Sonya Smith
Sonya Smith | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Mother | Ileana Jacquet |
Sonya Smith ([ˈsonja eleoˈnoɾa (e)smit ((e)smiθ) ʝaˈket] born April 23, 1972) is an American actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.
Biography
Sonya was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of German-born Venezuelan actress Ileana Jacquet and Frederick Smith, who is American. Her maternal great-grandfather was French and her maternal great-grandmother was Finnish.[1][2] After her parents divorced, her actress mother along with Smith went back to Venezuela; Smith grew up in Venezuela and identifies herself with the Venezuelan culture.[3] She speaks fluent Spanish, English, and German; the last learned from her mother, a German who grew up in Venezuela. She studied psychology at the Universidad Central de Venezuela.
She also has a nursing degree.
Career
Her breakthrough came in the early 1990s when she played Estrellita Montenegro, the main character in Cara Sucia, her most successful telenovela as the lead actress. Smith remains a popular actress not only in Venezuela, also in other countries where her telenovelas have shown. In 2006, she returned to telenovelas with Olvidarte Jamás, her biggest hit as the lead actress since Cara Sucia, which was shot in Miami; this is the time where Smith returned to her birth country, but this time in Miami. Later, in 2007, she reappeared in Acorralada, in which she was one of the main stars and which has been a huge success. There, she was Fedora Gaviota.
During 2005, Smith made her Hollywood debut, playing Angela La Salle in Cyxork 7, where she acted alongside Ray Wise; although Smith currently lives in the United States and appeared in a Hollywood film, she still wants to remain more in the Spanish media of the country because the Spanish media opened opportunities for her to fame.[4] In 2007, she participated in another Hollywood film, Ladrón que roba a Ladrón, where she shared credits with actors, Fernando Colunga, Gabriel Soto, Miguel Varoni, and Saúl Lisazo among others.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Cyxork 7 | Angela LaSalle | |
2007 | La misma luna | Sra. Snyder | |
2007 | Ladrón que roba a ladrón | Veronica Valdez | |
2008 | I Didn't Know Who I Was | Michelle | Short film |
2010 | Hunted by Night | Tania | |
2012 | Unknowns | DA Riley | |
2017 | Case Unknown | Claudia Smith | Short film |
Television roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Cristal | Maggie | Supporting role |
1989 | Alondra | Vicentina | Supporting role |
1990 | Gardenia | Margarita | Supporting role |
1991 | El desprecio | Violeta Velandró | Supporting role |
1992 | Cara sucia | Esterella Montenegro | Protagonist |
1993 | Rosangélica | Rosangélica González Hernández / Elisa Montero | Protagonist |
1994 | María Celeste | María Celeste Paniagua | Protagonist |
1996 | Guajira | Sonia Arbeláez | Protagonist |
1997 | Destino de mujer | Mariana Oropeza | Protagonist |
1999 | Mariú | Coralia Lozada de Gálvez | Co-protagonist |
2000 | Milagros | Milagros De La Torre Vargas / Chachita Vargas | Protagonist |
2006 | Olvidarte jamás | Luisa Domínguez / Victoria Salinas | Protagonist |
2007 | Acorralada | Fedora "La Gaviota" Garcés Soriano | Supporting role |
2007–08 | Pecados ajenos | Elena Sandoval | Main Antagonist |
2009 | Vuélveme a querer | Liliana Acosta | Supporting role |
2010 | ¿Dónde está Elisa? | Dana Riggs | Protagonist |
2010–11 | Aurora | Ángela Amenábar | Protagonist |
2012 | Corazón valiente | Isabel Uriarte de Arroyo | Special participation |
2013–14 | Marido en alquiler | Griselda Carrasco | Protagonist |
2014–15 | Tierra de reyes | Cayetana Belmonte Vda. de Del Junco | Main Antagonist / Co-protagonist |
2017 | Milagros de Navidad | Soledad | Episode: "Adiós soledad"[5] Protagonist |
2018[6] | Mi familia perfecta | Dakota Johnson[7] | Antagonist |
2018–21 | Falsa identidad | Fernanda Virrueta López | Co-protagonist |
2021–22 | Si nos dejan | Guest Speaker | Guest; episode 83 |
2022 | Repatriated | April | Supporting role |
Awards
- Latin Pride National Awards (for Outstanding Woman Achievement, 2008)
- Miami Life Award[8] (2011)
References
- ^ Entrevista a Sonya Smith programa Área Restringida Parte 1 (in Spanish)
- ^ Sonya Smith "yo también estoy enojada" (in Spanish)
- ^ "Sonya Smith's Biography at Biografia DVD"
- ^ Cyxork7 "Interview with Sonya Smith"
- ^ "TELEMUNDO Presents MILAGROS DE NAVIDAD (CHRISTMAS MIRACLES), Uplifting Emotional Stories of Hope and Triumph Starting 11/27 at 8PM/7C". broadwayworld.com.
- ^ González, Moisés. "Así es Mi familia perfecta, la nueva telenovela de Telemundo que protagonizan tres actores de El señor de los cielos". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ González, Moisés. "Sonya Smith sorprende con su nuevo look en su regreso a las telenovelas". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Sonya Smith Miami Life Awards". YouTube.
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External links
- Sonya Smith Biography
- Sonya Smith at IMDb
- Sonya Smith official page
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Philadelphia
- American emigrants to Venezuela
- American nurses
- American people of Finnish descent
- American people of French descent
- American people of German descent
- American people of Venezuelan descent
- American telenovela actresses
- American women nurses
- Hispanic and Latino American actresses
- Naturalized citizens of Venezuela
- RCTV personalities
- Venezuelan expatriates in the United States
- Venezuelan film actresses
- Venezuelan nurses
- Venezuelan people of American descent
- Venezuelan people of Argentine descent
- Venezuelan people of French descent
- Venezuelan people of Finnish descent
- Venezuelan people of German descent
- Venezuelan Protestants
- Venezuelan telenovela actresses
- American people of Colombian descent