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Nancy Sorel | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 14, 1964 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Paul Magel |
Nancy Sorel (born May 14, 1964) is a Canadian-American actress known for her roles on many TV series.
Born and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, Sorel received a degree in Theatre and Film from the University of Massachusetts/ Amherst. After graduation she went to New York City and began her acting career starring in Off Broadway plays, commercials, and the role of Coco on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live.
Her roles in television includes TV series Generations , Murder, She Wrote , The X-Files , The Outer Limits , Cold Squad , Da Vinci's Inquest , Stargate SG-1 and The 4400 .
She played also the role of Sammy on Fox’s sitcom Down the Shore (1992-1993). Recently, she plays Clara Fine on Less Than Kind (since 2008) and Claire Eastman on Cashing In (since 2009).
Her other roles include the films Crow's Nest (1992) and I Love You, Don't Touch Me! (1997) movies, and the TV movie The Man Who Used to Be Me (2000), co-starring Rob Estes, William Devane and Laurie Holden.
In 2009, she won a Canadian Comedy Awards for the TV series Less Than Kind .
Nancy Sorel is married to actor Paul Magel.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2023 | Ordinary Angels | Virginia |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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