Sonya Walger
Sonya Walger | |
|---|---|
 Walger at theSolidarity With Writersmarch and rally onHollywood Blvd.,20 November 2007 | |
| Born | 6 June 1974 Hampstead,London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British-American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Sonya Walger(born 6 June 1974) is a British-American actress. She had starring roles in the short-lived sitcomsThe Mind of the Married Man(2001–2002) andCoupling(2003) before landing her role asPenny Widmorein theABCdrama seriesLost(2006–2010). Walger later starred onTell Me You Love Me(2007),FlashForward(2009–2010),Common Law(2012),The Catch(2016–2017) andFor All Mankind(2019–2022).
Early life
[edit]Walger was born inHampstead,London.[1]She was educated at the independentWycombe Abbey Schooland atChrist Church, Oxford,where she studiedEnglish Literature,receiving afirst class degree.[2]Walger is conversational in French and fluent in Spanish, as her father was Argentinian.[3]
Career
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Walger began her career on British television. In 1998, she guest-starred in an episode of ITV crime series,Midsomer Murders.She had the recurring role in the BBC 1 sitcomGoodnight Sweetheartin 1999, and appeared in two episodes of the crime/dramaThe Vice.Also in 1999, she played the daughter of newspaper magnate Max Van der Vuurst, Hilde, in theHeat of the Sunstory "The Sport of Kings". The following year, Walger made her film debut in the biographical dramaEisenstein.In 2001, she moved to the United States and was cast as Donna Barnes on theHBOcomedy series,The Mind of the Married Man.The series was cancelled after two seasons. In 2003, she starred on the short-lived U.S. version ofCoupling,which aired on NBC. In 2004, Walger played Nicole Noone oppositeNoah Wylein the TNT television film,The Librarian: Quest for the Spear,for which she receivedSaturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Televisionnomination.[4]
From 2006 to 2010, Walger had a recurring role asPenny Widmorein the ABC drama series,Lost.She also had recurring roles onSleeper Cell,CSI: NY,andTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.In 2007, Walger appeared in the original Broadway production ofFrost/Nixon,as Charlotte Cushing,David Frost's then-girlfriend. Then she starred in the controversialHBOseriesTell Me You Love Me.The series gained notoriety even before the first episode had aired because of the frequency and extremely realistic nature of its sex scenes. Despite persistent rumours to the contrary, these scenes were eventually confirmed as simulated by several individuals intimately connected with the show. With reference to themanual masturbationapparently performed by Walger on actorAdam Scottat the end of the pilot episode,[5]directorPatricia Rozemaand Walger's co-starsAlly WalkerandJane Alexanderalso explicitly denied that any actual sex took place on set.[6][7][8]The series was canceled after a single season.
From 2009 to 2010, Walger starred as Olivia Benford, a surgeon and wife ofFBIagent Mark Benford (Joseph Fiennes) in the ABC series,FlashForward.Later in 2010, she appeared as Julia in season 3 of the HBO drama seriesIn Treatment.She playedJohn Cusack's wife in the 2011 Direct-to-video crime thrillerThe Factory.[9]In 2012, she was regular cast member in the USA Network short lived seriesCommon Law.In 2013, Walger had a brief role in the comedy filmAdmission,as a Virginia Woolf scholar. From 2013 to 2014, Walger appeared on the NBC drama seriesParenthood.
In 2014, Walger guest-starred inShonda Rhimes' seriesScandalas Katherine Winslow.[10]The following year, Walger was cast in the new Rhimes seriesThe Catch,co-starring oppositeMireille EnosandPeter Krause.[11]
In 2019, Walger starred asNASAastronautMolly Cobbin the first season of theApple TV+originalscience fictionspacedramaseriesFor All Mankind.In 2021 and 2022, Walger returned for seasons two and three.
