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
Filmography
class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2003
|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
|Lean | |
2006
|Trophy Wife |Video |
2006
|Betty | |
2006
|{{sortname|The|Tooth Fairy|The Tooth Fairy (film)}} |Cherise |Video |
2008
|Odysseus and the Isle of the Mists |Athena | |
2009
|Adrian Veidt's Assistant | |
2009
|Barb | |
2013
|Bent |Jackie |Short film |
2014
|Gretchen | |
2016
|data-sort-value="Space Between, The" | The Space Between | Jackie | |
class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2000
|2gether |Reporter (uncredited) |TV movie |
2000
|Reporter |Episode: "Awesomeness" |
2001
|Whelpette |Episode: "A Good Whelp Is Hard to Find" |
2001
|Woman #1 |Episode: "Henry's Secret" |
2001
|Waitress |Episode: "The Rocks" |
2001
|Lux |Episode: "Two" |
2002
|Croon |Cheryl |TV movie |
2002
|Jerri |Episode: "Teddy C" |
2002
|Rosalind |Episode: "The Lost Girls" |
2002
|Uxulta |Episode: "The Fair Unknown" |
2003
|Aurelia |Episode: "Soon the Nearing Vortex" |
2003
|Melanie Brandt |TV movie |
2003
|Chris' Girlfriend |Episode: "Lies, Speculation & Deception" |
2003
|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
|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
|Allison |Episode: "The Lies That Bind" |
2006
|Ellen |Episode: "Family" |
2006
|All She Wants for Christmas |Ashley Aikens |TV movie |
2007
|Jennifer Towne |Episode: "The Healer" |
2007
|Savannah Cooper |TV movie |
2007-2008
|Lenu |4 episodes |
2007-2009
|Traci Prager |7 episodes |
2008
|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
|Barb |TV movie |
2010
|V |Mary |Episode: "Heretic's Fork" |
2010
|Canadian Comedy Shorts |Prostitute |Episode: "Holy War Dance Party" |
2011
|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
|Rachel |Episode: "Frontierland" |
2011
|Megan Wilkons |Episode: "Welcome to the Occupation" |
2011
|Marina Levin |4 episodes |
2012
|Janel |Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
2012
|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
References
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External links
- [https://www.northernstars.ca/actor/sonya-salomaa/ Sonya Salomaa] at [http://www.northernstars.ca/ Northernstars.ca]
- {{IMDb name|id=1176497}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101218042936/http://northernstars.ca/titles/2006/black_eyed_dog.html Review of Black Eyed Dog]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140506004028/http://www.thepromotionpeople.ca/clients/sonya_salomaa.html Sonya Salomaa Biography] at [https://www.reecemack.com/ The Promotion People]
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Category:21st-century Canadian actresses
Category:Actresses from British Columbia
Category:Actresses from Greater Sudbury
Category:Canadian film actresses
Category:Canadian people of Finnish descent
Category:Canadian television actresses
Category:People from Prince George, British Columbia