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Sonja Sohn is an American actress and community activist. She is best known for her role as Detective Kima Greggs on the HBO drama The Wire, and as Detective Samantha Baker on the ABC series Body of Proof. She is also known for having starred in the independent film Slam, wh… 

Full Name Sonja Sohn
Net Worth $1.5 Million
Date Of Birth May 9, 1964
Place Of Birth Newport News, Virginia, United States
Profession Actor, Screenwriter
Education Warwick High School
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Adam Plack (m. 2003)
Nicknames Sonja Williams , Sohn, Sonja , Miss Sonja Sohn
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/SonjaSohn
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0812308
Awards Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor
Nominations NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance
Movies The Missing Girl, Step Up 2: The Streets, G, Perfume, Shaft, Bringing Out the Dead, Slam, The Killing Zone
TV Shows Body of Proof, The Wire
Fact
1 Even though Sohn is the name of her Korean mother it is also the German word for son.
2 Sonja Sohn’s youngest daughter (of two), Sophia Wang makes several brief on-screen appearances which made it into the final cut of the show. One such moment takes place in Episode 3 of Season 5 titled “Not for Attribution” where she plays the part of Six Flags Girl #2.
3 Studied English at Brooklyn College which led to her writing poetry.
4 Graduated from Warwick High School. She was a cheerleader and was voted “most popular” and “most school-spirited.”.
5 Grew up in Newport News, Virginia.
6 “Sohn” is her mother’s maiden name. She changed her name because her father disapproved of her becoming an actress.
7 Her father is African-American, and her mother is Korean-American.
8 Was a “Slam” poet before becoming an actress…

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Shut Eye 2016 TV Series
Domain 2016 Atlanta
Luke Cage 2016 TV Series Captain Betty Audrey
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 2015 TV Series Police Officer
The Missing Girl 2015 Franny
The Originals 2014-2015 TV Series Lenore
The Good Wife 2010-2013 TV Series Sonya Rucker
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2013 TV Series Lisa Carter
Burn Notice 2012 TV Series Olivia Riley
Drop Dead Diva 2012 TV Series Judge Vivian Holston
The Wire: The Musical 2012 Short Det. Shakima ‘Kima’ Greggs
Body of Proof 2011-2012 TV Series Samantha Baker
Bar Karma 2011 TV Series Lucy
Brothers & Sisters 2008-2009 TV Series Trish Evans
The Wire 2002-2008 TV Series Det. Shakima ‘Kima’ Greggs
Step Up 2: The Streets 2008 Sarah
Cold Case 2006-2007 TV Series Toni Halstead
The Killing Zone 2003 Jennifer
G 2002 Shelly
Perfume 2001 Dandy
Shaft 2000 Alice
Bringing Out the Dead 1999 Kanita
Getting to Know You 1999 Lynn
Bronx County 1998 TV Movie
Slam 1998 Lauren Bell
Work 1996 June

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Slam 1998 written by

Self

Title Year Status Character
The 40th NAACP Image Awards 2009 TV Special Herself
2008 Asian Excellence Awards 2008 TV Movie documentary
The Wire Odyssey 2007 TV Movie documentary Herself
The Wire: It’s All Connected 2006 TV Movie documentary Herself
The Industry 2004 Video documentary Narrator (voice)

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1998 Breakthrough Award Gotham Awards Slam (1998)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2009 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Wire (2002)
2005 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Wire (2002)
2003 Vision Award NAMIC Vision Awards Best Performance – Drama The Wire (2002)
1999 Independent Spirit Award Independent Spirit Awards Best Debut Performance Slam (1998)

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