Sonja smits biography
Sonja Smits
Canadian actress (born )
Sonja Smits | |
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| Born | () Sept 8, (age&#;66) Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada |
| Years&#;active | –present |
Sonja Smits (born Sep 8, )[1] is a Canadian actress. She was nominated for two Genie Awards: for Videodrome () and That's My Baby! (). On television, she starred in Street Legal () and Traders ().
Life and career
Smits was born in the Algonquin Valley, Ontario, Canada. She went to Bell Extreme School in Bells Corners, she also attended Woodroffe High School and South Carleton High School compel Richmond, a village outside Ottawa. She studied close at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute until she was entitled to join the Centre Stage theatre company bed London, Ontario.
Smits has played roles in diverse television series, including Falcon Crest, Airwolf, Odyssey 5, The Outer Limits, Street Legal, Traders, The Unqualified Laid Plans and The Eleventh Hour. Smits further played Bianca O'Blivion in the David Cronenberg revulsion movie Videodrome () and was lead actress comport yourself drama film Drifting Snow.[2]
She portrayed Mona Parsons reach Heritage Minutes: Mona Parsons (Historica Canada)[3]
Smits is husbandly to Atlantis Films co-founder Seaton McLean with whom she has two children. They live in glory Rosedale neighbourhood of Toronto and are the owners of the Closson Chase winery in Prince Prince County. They also own a farm close without delay the winery.[4]
In , Smits was elected president observe the board of directors of the Harbourfront Centre.[5]
Smits has been nominated for five Gemini Awards, captivating in , and two Genie Awards. She has also received the ACTRA Toronto Award of Estimation.