Sonja Smits

Born: 1958-09-08

Sonja Smits is a Canadian actress recognized for her versatile performances across film, television, and theatre. She gained prominence for her role as Sara Fraser in the acclaimed Canadian television series "Street Legal." Smits' portrayal of the determined and skilled lawyer showcased her acting prowess and earned her critical acclaim. Additionally, she has been the lead in two other TV series, Traders and the Eleventh Hour, as well as many TV movies such as Margret Lawrence's The Diviners. Her feature films, include David Cronenberg's cult classic, "Videodrome" and "Owning Mahoney" with Philip Seymour Hoffman. Sonja has received numerous honours and awards for her work including a Gemini Award-Best Actress, TWFT- Outstanding Achievement Award and ACTRA Award of Excellence. She was the first artist named as President of Harbourfront Centre Board, was a founding member of ACTRA Women's Caucus and served as Chair at Toronto Artscape Foundation. Sonja is the co-owner of Closson Chase Vineyards, a pioneer in the creation of the viticulture region of Prince Edward County.


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Videodrome

as Bianca O'Blivion
Released: 1983-02-04

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract...

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Owning Mahowny

as Dana Selkirk
Released: 2003-05-02

Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was...

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How to Deal

as uncredited
Released: 2003-07-18

Halley is convinced true love doesn't exist based on the crazy relationships around her. Her...

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Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted

as Glory Osbourne
Released: 2016-06-26

Abby Knight, ex-lawyer and crime buff, and the owner of Bloomers Flower Shop, is having a week...

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A Different Loyalty

as Fay Tolland
Released: 2004-05-16

In January 1963, British journalist Leo Cauffield suddenly disappears from his home in Beirut....

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The Pit

as Mrs. Lynde
Released: 1981-10-23

Twelve year-old Jamie Benjamin is a solitary misunderstood boy in his preteens. His classmates...

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One Way

as Linda Birk
Released: 2006-10-21

To cover up his infidelities and protect his upcoming marriage, a star advertiser helps free an...

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Hidden Family Secrets

as Joyce
Released: 2021-10-25

A woman determined to save her dying daughter uncovers her mother's sinister secret.

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Siblings

as Mom
Released: 2004-09-14

Joe and his siblings have a couple of problems. First off, their stepparents are despicably...

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Loose Ends

as Carla
Released: 1986-03-05

When the zealous followers of the Church of the Divine Light collide with the heathen filmmakers...

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Dead Husbands

as Sheila Feinstein
Released: 1998-12-02

Dr. Carter Elson is a man who finds a list of men's names among his wife Alex's possessions....

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TekWar: TekLords

as Kate Cardigan
Released: 1994-02-20

Drug lords take over the empire left by convicted Sonny Hokori.

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Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes

as Carolyn Rogers
Released: 1994-01-02

When Spenser (Robert Urich), his psychologist girlfriend, Susan Silverman (Barbara Williams),...

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Command 5

as Winslow
Released: 1985-08-05

A team of special military forces has to save a small town which has been taken hostage by an...

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Face to Face

as Nina Russell
Released: 1984-04-11

Desperate transgender woman Nina Russell hires prominent, sleazy arrogant plastic surgeon Dr....

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Drifting Snow

as Joanne
Released: 2021-04-27

Two strangers, Joanne (Sonja Smits) and Chris (Jonas Bonnetta) share a winter road trip through...

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The Diviners

as uncredited
Released: 1993-01-03

Morag Gunn (Sonja Smits), a writer who is having trouble with her teenage daughter, examines her...

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Heritage Minutes: D-Day

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2019-05-30

On June 6, 1944, Canadian Forces landed on Juno Beach. D-Day, as this day would become known,...

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Better Days

as Kate
Released: 2023-11-24

A widow finds a new lease on life through the joy of cosplay.

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Heritage Minutes: Mona Parsons

as Mona Parsons
Released: 2005-01-01

Mona Parsons, a partisan World War II Allied agent in the Netherlands escapes execution and...

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The Outer Limits

as Dr. Anne Crain
First aired: 1995-03-26

Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end,...

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Airwolf

as Alexandria Rostov
First aired: 1984-01-22

As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot...

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Pretty Hard Cases

as Judy Wazowski
First aired: 2021-02-03

A fun and honest portrayal of two radically different female detectives in their early 40s...

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Ransom

as Gwyneth Davenport
First aired: 2017-01-01

Eric Beaumont's crisis negotiator team is brought in to save lives and resolve the most...

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Mary Kills People

as Estelle
First aired: 2017-01-25

Dr. Mary Harris, a single mother and emergency doctor by day, also moonlights as an underground...

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Ginny & Georgia

as Dena Beck
First aired: 2021-02-24

Angsty and awkward fifteen year old Ginny Miller often feels more mature than her thirty year...

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The Eleventh Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-11-26

The Eleventh Hour is a Canadian television drama series which aired weekly on CTV from 2002 to...

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The Hitchhiker

as Nina Russell
First aired: 1983-11-01

A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes...

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Street Legal

as Carrington 'Carrie' Barr
First aired: 1987-01-06

Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994....

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Odyssey 5

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-06-21

Odyssey 5 is a Canadian science fiction series that first ran in 2002 on Showtime in the United...

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Traders

as Sally Ross
First aired: 1996-02-01

Traders is a Canadian television drama series, which was broadcast on Global Television Network...

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Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows

as Kay Thompson
First aired: 2001-02-25

Chronicles the life of Judy Garland, from her first public performance in 1924 until her death.

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Save Me

as Gloriana
First aired: 2017-04-10

Save Me drops us into random lives, mid-sentence. We get to know people through storylines that...

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Cybergeddon

as Amanda Jocelyn
First aired: 2012-09-25

Framed for a cyber-crime she didn't commit, FBI Special Agent Chloe Jocelyn is forced to go on...

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