Sunny Doench

{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{BLP sources|date=June 2016}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|05|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, United States

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| other_names = Sunny Knox

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1993–present

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Sunny Doench (born May 21, 1972, Dayton, Ohio) is an American actress.{{cite web |title=Coffin |date=2011-10-28 |website=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128111931/https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/coffin-1117946457/ |archive-date=2021-01-28 |url-status=live |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/coffin-1117946457/}} She was reportedly the original choice to play the title character's sidekick Gabrielle in Xena: Warrior Princess,{{cite web |last=Box |first=Christy |url=https://screenrant.com/xena-warrior-princess-lucy-lawless-vanessa-angel/ |title=The Actress Who Almost Played Xena (Why Lucy Lawless Was Cast) |date=May 21, 2021 |work=Screen Rant |access-date=October 4, 2021}} but reportedly declined because she did not want to move away from her boyfriend.[http://www.sunnydoench.com Sunny Doench's official website] She has been married to Nathan John Stricker since August 23, 2014.