Smits, Sonja 1958–

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SMITS, Sonja 1958–

PERSONAL

Born September 8, 1958, in Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada; married Seaton McLean (a producer and writer); children: two.

Career:

Actress. Performed in summer stock productions in the city of Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Affiliated with the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund and culture and the arts in Canada. Host of the Crystal awards, Women in Film and Television Toronto, 2002.

Member:

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (founding member of Women's Caucus).

Awards, Honors:

Award nomination, Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, best leading actress, 1980, for War Brides; Genie Award nomination, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, 1984, for Videodrome; Genie Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a leading role, 1985, for That's My Baby!; Gemini Award, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, best performance by a lead actress in a continuing dramatic role, 1988, and Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a continuing leading dramatic role, 1993, both for Street Legal; Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a leading role in a dramatic program or miniseries, 1994, and Blizzard Award, best actress, both for The Diviners; honored for outstanding achievement, Women in Film and Television Toronto, 1997; Gemini Award nominations, best performance by an actress in a continuing leading dramatic role, 1999 and 2000, both for Traders; Toronto Award of Excellence, Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, 2004.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Carrington "Carrie" Barr, Street Legal, CBC, 1986–92.

Sally Ross, Traders, CanWest Global Television and Lifetime, 1996–2000.

Cynthia Hodge, a recurring role, Odyssey 5, Showtime, 2002.

Megan Redner, The Eleventh Hour, CTV, 2002—.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Kay Thompson, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (also known as Judy Garland: L'ombre d'une etoile), ABC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lisa, War Brides, CBC, 1980.

Carla, Screwball Academy (also known as Divine Light and Loose Ends), [Canada and the United States], 1986.

Morag Gunn, The Diviners, CBC, 1993.

Carolyn Rogers, Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes, Lifetime, 1994.

Kate Cardigan, TekWar (also known as TekWar: The Movie and TekWar: The Original Movie), syndicated, 1994.

Kate Cardigan, TekWar: TekLords, syndicated, 1994.

Sheila Feinstein, Dead Husbands (also known as Last Man on the List), USA Network, 1998.

First lady, Moms on Strike, ABC Family Channel, 2002.

Also appeared in Passion of the Patriots.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Anna, Nothing Sacred, CBC, 1998.

Store employee, The Rings of Saturn, CBC and Bravo, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Lydia Boulanger, "Suitable for Framing," Falcon Crest, CBS, 1984.

Nina Russell, "Face to Face," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1984.

Jessica Beaumont, "Her Bodyguard," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1985.

"Stavograd: Parts 1 & 2" (also known as "The Stavograd Incident: Parts 1 & 2"), Airwolf, USA Network, 1987.

Mary, "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl," The Ray Bradbury Theater, USA Network, 1988.

Julia Devane, "Betrayed," Counterstrike, USA Network, 1993.

Dr. Anne Crain, "White Light Fever," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1995.

Angela, "Teamwork," Made in Canada, CBC, 2001.

Multiple characters, Royal Canadian Air Farce, CBC, 2001.

Guest, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, 2002.

Mrs. Anderson, "Man from Mars," The Atwood Stories, [Canada], 2003.

Cynthia Hodge, "Fossil," Odyssey 5, Showtime, 2004.

Appeared in "Ambush at Iroquois Point," an episode of The Canadians, History Television (Canada). Also appeared in The Industry, Bravo.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Chris Winslow, Command 5, ABC, 1985.

Film Appearances:

Mrs. Lynde, The Pit (also known as Teddy), 1981, New World, 1984.

Bianca O'Blivion, Videodrome (also known as Zonekiller), Universal, 1983.

Suzanne, That's My Baby! (also known as Je veux un bebe), Gemini Film Productions, 1984.

Narrator, Hidden Heroes (documentary), Windborne Productions, 1999, Vision Video, 2004.

Clare's agent, Minor Adjustments, Defiant Entertainment, 2002.

Carol Warsher, How to Deal, New Line Cinema, 2003.

Dana Selkirk, Owning Mahowny (also known as La double vie de Mahowny), Sony Pictures Classics, 2003.

Fay Tolland, A Different Loyalty, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Mom, Siblings, Feature Film Project, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Perfect Pie, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2000.

The Vagina Monologues, Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2000.

Appeared as Anna, Nothing Sacred, Wintergarden Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; also appeared in productions of I'll Be Back before Midnight, Tarragon Theatre; Later, Toronto Free Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Significant Others, Beverly Hills Playhouse, Beverly Hills, CA; and in Summer and Smoke and Uncle Vanya, both Theatre Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.