Sunny Doench

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Sunny Doench
Born (1972-05-21) 21 May 1972 (age 51)
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Other namesSunny Knox
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present

Sunny Doench (born May 21, 1972, Dayton, Ohio) is an American actress. [1] She was reportedly the original choice to play the title character's sidekick Gabrielle in Xena: Warrior Princess , [2] but reportedly declined because she did not want to move away from her boyfriend. [3] She has been married to Nathan John Stricker since August 23, 2014.

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Death Run to IstanbulLolaVideo
1994BacklashJennifer Parker
1999ForgivenCarolineShort film
2000Talk of the Town
2001Double DeceptionJodi Baker
2002Only in HollywoodHelen Wheeler
2002Drama QueenSally MaidShort film
2004 Black Cloud Reporter #1
2004Border BluesHelenVideo
2004Love Thy NeighborShelleyShort film
2005Blue in GreenCamille
2007 Remember the Daze Mrs. Turner
2008 Downloading Nancy Newsreporter
2008A Darker RealityJesse Metcalfe
2009Good and Decent PeopleSabrinaShort film
2009The Corporate Cut Throat MassacreBeth
2010AdalynCamrynShort film
2011 Coffin Rona Samms
2011The Girl with No NumberNancy Wilson
2015Kindness to StrangersJanShort film
2017Hope DancesTina DouglasFeature film
2017Coffin 2Rona SammsFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Night Stand with Dick Dietrick Cyndi / Penny"Greek Dreams", "Eurotrash"
2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Martha Gunderson"The Easter Bunny"
2001The Dating ZoneHostTV series
2003Russians in the City of AngelsHelen"Rebenok. Chast 1"
2007 The Starter Wife Cosmetic Girl"Hour 3"
2008 Las Vegas "Secrets, Lies and Lamaze"
2009The HallwayEmilyTV film

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References

  1. "Coffin". Variety . 2011-10-28. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28.
  2. Box, Christy (May 21, 2021). "The Actress Who Almost Played Xena (Why Lucy Lawless Was Cast)". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  3. Sunny Doench's official website