Sonya Salomaa

{{Short description|Canadian actress}}

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| name = Sonya Salomaa

| image = Sonya Salomaa at Carmel Film Festival.jpg

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| caption = Salomaa at the Carmel International Film Festival in 2016

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| birth_date = {{bya|1974}}

| birth_place = Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2000–present

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| spouse = {{marriage|Warren Christie|2007}}

| children = 1https://www.instagram.com/thewarrenchristie/p/B4eZsIkJ4Lf/

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

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.{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/Sonya+Salomaa/1337162/story.html|title=Sonya Salomaa|work=The Vancouver Sun|date=2009-04-12|accessdate=2011-10-19}}{{Dead link|date=March 2015}}

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|date=December 2020}} This was followed by a season in Durham County (2007) and received a Leo nomination for her role as Traci Prager.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2010/presenters.html|title=2010 Leo Award Presenters|work=Leo Awards|accessdate=2011-10-19}}

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{{cite web|url=http://www.agenceduchesne.com/photo_presse/450eb9d55ef5f.pdf|title=Black Eyed Dog|author=Ray Bennett|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2006-08-08|accessdate=2011-10-19}} and was the antagonist of Ties That Bind opposite Brian Krause and Nicole De Boer.{{cite web|url=http://www.hitrockbottom.org/sonyasalomaa.html|title=Rock Bottom Interview: Sonya Salomaa|author=Tim Nydell|work=Rock Bottom|date=2006-03-30|access-date=2011-10-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430230722/http://www.hitrockbottom.org/sonyasalomaa.html|archive-date=2012-04-30|df=}}

Personal life

She now lives in Vancouver and is married to Warren Christie.{{cite web |url=https://ecelebritymirror.com/entertainment/sonya-salomaa-warren-christie-wife/ |title=Meet Sonya Salomaa – Photos Of Warren Christie’s Wife Since 2007 |website=eCelebrityMirror.com |access-date=25 May 2021}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Film

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2003

|House of the Dead

|Cynthia

|

2003

|National Lampoon's Barely Legal

|Cocktail Waitress

|

2003

|Firefight

|Rachel

|

2004

|MXP: Most Xtreme Primate

|Blonde

|Video

2005

|Fatal Reunion

|Lynne

|Video

2005

|Thralls

|Lean

|

2006

|Hollow Man 2

|Trophy Wife

|Video

2006

|Black Eyed Dog

|Betty

|

2006

|{{sortname|The|Tooth Fairy|The Tooth Fairy (film)}}

|Cherise

|Video

2008

|Odysseus and the Isle of the Mists

|Athena

|

2009

|Watchmen

|Adrian Veidt's Assistant

|

2009

|Malibu Shark Attack

|Barb

|

2013

|Bent

|Jackie

|Short film

2014

|Cut Bank

|Gretchen

|

2016

|data-sort-value="Space Between, The" | The Space Between

| Jackie

|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Television

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2000

|2gether

|Reporter (uncredited)

|TV movie

2000

|2gether: The Series

|Reporter

|Episode: "Awesomeness"

2001

|Los Luchadores

|Whelpette

|Episode: "A Good Whelp Is Hard to Find"
Episode: "Puppy Love"

2001

|Pasadena

|Woman #1

|Episode: "Henry's Secret"

2001

|Special Unit 2

|Waitress

|Episode: "The Rocks"

2001

|Dark Angel

|Lux

|Episode: "Two"
Episode: "Some Assembly Required"

2002

|Croon

|Cheryl

|TV movie

2002

|UC: Undercover

|Jerri

|Episode: "Teddy C"

2002

|Glory Days

|Rosalind

|Episode: "The Lost Girls"

2002

|Andromeda

|Uxulta

|Episode: "The Fair Unknown"

2003

|Andromeda

|Aurelia

|Episode: "Soon the Nearing Vortex"

