Sunny Mabrey
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sunny Mabrey
| image = Sunny Mabrey in 2018.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Mabrey in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|11|28}}
| birth_place = Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model}}
| years_active = 1998–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{Marriage|Ethan Embry
|2005|2012|end=div}} - {{Marriage||2015|}}
}}
}}
Sunny Mabrey (born November 28, 1975) is an American actress. Prior to debuting in films, Mabrey appeared in music videos, such as "Nookie" from Limp Bizkit. Her breakthrough came after she played the lead role, man-eating alien Sara, in Species III (2004), supporting antagonist Charlie Mayweather in XXX: State of the Union (2005) and flight attendant 'Tiffany' in Snakes on a Plane (2006).
Early life, family and education
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Mabrey is from Gadsden, Alabama.
Career
She started her career as a fashion model at age 18. She performed in commercials for The Gap. She appeared in the music video for the Lonestar song "Amazed" in 1999.
She made her television debut in 1998, appearing in an episode of LateLine. She made her feature film debut in a supporting role in the 2002 teen comedy film The New Guy.{{Cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sunny_mabrey|title=Sunny Mabrey | publisher= Rotten Tomatoes|website= rottentomatoes.com| access-date= 2023-12-17| archive-date=2023-12-17|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231217134631/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sunny_mabrey|url-status=live}} In 2004, Mabrey starred in the science fiction made-for-television film Species III, the third installment of the Species film series.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/species_iii|title=Species III | publisher= Rotten Tomatoes|date=September 2, 2016|website= rottentomatoes.com|access-date= December 17, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519094654/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/species_iii|url-status=live}}
Mabrey appeared in feature films XXX: State of the Union (2005), One Last Thing... (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006) and Not Since You (2009). On television, Mabrey guest-starred on CSI: Miami, House, Desperate Housewives, Mad Men and The Closer. She had the recurring roles in the Lifetime drama series The Client List and the ABC fantasy series,Once Upon a Time, playing Glinda.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/once-a-time-sunny-mabrey-680272/|title='Once Upon a Time' Casts Glinda the Good Witch|first=Philiana|last=Ng| website= Hollywood Reporter| publisher=| date= February 13, 2014|access-date=December 17, 2023|archive-date=December 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217134631/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/once-a-time-sunny-mabrey-680272/|url-status=live}}
Mabrey later had a leading role in the science-fiction film Teleios (2017) and co-starred in the drama film Hillbilly Elegy (2020).{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/movies/hillbilly-elegy-review.html|title='Hillbilly Elegy' Review: I Remember Mamaw|first=A. O.|last=Scott|date=November 23, 2020| website= The New York Times|access-date=December 17, 2023|archive-date=December 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217134632/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/movies/hillbilly-elegy-review.html|url-status=live}} In 2023, she had a recurring role in the CW series Gotham Knights.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/ethan-embry-sunny-mabrey-cast-the-cw-gotham-knights-1235240634/|title=Ethan Embry & Sunny Mabrey To Recur On The CW's 'Gotham Knights'| website= Deadline.com |first= Katie|last= Campione|date=January 25, 2023|access-date= December 17, 2023|archive-date=January 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125180622/https://deadline.com/2023/01/ethan-embry-sunny-mabrey-cast-the-cw-gotham-knights-1235240634/|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Mabrey married actor Ethan Embry on July 17, 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20614981,00.html|title=Ethan Embry and Sunny Mabrey to Divorce |work= People.com|accessdate=11 June 2015|archive-date=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002083503/http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20614981,00.html|url-status=live}} Mabrey filed for divorce seven years later on July 25, 2012, citing irreconcilable differences.{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/07/24/ethan-embry-divorce-sunny-mabrey/|title='Can't Hardly Wait' Star Getting Divorced|date=24 July 2012|publisher= TMZ | website= tmz.com|accessdate= May 29, 2014|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512215712/https://www.tmz.com/2012/07/24/ethan-embry-divorce-sunny-mabrey/|url-status=live}} They began dating again in 2013, and remarried in June 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/ethan-embry/news/ethan-embry-remarries-second-wife_4971727| title=Ethan Embry remarries second wife|date=October 13, 2015|publisher= | website= contactmusic.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018|archive-date= February 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214101307/https://www.contactmusic.com/ethan-embry/news/ethan-embry-remarries-second-wife_4971727|url-status=live}} In November 2006, Mabrey and Embry were robbed at gunpoint in their driveway.{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2006/11/29/ethan-embry-held-up-and-fires-back|title=Ethan Embry Held Up & Fires Back?|date=November 29, 2006|publisher= TMZ| website= tmz.com|accessdate=May 29, 2014|archive-date= January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125012839/http://www.tmz.com/2006/11/29/ethan-embry-held-up-and-fires-back/|url-status= live}} Both Mabrey and Embry performed on the short-lived television series Gotham Knights. They have homes in Los Angeles and Atlanta. Mabrey also has a stepson from Embry's previous marriage.
