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Sonja Smits Biography (1958-)

Born September 8, 1958, in Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada; married Seaton McLean (a producer and writer); children: two.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

September 8, 1958

Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Carrington "Carrie" Barr, Street Legal, CBC, 1986-92
• Sally Ross, Traders, CanWest Global Television and Lifetime, 1996-2000
• Cynthia Hodge, a recurring role, Odyssey 5, Showtime, 2002
• Megan Redner, The Eleventh Hour, CTV, 2002-
• Miniseries
• Kay Thompson, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (also known as Judy Garland: L'ombre d'une etoile), ABC, 2001
• Movies
• Lisa, War Brides, CBC, 1980
• Carla, Screwball Academy (also known as Divine Light and Loose Ends), [Canada and the United States], 1986
• Morag Gunn, The Diviners, CBC, 1993
• Carolyn Rogers, Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes, Lifetime, 1994
• Kate Cardigan, TekWar (also known as TekWar: The Movie andTekWar: The Original Movie), syndicated, 1994
• Kate Cardigan, TekWar: TekLords, syndicated, 1994
• Sheila Feinstein, Dead Husbands (also known as Last Man on theList), USA Network, 1998
• First lady, Moms on Strike, ABC Family Channel, 2002
• Also appeared in Passion of the Patriots.
• Specials
• Anna, Nothing Sacred, CBC, 1998
• Store employee, The Rings of Saturn, CBC and Bravo, 2002
• Episodic
• Lydia Boulanger, "Suitable for Framing," Falcon Crest, CBS, 1984
• Nina Russell, "Face to Face," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1984
• Jessica Beaumont, "Her Bodyguard," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1985
• "Stavograd: Parts 1 & 2" (also known as "The Stavograd Incident: Parts 1 & 2"), Airwolf, USA Network, 1987
• Mary, "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl," The Ray Bradbury Theater, USA Network, 1988
• Julia Devane, "Betrayed," Counterstrike, USA Network, 1993
• Dr. Anne Crain, "White Light Fever," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1995
• Angela, "Teamwork," Made in Canada, CBC, 2001
• Multiple characters, Royal Canadian Air Farce, CBC, 2001
• Guest, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, 2002
• Mrs. Anderson, "Man from Mars," The Atwood Stories, [Canada], 2003
• Cynthia Hodge, "Fossil," Odyssey 5, Showtime, 2004
• Appeared in "Ambush at Iroquois Point," an episode of The Canadians, History Television (Canada). Also appeared in The Industry, Bravo.
• Pilots
• Chris Winslow, Command 5, ABC, 1985
• Film Appearances
• Mrs. Lynde, The Pit (also known as Teddy), 1981, New World,1984
• Bianca O'Blivion, Videodrome (also known as Zonekiller), Universal, 1983
• Suzanne, That's My Baby! (also known as Je veux un bebe), Gemini Film Productions, 1984
• Narrator, Hidden Heroes (documentary), Windborne Productions, 1999, Vision Video, 2004
• Clare's agent, Minor Adjustments, Defiant Entertainment, 2002
• Carol Warsher, How to Deal, New Line Cinema, 2003
• Dana Selkirk, Owning Mahowny (also known as La double vie de Mahowny), Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
• Fay Tolland, A Different Loyalty, Lions Gate Films, 2004
• Mom, Siblings, Feature Film Project, 2004
• Stage Appearances
• Perfect Pie, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2000
• The Vagina Monologues, Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2000
• Appeared as Anna, Nothing Sacred, Wintergarden Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; also appeared in productions of I'll Be Back before Midnight, Tarragon Theatre; Later, Toronto Free Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Significant Others, Beverly Hills Playhouse, Beverly Hills,CA; and in Summer and Smoke and Uncle Vanya, both Theatre Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Globe and Mail (Toronto), December 21, 2000, p. R5