2003

|1st to Die

|Melanie Brandt

|TV movie

2003

|Just Cause

|Chris' Girlfriend

|Episode: "Lies, Speculation & Deception"

2003

|Dead Like Me

|Sandy

|Episode: "Rest in Peace"

2005

|{{sortname|The|L Word}}

|Emma

|Episode: "L'Chaim"

2005

|{{sortname|A|Lover's Revenge|nolink=1}}

|Ashley

|TV movie

2005-2006

|{{sortname|The|Collector|The Collector (Canadian TV series)}}

|Maya Kandinski

|21 episodes

2005-2006

|Stargate SG-1

|Charlotte Mayfield / Athena

|2 episodes

2006

|Ties That Bind

|Courtney Allison

|TV movie

2006

|{{sortname|The|Stranger Game|nolink=1}}

|Ellie Glassman

|TV movie

2006

|Kyle XY

|Allison

|Episode: "The Lies That Bind"

2006

|Saved

|Ellen

|Episode: "Family"

2006

|All She Wants for Christmas

|Ashley Aikens

|TV movie

2007

|Painkiller Jane

|Jennifer Towne

|Episode: "The Healer"

2007

|Christmas Caper

|Savannah Cooper

|TV movie

2007-2008

|Flash Gordon

|Lenu

|4 episodes

2007-2009

|Durham County

|Traci Prager

|7 episodes

2008

|About a Girl

|Ms. Martin

|Episode: "About an All-Niter"

2008

|{{sortname|A|Teacher's Crime}}

|Shannon

|TV movie

2008-2009

|{{sortname|The|Guard|The Guard (TV series)}}

|Laura Nelson

|15 episodes

2009

|Malibu Shark Attack

|Barb

|TV movie

2010

|V

|Mary

|Episode: "Heretic's Fork"

2010

|Canadian Comedy Shorts

|Prostitute

|Episode: "Holy War Dance Party"

2011

|Endgame

|Sophie McGray

|Episode: "Gorillas in our Midst"

2011

|data-sort-value="Haunting Hour: The Series, The" | The Haunting Hour: The Series

|Mom

|Episode: "The Perfect Brother"

2011

|Supernatural

|Rachel

|Episode: "Frontierland"
Episode: "The Man Who Would Be King"

2011

|Covert Affairs

|Megan Wilkons

|Episode: "Welcome to the Occupation"

2011

|Flashpoint

|Marina Levin

|4 episodes

2012

|Republic of Doyle

|Janel

|Episode: "Identity Crisis"

2012

|Secrets of Eden

|Alice

|TV movie

2012

|Broken Trust

|Michelle Sarnowsky

|TV movie

2013

|data-sort-value="Killing, The" | The Killing

|Annie Becker

|Episodes Season 3

Awards and nominations

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YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2005rowspan=3|Leo AwardsBest Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Seriesrowspan=2|The Collector{{won}}{{cite web|title=2005 nominees|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2005.pdf|website=leoawards.com|accessdate=14 May 2017}}
2006Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series{{won}}{{cite web|title=2006 nominees|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2006.pdf|website=leoawards.com|accessdate=14 May 2017}}
rowspan=2|2008Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Seriesrowspan=2|Durham County{{nom}}{{cite web|title=2008 nominees|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2008.pdf|website=leoawards.com|accessdate=14 May 2017}}
Gemini AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series{{nom}}{{cite web|title=Awards database|url=http://membership.academy.ca/About-the-Academy/Awards-Database?flow=person&step=1&byp-award-v=0&byp-winners-v=False&byp-name-v=Sonya+Salomaa|website=academy.ca|accessdate=14 May 2017}}
2017Leo AwardsBest Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion PictureThe Space Between{{nom}}{{cite web|title=Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2017/nominees/by_name.php|website=www.leoawards.com|access-date=14 May 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527200921/http://www.leoawards.com/2017/nominees/by_name.php|archive-date=27 May 2017|df=}}

References

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