She was creatively active on the six-second video app Vine, on which she had over one million followers.{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/randoman365/20-reasons-to-follow-sunny-mabrey-on-vine-jgx7|title=20 Compelling Reasons To Follow Sunny Mabrey On Vine|date=11 September 2014|publisher= | website= BuzzFeed.com |accessdate=1 October 2018|archive-date=1 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001220605/https://www.buzzfeed.com/randoman365/20-reasons-to-follow-sunny-mabrey-on-vine-jgx7|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2002
| Courtney | |
| 2002
| Mia | |
| 2005
| Charlie Mayweather | |
| 2005
| Nikki Sinclaire | |
| 2006
| Tiffany | |
| 2008
| San Saba | Claire | |
| 2008
| Redirecting Eddie | Oliver's Boardwalk Woman | |
| 2009
| Victoria Gary | |
| 2010
| Repo | Jackie | |
| 2012
| {{Ill|The Child (2012 film)|de|3=Das Kind (2012)|lt=The Child}} | Carina Freitag | |
| 2014
| Kate Carter | |
| 2016
| Holiday Breakup | Spaghetti Girl | |
| 2017
| Teleios | Iris Duncan | Best Actress – International Independent Film Awards |
| 2020
| young Bonnie Vance | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 1998
| LateLine | Inga | Episode: "Gale Gets a Life" |
| 2002
| Angel | Allison | Episode: "Provider" |
| 2003
| Celine Wilcox | Episode: "Extreme" |
| 2004
| Sara | Television film |
| 2005
| House | Jenny | Episode: "Control" |
| 2006
| Windfall | Jill | Episode: "Running with the Devil" |
| 2007
| Sela Jameson | Television film |
| 2007
| Keira Jennings | Episode: "Fight/Flight" |
| 2008
| Monk | Sister Sally | Episode: "Mr. Monk Joins a Cult" |
| 2008
| Marisa Mayer | Episode: "Opening Doors" |
| 2009
| Erika | Episode: "Sex Toy Story" |
| 2009
| Mad Men | Shelly | Episode: "Out of Town" |
| 2010
| Alex | 3 episodes |
| 2012
| Stacy Arnett / Stacy Wilson | Episode: "The Merry Wives of Witsec" |
| 2012
| Audrey Rangel | Episode: "Fool's Gold" |
| 2012
| Vegas | Jodie Kent | Episode: Pilot |
| 2012
| Holiday High School Reunion | Tory Feldman | Television film |
| 2013
| The Trainer | Alex | Television film |
| 2013
| Lisa Munsey | 3 episodes |
| 2013
| Cindy Pavlin | Episode: "Three's Company" |
| 2014
| Glinda the Good Witch of the South | 2 episodes |
| 2014
| SHFTY: Super Happy Fun Time, Yay! | Gwenda / Russian Prostitute | Episodes: "Couch Boyfriend", "Bear Cop" |
| 2014
| Llama Cop | Irina Foley | Episode: "Llaw and Order" |
| 2014
| Reckless | Cathy Benjamin | Episode: "Parting Shots" |
| 2016
| Parental Indiscretion | Eilzabeth | 2 episodes |
| 2016
| Allison | 2 episodes |
| 2016
| A Bunch of Dicks | Billie | Miniseries |
| 2017
| Escaping Dad | Erin | Television film; originally titled Amber Alert |
| 2017
| The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell | Herself | Episode: "Sunny Mabrey" |
| 2017
| Fortuna | Episode: "And the Steal of Fortune" (season{{nbsp}}4) |
| 2017
| Annabelle | Episode: "Southern Uncomfort" |
| 2017
| In the Rough | Holly Sanders | 7 episodes |
| 2018
| The Perfect Mother | Stella Marshall | Television film; also known as Almost Perfect |
| 2018
| The Wrong Patient | Dr. Katie Jones | Television film; also known as A Body to Die For and Killer Body |
| 2019
| Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays | Maggie Ellis | Television film |
| 2022
| Elizabeth-Anne Rooney | Episode: "Extreme Measures" (season{{nbsp}}5) |
| 2023
| 3 episodes |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Artist(s) |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 1999
| "Nookie" |
| "Amazed"
| Lonestar |
| 2014
| "Just Girly Things" | Dawin{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/exclusive-dawin-just-girly-things-video-vine-stars-6312285/| title=Watch Dawin's 'Just Girly Things' Video With Vine Stars Brandon Calvillo, Ry Doon & More| magazine=Billboard| date=November 11, 2014| access-date=September 1, 2024}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1007554}}
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Category:Actresses from Alabama
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:People from Gadsden, Alabama
Category:20th-century American actresses