In 2023, Walger announced that she had written a book,Lion,about her father, to be published in 2025.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Walger married screenwriter/producerDavey Holmesin July 2009.[13]She gave birth to a daughter Billie Rosie Holmes on 14 February 2013.[14]She also gave birth to a son Jake in 2015.[citation needed]Walger became aU.S. citizenon 23 May 2013.[15]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Eisenstein | Zina | |
| 2001 | The Search for John Gissing | Sister Mary | |
| 2002 | 40 | Alice | Short film |
| 2004 | The Librarians | Nicole | |
| 2006 | Caffeine | Gloria | |
| 2012 | The Factory | Shelley | |
| 2013 | Admission | Helen | |
| 2013 | Cold Turkey | Lindsay | |
| 2014 | The Gambler | Angelina | Uncredited |
| 2015 | The Escort | Samantha | |
| 2016 | Summer of 8 | Diane | |
| 2018 | Anon | Kristen | |
| 2018 | Then Came You | Claire | |
| 2019 | Clementine | D. | |
| 2019 | Bad Impulse | Christine Sharpe | |
| 2020 | Darkness Falls | Jane Wilson | |
| 2023 | New Life | Elsa Gray | [16][17] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Heat of the Sun | Hilde Van der Vuurst | Episode: "The Sport of Kings" |
| 1998 | Mosley | Barbara Hutchinson | Episode: "Breaking the Mould" |
| 1998 | Midsomer Murders | Becky Smith | Episode: "Death of a Hollow Man" |
| 1999 | The Vice | Emma | Episodes: "Dabbling: Part 1" and "Dabbling: Part 2" |
| 1999 | Noah's Ark | Miriam | Miniseries |
| 1999 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Flic | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Dangerfield | Ana Mogollon Cabrera | Episode: "Diminished Responsibility" |
| 1999 | All the King's Men | Lady Frances | Television film |
| 2001–2002 | The Mind of the Married Man | Donna Barnes | Series regular, 20 episodes |
| 2003 | Coupling | Sally Harper | Series regular, 10 episodes |
| 2004 | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Nicole Noone | Television film Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television |
| 2004–2006 | CSI: NY | Jane Parsons | 10 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | Sleeper Cell | Special Agent Patrice Serxner | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | Susan Berry | Episode: "All's Fair" |
| 2006–2010 | Lost | Penelope 'Penny' Widmore | 13 episodes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television(2009) |
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | Carolyn | Series regular, 10 episodes |
| 2008 | Sweet Nothing in My Ear | Joanna Tate | Television film |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Michelle Dixon | 5 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | FlashForward | Dr. Olivia Benford | Series regular, 22 episodes |
| 2010 | In Treatment | Julia | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Anne Barnes | Episode: "Father Dearest" |
| 2012 | Common Law | Dr. Elise Ryan | Series regular, 12 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Parenthood | Meredith Peet | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | The Good Sister | Kate / Linda | Television film |
| 2014 | Scandal | Katherine Winslow | Episodes: "Inside the Bubble" and "The Key" |
| 2014 | Elementary | Angela White | Episode: "The Five Orange Pipz" |
| 2014–2015 | Power | Madeline Stern | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | The Leftovers | Dr. Allison Herbert (voice) | Episode: "Lens" |
| 2015 | Scorpion | Olivia Cromwell | Episode: "US vs. UN vs. UK" |
| 2016–2017 | The Catch | Margot Bishop | Series regular |
| 2016 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Marion Codwell | Episode: "The Matchmaker" |
| 2017 | Ghosted | Eckhart | Episode: "Sam" |
| 2018 | Get Shorty | Lila | 6 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | For All Mankind | Molly Cobb | 17 episodes |
| 2022 | Night Sky | Hanna | 2 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^"Sonya Walger: Summary".TV. 16 December 2009.Retrieved16 December2009.
- ^https:// youtube /watch?v=1b0OWFCmYqkon Craig Ferguson
- ^AskMen Editors."Sonya Walger".AskMen.Archived fromthe originalon 16 January 2016.Retrieved3 August2015.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^"Sonya Walger".Metacritic.Retrieved3 August2015.
- ^Scott Collins (14 July 2007)."'Love' and sex on HBO ".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved3 October2008.
- ^"Sex talk:Patricia Rozema gets intimate with new TV series".Canada: CBC. 1 October 2007.Retrieved23 August2010.
- ^"HBO has everyone talking about the sex in" Tell Me You Love Me "".blogs.orlandosentinel. 13 July 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 16 October 2007.
- ^"'Tell Me You Love Me' Bares Bodies and Souls ".zap2it. 9 September 2007.
- ^"New Stills from Crime Thriller The Factory".Dread Central.19 June 2010.Retrieved3 August2015.
- ^Michael Ausiello (19 August 2014)."'Scandal' Season 4: Sonya Walger Joins Cast in Secret Role - TVLine ".TVLine.Retrieved3 August2015.
- ^Denise Petski (22 July 2015)."Sonya Walger Joins ABC's 'The Catch' As Kieren's Cohort - Deadline".Deadline.Retrieved3 August2015.
- ^Walger, Sonya [@sonyawalgerofficial] (29 June 2023)."I wrote a book!".Retrieved23 February2024– viaInstagram.
- ^Orloff, Brian (22 September 2009)."Lost's Sonya Walger Calls Married Life a 'Sweet Thing'".people,com.Archived fromthe originalon 3 March 2016.Retrieved19 June2011.
- ^Walger, Sonya (5 March 2013)."Billie Rosie Holmes, born on Valentine's Day, love of our lives and bane of our sleep".Twitter.Retrieved26 February2014.
- ^Walger, Sonya (23 May 2013)."3290 new citizens. And I am one of them. Got a manicure as a mark of respect, you understand".Twitter.Retrieved26 February2014.
- ^Vito Oddo, Marco (9 August 2023)."'New Life' Review: This Tense Horror-Thriller Has a Twist You Won't See Coming - Fantasia 2023 ".Collider.Retrieved23 August2023.
- ^Donato, Matt (9 August 2023)."New Life Review: A Blistering Horror Mystery Packed With Tension [Fantasia Fest 2023]"./Film.Retrieved19 December2023.
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- Living people
- 1974 births
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from London
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- English emigrants to the United States
- English people of Argentine descent
- English television actresses
- People educated at Wycombe Abbey
- American television actresses
- 21st-century American women
- Actors from the London Borough of Camden
- People from Hampstead