▁is ▁Soph ie ' s ▁gay ▁best ▁friend ▁and ▁conf id ant . ▁Although ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁V erner , ▁a ▁Swiss ▁imm igr ant , ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁entirely ▁committed ▁to ▁it ▁and ▁also ▁has ▁an ▁eye ▁for ▁Bernard , ▁a ▁wait er ▁at ▁the ▁c afé ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁Soph ie ▁hang ▁out , ▁and ▁eventually ▁sle pt ▁with . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁he ▁did ▁conf ess ▁to ▁V erner ▁and ▁eventually ▁made ▁up ▁by ▁going ▁off ▁to ▁Switzerland ▁together . ▁ ▁Jud ith ▁Parker ▁( M imi ▁Ku zyk ) ▁is ▁Soph ie ' s ▁manip ulative ▁control ▁fre ak ▁mother . ▁She ▁is ▁determined ▁to ▁reun ite ▁Soph ie ▁and ▁Rick , ▁f aking ▁a ▁suic ide ▁attempt ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁ins ist ▁that ▁they ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁her ▁together ▁and ▁deliber ately ▁inter fer ing ▁when ▁Soph ie ▁dates ▁anyone ▁who ▁isn ' t ▁Rick . ▁ ▁Est elle ▁B urr ough s ▁( S ara ▁B ots ford ) ▁is ▁a ▁pret ent ious ▁and ▁flight y ▁actress ▁who ▁affect s ▁a ▁Rece ived ▁Pr on unci ation ▁English ▁acc ent , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁client ▁of ▁Soph ie ' s ▁ag ency ▁who ▁didn ' t ▁defect ▁to ▁Rick ' s ▁new ▁firm ▁( although ▁Soph ie ▁wouldn ' t ▁be ▁ups et ▁if ▁she ▁did ). ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁mist ress ▁of ▁Soph ie ' s ▁late ▁father ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁( as ▁Soph ie ▁tells ▁Jud ith ▁about ▁why ▁she