working as an actress, saved my life, my spirit, and it gave me the joy of living and of wanting to play this game called life. It gave me the courage to confront significant challenges. It taught me my strengths and helped me, in many ways, to going from a victim to a winner, giving me confidence in myself, among many other things. I grew up into the woman I am today, hand in hand, as I grew as a successful actress. And for that, with immense gratitude, I made it my mission to inspire through my work, as many people as I can reach worldwide.
You currently play a character named Daria, a mysterious, charming, and very powerful woman, tell us more about her?
Daria is a Russian spy, who runs clandestine operations in the U.S. overseeing assets in the field – most notably, Susie Miller, who is played by Ksenia Solo. A ruthless matriarch for the cause, Daria does not hesitate to dispose of those who pose a threat to her country’s safety and will use any means necessary.
The series is based on the actual Project Blue Book, which was the code name for the classified U.S. Air Force effort to investigate UFO sightings in the United States from 1952-1969 when it was terminated. It’s fascinating to know that in total, there were over 12,000 UFO sightings reported to Project Blue Book then, and 701 of these remained “unidentified.”
The first well-known UFO sighting occurred in 1947 near Mount Rainier, Washington, when someone saw nine high-speed objects. That and other sightings, including Roswell 1947, helped spark the official government inquiry. One of the episodes I filmed in Vancouver was about the Roswell case, as well as Area 51.
Producer/Director Robert Zemeckis got the rights to produce this show for the History Channel, which is based on real events. The show’s creators and writers also include David O Leary, Sean Jablonski, and Jack Rapke.
How was your experience working with director Pete Travis and this cast?
I had a great time working with this cast and crew and the different directors on the show. They were all wonderful and welcoming, and I loved shooting in beautiful Vancouver. I’m very grateful.
Tell us about how you were cast in the role? And what attracted you to this role?
I was actually in Rome when the call came. I was about to close on another deal that would have worked in Rome. The casting director from L.A. asked if I could put something on tape, most likely to see what I look like now. So, I read anything available online about the show and the original Project Bluebook and looked at my character. I saw DARIA, back in the 1950’s, definitely in a Man’s world, as a woman of courage, power, and unapologetically going after something with life or death importance to her and at all costs. That always makes it an excellent journey for me to play and live. I don’t judge my character. Instead, I find and understand her righteousness and vulnerabilities. Her drive. Her reason and how I personally relate to that part. The morning after, I got the call that they offered me the recurring role in the Robert Zemeckis show PROJECT BLUEBOOK, and I accepted this project instead of the one that was offered to me in Rome. And I’m very happy I did. The show is now sold to 165 countries and the experience was wonderful. And I just found out I was invited back for at least one more episode in Season 3.
How do you feel about Extraterrestrial life?
I feel it would be presumptuous to assume there isn’t life beyond what we are willing to see. I have not had any UFO encounters. But I do believe that our human bodies are just a vehicle for our soul, and consequentially, I must be open to believing that there are other living forms.
What’s challenging about bringing this kind of script to life?
Project Bluebook is a period piece, based in the 1950s, on a subject I wasn’t familiar with per se, so there was some research to be done, of course. As well as looking into woman’s looks, makeup, wardrobe, poise and grace of that era. I generally find woman’s behavior was more feminine all together then, and I got to feel, experience, and really enjoy that side of me. We had an amazing costume designer.
Part of the preparation was also, of course, breaking down my character and my own personal choices that will drive me as this character to go after my purpose with power and poise, which was my choice. It’s all the fun stuff we get to do in finding our character and bringing choices to the set and to the screen.
What was your first acting acting role, and how do you see yourself differently from today?
My first role in a movie was as Kristen, a literature student, in a film called “Over The Line,” with Lesley Ann Down in 1992!
Then in 1993-1994, I booked my first series regular role on a prime time sit-com on NBC, opposite Valerie Bertinelli, called “Cafe American.” It was directed by multi Emmy winning director and producer James Burrows. What followed over the years, were many episodics, some movies, and other seven series regular roles. Some of them short-lived, some I signed on for 1, 2, 3, or 7 yrs as was the case with “CSI: Miami.”
