Sophie Cullen

Sophie Cullen is the main villainess from "Deja Vu All Over Again," the sixth season premiere of Medium.

She was played by Natalie Zea, who also appeared as the villainous Diane Hanson on Person of Interest, and as Maxine Seagrave on Under the Dome.

Sophie Cullen is a TV reporter and the wife of network owner Dan Taper, who reported that a man named Peter Winant had been stalking Sophie. Later on, Sophie dialed 911 and claimed that she had been raped and stabbed by Peter, and stated that Peter killed Dan. Peter had claimed earlier to Allison DuBois that he and Sophie were having an illicit affair. After that vision, Allison had another vision that not only confirmed Peter's claim, but also revealed that Sophie was the true mastermind behind her husband's murder.

Allison's latest vision showed Sophie in bed with Peter, after Sophie killed Dan. She later walked towards her husband's bloody body and dipped the knife in the blood, and she later stabbed herself in the stomach, while wiping away her prints. Allison confronted Sophie at the hospital, just as the villainess was leaving, and stated that she figured that whoever stabbed Sophie made sure that no damage would be done--an indication that the wound was self-inflicted. However, Allison left due to lack of evidence. Later in the episode, Sophie was again encountered by Allison, Davalos, and Scanlon, this time with video evidence of Sophie entering Peter's home--revealing that Sophie lied about not knowing Peter. Sophie was also informed that copies of the video were sent to TV networks (including the one she owns; which may suggest her villainous motive), as well as Dan's family. With that, Sophie was named as the main suspect in her husband's murder, and it was assumed that she was eventually arrested.