Sonya Salomaa

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Sonya Salomaa
Sonya Salomaa at Carmel Film Festival.jpg
Salomaa at the Carmel International Film Festival in 2016
Born1974 (age 5051)
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouse
(m. 2007)
Children1 [1]

Sonya Salomaa (born 1974) is a Canadian actress, known for her performances in The Collector and Durham County .

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Early life

She was born in Sudbury, Ontario. Salomaa grew up in Prince George, British Columbia and attended the University of Northern British Columbia to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Forestry. In her last summer break, she went to Victoria to sing and play the guitar. While in Victoria she became interested in acting. [2]

Career

Salomaa, a Finnish Canadian, first appeared on screen in 2000. In 2005 she took over the role of Maya Kandinski from Carly Pope in the Canadian supernatural drama series, The Collector . She won Leo Awards two years running for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[ citation needed ] This was followed by a season in Durham County (2007) and received a Leo nomination for her role as Traci Prager.[ citation needed ] In 2008, Salomaa again took over a role—this time from Claudette Mink—of the character Laura Nelson, a member of the coast guard in The Guard. She has also guest starred in several TV shows including Supernatural, Covert Affairs and Flashpoint. She was one of the presenters for the 2010 Leo Awards. [3]

She has also performed in numerous films including the 2006 comedy, The Tooth Fairy, Shannen Doherty's Christmas Caper (2007) and 2009's Malibu Shark Attack. Salomaa starred as a wannabe singer coming to terms with not following her dreams in the 2006 Canadian drama Black Eyed Dog [4] and was the antagonist of Ties That Bind opposite Brian Krause and Nicole De Boer. [5]

Personal life

She now lives in Vancouver and is married to Warren Christie. [6]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 House of the Dead Cynthia
2003 National Lampoon's Barely Legal Cocktail Waitress
2003FirefightRachel
2004MXP: Most Xtreme PrimateBlondeVideo
2005Fatal ReunionLynneVideo
2005 Thralls Lean
2006 Hollow Man 2 Trophy WifeVideo
2006 Black Eyed Dog Betty
2006 The Tooth Fairy CheriseVideo
2008 Odysseus and the Isle of the Mists Athena
2009 Watchmen Adrian Veidt's Assistant
2009 Malibu Shark Attack Barb
2013 Bent JackieShort film
2014 Cut Bank Gretchen
2016 The Space Between Jackie
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
20002getherReporter (uncredited)TV movie
2000 2gether: The Series ReporterEpisode: "Awesomeness"
2001 Los Luchadores WhelpetteEpisode: "A Good Whelp Is Hard to Find"
Episode: "Puppy Love"
2001 Pasadena Woman #1Episode: "Henry's Secret"
2001 Special Unit 2 WaitressEpisode: "The Rocks"
2001 Dark Angel LuxEpisode: "Two"
Episode: "Some Assembly Required"
2002CroonCherylTV movie
2002 UC: Undercover JerriEpisode: "Teddy C"
2002 Glory Days RosalindEpisode: "The Lost Girls"
2002 Andromeda UxultaEpisode: "The Fair Unknown"
2003 Andromeda AureliaEpisode: "Soon the Nearing Vortex"
2003 1st to Die Melanie BrandtTV movie
2003 Just Cause Chris' GirlfriendEpisode: "Lies, Speculation & Deception"
2003 Dead Like Me SandyEpisode: "Rest in Peace"
2005 The L Word EmmaEpisode: "L'Chaim"
2005A Lover's RevengeAshleyTV movie
2005-2006 The Collector Maya Kandinski21 episodes
2005-2006 Stargate SG-1 Charlotte Mayfield / Athena2 episodes
2006Ties That BindCourtney AllisonTV movie
2006The Stranger GameEllie GlassmanTV movie
2006 Kyle XY AllisonEpisode: "The Lies That Bind"
2006 Saved EllenEpisode: "Family"
2006All She Wants for ChristmasAshley AikensTV movie
2007 Painkiller Jane Jennifer TowneEpisode: "The Healer"
2007 Christmas Caper Savannah CooperTV movie
2007-2008 Flash Gordon Lenu4 episodes
2007-2009 Durham County Traci Prager7 episodes
2008 About a Girl Ms. MartinEpisode: "About an All-Niter"
2008 A Teacher's Crime ShannonTV movie
2008-2009 The Guard Laura Nelson15 episodes
2009 Malibu Shark Attack BarbTV movie
2010 V MaryEpisode: "Heretic's Fork"
2010Canadian Comedy ShortsProstituteEpisode: "Holy War Dance Party"
2011 Endgame Sophie McGrayEpisode: "Gorillas in our Midst"
2011 The Haunting Hour: The Series MomEpisode: "The Perfect Brother"
2011 Supernatural RachelEpisode: "Frontierland"
Episode: "The Man Who Would Be King"
2011 Covert Affairs Megan WilkonsEpisode: "Welcome to the Occupation"
2011 Flashpoint Marina Levin4 episodes
2012 Republic of Doyle JanelEpisode: "Identity Crisis"
2012 Secrets of Eden AliceTV movie
2012Broken TrustMichelle SarnowskyTV movie
2013 The Killing Annie BeckerEpisodes Season 3

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2005 Leo Awards Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series The Collector Won [7]
2006Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic SeriesWon [8]
2008Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series Durham County Nominated [9]
Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic SeriesNominated [10]
2017 Leo Awards Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture The Space Between Nominated [11]

References

  1. "Instagram".
  2. "Sonya Salomaa". The Vancouver Sun. 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2011-10-19.[ dead link ]
  3. "2010 Leo Award Presenters". Leo Awards. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  4. Ray Bennett (2006-08-08). "Black Eyed Dog" (PDF). The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  5. Tim Nydell (2006-03-30). "Rock Bottom Interview: Sonya Salomaa". Rock Bottom. Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  6. "Meet Sonya Salomaa – Photos Of Warren Christie's Wife Since 2007". eCelebrityMirror.com. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. "2005 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  8. "2006 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  9. "2008 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  10. "Awards database". academy.ca. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  11. "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.