Throughout the years, I have been committed to studying theater and scene study for 16 years, and I’m still a part of the Ivana Chubbuck theatre group family.
Consequently, I never returned to my home country of Italy but stayed here and became an American citizen. Today I have dual citizenship, and that’s pretty much how I feel. Italy will always be in my heart. My whole family is there and in Greece.
The actress Sofia, and the woman, Sofia, have grown up together, hand-in-hand in the land of the free. I’m older but wiser, stronger, more confident, more understanding, patient, and forgiving.
The world is currently facing a challenge from the
Corona Virus, how do you feel about it, and how do you think each one of us should respond to this pandemic?
It’s been certainly an unprecedented turbulent global situation that brought everyone to a halt and will carry a lot of repercussions. Many difficult, but I’m hopeful that many will be good.
I think it’s very important for all of us to stay positive, not panic, meditate, exercise, and stay at cause and active. We need to take extraordinary care of our immune system with healthy food, vitamins, drinking lots of water and hot teas, of course, don’t smoke or vape. This is definitely the time to stop if people haven’t yet. Get some fresh air while keeping the recommended distance. And do what we need to do to stop the spread and resume our life’s social and business activites sooner than later.
For man it will not be the same as before, but anytime we have had to start fresh in our own life, some great opportunities of growth have come out of it. And because of it we will be stronger than before if we took care of ourselves. These are interesting times of great change and unity on a global level. Perhaps Mother Nature is teaching us a valuable lesson. While we reflect and look up into the sky, we have probably never seen the sky so blue and clear of smog.
When a crisis comes into our lives, it makes us re-evaluate the choices we make. And I feel it is a unique
opportunity to invest this time to refocus and find tune our goals and purpose. Reconnect with family and loved ones and continue to create, learn, and flourish and prosper.
When you are in front of the camera, how are you getting yourself ready to play your part?
Everything plays its part, starting from the makeup, the hair, the wardrobe, and all my choices and preparation. As I become the character and can I feel like my character, I move and breathe as my character on set and bring my choices. If the producers and director love it, we shoot. It’s a collaboration of a big team ultimately, and if everybody’s doing their job, we get to create magic and tell stories for the small or big screen that will reach millions of people around the world.
If you could play any other character in PROJECT BLUEBOOK, who would it be?
I love all the characters honestly. They are so well written and played by a great group of fellow actors that I respect. That said, it would probably be Susie Miller.
Which director would you like to work with next?
Robert Zemeckis (Castaway, Forest Gump) is producing but isn’t directing Project Bluebook, but it’s under his guidance and approval, so that’s pretty cool. I would do any project he’d like to direct me in.
I’ve had a list from the beginning of my career that included directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese. Then came Aaron Sorkin ( Molly’s Game), Steve Soderbergh ( Oceans Eleven), Paolo Sorrentino ( The Great Beauty ), Michael Mann ( Miami Vice), Guillermo Del Toro ( The Shape of Water), Rob Marshall ( Chicago), Chad Stahelski ( John Wick). I would love to work with them!
But there are so many others and also emerging directors I may not know yet. I would love to do more films as well as having my next T.V. Series.
The future has infinite possibilities.
“Life is a transformation and continuous evolution.
It’s like a train that keeps moving. It stops for a moment,
but it keeps going forward. Sometimes slow, sometimes fast, but it keeps going forward.
So we might as well enjoy the ride of our life and destiny and make it the best and most memorable voyage!
When we surround ourselves with people we love, and get rid of toxic, negative freeloaders and opportunists.
But also forgive and forget, quickly and don’t hold on
to grudges and negative feelings. As they further rob us
of energy and from living our best ride.
While on this train, patience, love, and understanding make the ride much smoother.
Along the way and the many stops, some people leave, and some new people will come on board, who will share the same destination and purpose as us, with whom it is worth sharing this marvelous journey and time of ours.”
