External links
- Nancy Sorel at IMDb
- Nancy Sorel on Twitter
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Nancy Sorel | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Paul Magel (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
Nancy Sorel is a Canadian-American actress.
Born and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, Sorel received a degree in Theatre and Film from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. [1] After graduation she went to New York City and began her acting career starring in Off-Broadway plays, commercials, and television, making her debut in the ABC soap opera All My Children playing a bit part. [2] From 1988 to 1989 she played the role of Coco Lane on the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live . Sorel later starred as Monique McCallum in the NBC soap opera, Generations from 1989 to 1991. [2] Sorel later moved to prime time television, playing guest-starring roles on Matlock , Jake and the Fatman , Street Justice , Doogie Howser, M.D. , Murder, She Wrote and Beverly Hills, 90210 . From 1992 to 1993 she was regular cast member in the short-lived Fox sitcom, Down the Shore .
Sorel starred opposite Christopher Reeve in the 1995 three-part television miniseries Black Fox . [3] She later appeared in the made-for-television movies such as In the Lake of the Woods (1996) and Up, Up and Away (2000), and guest-starred on The X-Files , The Outer Limits , ' Da Vinci's Inquest , The Twilight Zone , Stargate SG-1 and The 4400 . From 2008 to 2012, Sorel starred as Clara Fine in the Canadian comedy-drama series, Less Than Kind . In 2009, she won a Canadian Comedy Awards for her performance. [4] In 2014, she received Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nomination. [5] From 2009 to 2014 she also starred in the comedy series Cashing In (since 2009). From 2016 to 2018 she had a recurring role as Mary Dawson in the Amazon Prime Video series The Man in the High Castle . In film, Sorel appeared in Heaven Is for Real (2014), Breakthrough (2019), The Grudge (2020) and Ordinary Angels (2024). [6]
Sorel is married to actor Paul Magel. They reside in Winnipeg, Canada and have two children. [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Crow's Nest | Annie Corssetti | |
| 1997 | I Love You, Don't Touch Me! | Elizabeth | |
| 2006 | Goose on the Loose | Hazel McQuaig | |
| 2012 | Rufus | Vickie | |
| 2014 | Heaven Is for Real | Dr. Charlotte Slater | |
| 2016 | Considering Love and Other Magic | Linda | |
| 2018 | How It Ends | Sonographer | |
| 2019 | Breakthrough | Mrs. Abbott | |
| A Dog's Journey | Ringo's Owner | ||
| 2020 | The Grudge | Agent Cole | |
| 2024 | Ordinary Angels | Virginia |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988-89 | One Life to Live | Coco Lane | TV series |
| 1989 | Generations | Monique McCallum | TV series |
| 1991 | Matlock | Faith Gamson | "The Celebrity" |
| 1991 | Jake and the Fatman | Meredith Toomey | "Nevertheless" |
| 1992 | The Commish | Lisa | "Shoot the Breeze" |
| Lightning Force | Dra. Morgana Finstad | "Checkup" | |
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | Roxanne Rollins | "Will the Real Dr. Howser Please Stand Up" | |
| 1992–93 | Down the Shore | Sammy | Regular role |
| 1993 | Relentless: Mind of a Killer | Natalie | TV film |
| Murder, She Wrote | Jill Walker Machio | "The Survivor" | |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Gloria Richland | "Life after Death" |
| Highlander: The Series | Jill | "Obsession" | |
| 1995 | Empty Nest | Julie | "The Ex-Files" |
| Black Fox | Sarah Johnson | TV miniseries | |
| The X-Files | Capt. Janet Draper | "The Walk" | |
| 1996 | In the Lake of the Woods | Pat Hood | TV film |
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | Page Houghton | "New Lease" |
| 1998 | Welcome to Paradox | Cleo Lawson | "Options" |
| 1999 | Beggars and Choosers | Cyra Hampton | "Unsafe Sex" |
| 1999–2000 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Kim Leary | "His Wife", "Bring Back the Dead" |
| 2000 | Hope Island | Gwen | "20 Sailors Around a Buttonhole" |
| Cold Squad | Stephanie | "The Good, the Bad and the Dead" | |
| Up, Up, and Away! | Mrs. Rosen | TV film | |
| The Outer Limits | Dana van Owen | "The Gun" | |
| The Man Who Used to Be Me | Dr. Beck | TV film | |
| First Wave | Susan | "The Flight of Francis Jeffries" | |
| 2001 | Seven Days | Esther Simms | "The First Freshman" |
| 2002 | Haunted | Susan Mason | "Pilot" |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Morgan | "Cold Fusion" |
| 2005 | Stargate SG-1 | Garan | "It's Good to Be King" |
| Tru Calling | Barbara | "Enough" | |
| The 4400 | Jane Orman | "Mommy's Bosses" | |
| 2008–2012 | Less Than Kind | Clara Fine | Main role |
| 2009–2014 | Cashing In | Claire Eastman | Recurring role |
| 2010 | Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story | Honey Martini | "Part 1" |
| 2015 | The Pinkertons | Marm / Madeleine McGoldrick | "In Marm's Way" |
| 2016 | The Man in the High Castle | Mary Dawson | "The Road Less Traveled", "Kintsugi", "Land O' Smiles", "Baku" |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Christmas Miracle | Kathy Krueger | TV film |
| 2019 | Merry & Bright | Sara | TV film |
| A Mazing Winter Romance | Maggie Miller | TV film | |
| 2020 | Let's Meet Again on Christmas Eve | Nancy Bennet | TV film |
| 2023 | Spencer Sisters | Marlina Briggs | Episode #1.2 |
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