Sonya Salomaa


Sonya Salomaa is a Canadian actress, known for her performances in The Collector and Durham County.

Early life

She was born in Sudbury, Ontario. Salomaa grew up in Prince George, British Columbia and attended the University of Northern British Columbia to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Forestry. In her last summer break, she went to Victoria to sing and play the guitar. While in Victoria she became interested in acting.

Career

Salomaa, a Finnish Canadian, first appeared on screen in 2000. In 2005 she took over the role of Maya Kandinski from Carly Pope in the Canadian supernatural drama series, The Collector. She won Leo Awards two years running for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. This was followed by a season in Durham County and received a Leo nomination for her role as Traci Prager. In 2008, Salomaa again took over a role—this time from Claudette Mink—of the character Laura Nelson, a member of the coast guard in The Guard. She has also guest starred in several TV shows including Supernatural, Covert Affairs and Flashpoint. She was one of the presenters for the 2010 Leo Awards.
She has also performed in numerous films including the 2006 comedy, The Tooth Fairy, Shannen Doherty's Christmas Caper and 2009's Malibu Shark Attack. Salomaa starred as a wannabe singer coming to terms with not following her dreams in the 2006 Canadian drama Black Eyed Dog and was the antagonist of Ties That Bind opposite Brian Krause and Nicole De Boer.

Personal life

She now lives in Vancouver and is married to Warren Christie.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003House of the DeadCynthia
2003National Lampoon's Barely LegalCocktail Waitress
2003FirefightRachel
2004MXP: Most Xtreme PrimateBlondeVideo
2005Fatal ReunionLynneVideo
2005ThrallsLean
2006Hollow Man 2Trophy WifeVideo
2006Black Eyed DogBetty
2006'CheriseVideo
2008Odysseus and the Isle of the MistsAthena
2009WatchmenAdrian Veidt's Assistant
2009Malibu Shark AttackBarb
2013BentJackieShort film
2014Cut BankGretchen
2017The Space BetweenJackie

YearTitleRoleNotes
20002getherReporter TV movie
2000'ReporterEpisode: "Awesomeness"
2001Los LuchadoresWhelpetteEpisode: "A Good Whelp Is Hard to Find"
Episode: "Puppy Love"
2001PasadenaWoman #1Episode: "Henry's Secret"
2001Special Unit 2WaitressEpisode: "The Rocks"
2001Dark AngelLuxEpisode: "Two"
Episode: "Some Assembly Required"
2002CroonCherylTV movie
2002'JerriEpisode: "Teddy C"
2002Glory DaysRosalindEpisode: "The Lost Girls"
2002AndromedaUxultaEpisode: "The Fair Unknown"
2003AndromedaAureliaEpisode: "Soon the Nearing Vortex"
20031st to DieMelanie BrandtTV movie
2003Just CauseChris' GirlfriendEpisode: "Lies, Speculation & Deception"
2003Dead Like MeSandyEpisode: "Rest in Peace"
2005'EmmaEpisode: "L'Chaim"
2005'AshleyTV movie
2005-2006'Maya Kandinski26 episodes
2005Stargate SG-1Charlotte Mayfield / AthenaEpisode: "Ex Deus Machina"
2006Stargate SG-1Charlotte Mayfield / AthenaEpisode: "Memento Mori"
2006Ties That BindCourtney AllisonTV movie
2006'Ellie GlassmanTV movie
2006Kyle XYAllisonEpisode: "The Lies That Bind"
2006SavedEllenEpisode: "Family"
2006All She Wants for ChristmasAshley AikensTV movie
2007Painkiller JaneJennifer TowneEpisode: "The Healer"
2007Christmas CaperSavannah CooperTV movie
2007-2008Flash GordonLenu4 episodes
2007-2009Durham CountyTraci Prager7 episodes
2008About a GirlMs. MartinEpisode: "About an All-Niter"
2008'ShannonTV movie
2008-2009Laura Nelson15 episodes
2009Malibu Shark AttackBarbTV movie
2010VMaryEpisode: "Heretic's Fork"
2010Canadian Comedy ShortsProstituteEpisode: "Holy War Dance Party"
2011EndgameSophie McGrayEpisode: "Gorillas in our Midst"
2011R.L. Stine's The Haunting HourMomEpisode: "The Perfect Brother"
2011SupernaturalRachelEpisode: "Frontierland"
Episode: "The Man Who Would Be King"
2011Covert AffairsMegan WilkonsEpisode: "Welcome to the Occupation"
2011FlashpointMarina Levin4 episodes
2012Republic of DoyleJanelEpisode: "Identity Crisis"
2012Secrets of EdenAliceTV movie
2012Broken TrustMichelle SarnowskyTV movie
2013The KillingAnnie BeckerEpisodes Season 3

Awards and nominations