Sonja Bennett | |
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Occupation(s) | Actress, screenwriter |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website | www |
Sonja Bennett (born August 24, 1980) is a Canadian actress and screenwriter. [2] Her film debut was in the Canadian feature film Punch (2002), for which she won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film. She has since starred in the films Donovan's Echo , Cole , Control Alt Delete , Young People Fucking , and Fido as well as the television series Godiva's and Cold Squad . In 2014, Bennett made her screenwriting debut with Preggoland in which she also starred. [3]
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia on August 24, 1980, [1] Bennett is the daughter of director/writer Guy Bennett [4] and Anna Hart. She was raised mainly by her mother, living in several locations. [4] She is a graduate of Garibaldi Secondary School in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. She attended the University of British Columbia for two years on an academic scholarship. Following that, she attended Langara College in Vancouver, [4] and enrolled in the Studio 58 program.
On the small screen, Bennett played recurring roles on the NBC series Battlestar Galactica , Warner Brothers' Traveler , New Line television series Blade as well as Eureka , Dead Zone and Cold Squad . [5] She has played guest starring roles on the series Supernatural , Stargate Atlantis , Psych , Painkiller Jane , John Doe . [6] Bennett also had a recurring role as the character Vivian Adams in Mistresses (2015), and starred in the Bravo!/CityTV series, Godiva's from 2005-2006. [7]
Bennett starred in the 2002 film Punch , which her father, Guy Bennett, wrote and directed. [4] The movie was her feature film debut and led to her being awarded Best Actress by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle. [8] She has since starred in the films Donovan's Echo , [9] Cole , [10] Control Alt Delete , [11] Young People Fucking , [12] and Fido . [13] She wrote the screenplay, her first, for the 2014 film Preggoland , in which she also starred. [14] [15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Dents in the Sky | Sue | Short film |
2002 | The Water Game | Grad | |
2002 | Punch | Ariel | |
2003 | My Life Without Me | Sarah | |
2003 | Ferry Tale | Vicky | Short film |
2004 | The Perfect Score | Pregnant Girl | |
2005 | Where the Truth Lies | Bonnie | |
2005 | The Fog | Mandi | |
2006 | Nostalgia Boy | Connie Golden | Short film |
2006 | Fido | Tammy | |
2006 | Catch and Release | Caterer | |
2007 | The Cabinet | Lizzie | Short film |
2007 | The Sandlot: Heading Home | Pearl | Video |
2007 | Shutter | Aurora | Short film |
2007 | Young People Fucking | Mia | |
2008 | Elegy | Beth | |
2008 | Control Alt Delete | Jane | |
2008 | Gold! Gold! Gold! | Trina | Short film |
2009 | Cole | Maybelline | |
2010 | Stained | Jennifer | |
2010 | Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball | Jules Scott | Video |
2010 | Fathers & Sons | Sonja | |
2011 | Pleased to Meet You | Tracy | Short film |
2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Mother on Sidewalk | [22] |
2011 | Donovan's Echo | Sarah | [23] |
2012 | Random Acts of Romance | Lynn | [24] |
2012 | In No Particular Order | Claire | [3] |
2014 | Preggoland | Ruth | [25] |
2017 | Kayak to Klemtu | Cory | [26] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | John Doe | Delphine Young | Episode: "Psychic Connection" |
2003 | Peacemakers | Georgia | Episode: "No Excuse" |
2004 | Tru Calling | Beth | Episode: "The Getaway" |
2004 | The Dead Zone | Rachel Caldwell | Episodes: "Finding Rachel: Parts 1 & 2", "Tipping Point" |
2004-2005 | Cold Squad | Det. Samantha Walters | Regular role (13 episodes) |
2005 | Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber | Eliza | TV film |
2005 | Marker | Kim | TV film |
2005 | The Dead Zone | Rachel Caldwell | Episode: "Broken Circle" |
2005 | Masters of Horror | Dana | Episode: "Deer Woman" |
2005-2006 | Godiva's | Daisy | Main role (19 episodes) |
2006 | Killer Instinct | Darla | Episode: "While You Were Sleeping" |
2006 | Stargate Atlantis | Dahlia Radim | Episode: "Coup D'etat" |
2006 | Blade: The Series | Vanessa | Episodes: "Descent", "The Evil Within", "Delivery" |
2006 | Whistler | Kate Judson | Episode: "Meltdown" |
2006 | Supernatural | Pamela Clayton | Episode: "Croatoan" |
2007 | This Space for Rent | April Melnyk | Episodes: "Stain'd", "Elvis Kwan Blows" |
2007 | Traveler | Maya | Episodes: "The Out", "The Tells", "The Trader" |
2007 | Masters of Science Fiction | Judge Pomfrey | Episode: "Jerry Was a Man" |
2007 | Painkiller Jane | Stacey | Episode: "Jane 113" |
2007 | Eureka | Callie Curie | Episodes: "Sight Unseen", "Maneater", "All That Glitters" |
2008 | Fear Itself | Ruthie | Episode: "In Sickness and in Health" |
2008 | Love to Kill (AKA Fatal Kiss) | Teresa | TV film |
2008 | Crime Stories | Vicki | Episode: "The Slave Master" |
2008 | Battlestar Galactica | Specialist 2nd Class Marcie Brasko | Episode: "Revelations" |
2009 | Battlestar Galactica | Specialist 2nd Class Marcie Brasko | Episodes: "Sometimes a Great Notion", "Someone to Watch Over Me" |
2009 | Exes and Ohs | Kate | Episodes: "The Roads Previously Not Taken", "I Do. Do I?", "2.5" |
2009 | What Color Is Love? | Marsha Barclay | TV film |
2009 | Psych | Annie | Episode: "Tuesday the 17th" |
2009 | Held Hostage | Sandi Clark | TV film |
2009 | A Dog Named Christmas | Hannah McCray | TV film [27] |
2010 | The Client List | Dee | TV film |
2011 | Hellcats | Vicky | Episode: "Fancy Dan" |
2011 | Gone | Liz Cook | TV film |
2011 | Past Obsessions | Estelle | TV film |
2013 | Arctic Air | Miranda | Episode: "Fool Me Once" |
2015 | Motive | Chelsea Richmond | Episode: "Pilot Error" |
2015 | Mistresses | Vivian Adams | 10 episodes |
2016 | Supernatural | Deputy Jan Harris | Episode: "Don't Call Me Shurley" |
2016 | Conversations with My 2-Year Old | Lindsey's Mom | 2 episodes |
2016 | Sunnyheart's Community Centre | Bernice | 8 episodes |
2017 | When We Rise | Ellen | Episode: "Night II: Parts II and III" |
2017 | Android Employed | Sarah Morris | Episode: "The Family Unit" [28] |
2017 | Ghost Wars | Karla Kowalski-Jones | 11 episodes |
2019 | The InBetween | Taylor Hall | Episode: "While the Song Remains the Same" |
2019 | Charmed | Amelia | Episode: "Past Is Present" |
2019 | Surveillance | Linda Short | Unsold CBS pilot |
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