Acting
Sonja Bennett
EN cinema · 31 credits
Born
24 August 1980 (age 46)
Birthplace
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sonja Bennett (born August 24, 1980) is a Canadian actress and screenwriter. Her film debut was in the Canadian feature film Punch (2002), for which she won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film. She has since starred in the films Donovan's Echo, Cole, Control Alt Delete, Young People Fucking, and Fido as well as the television series Godiva's and Cold Squad. In 2014, Bennett made her screenwriting debut with Preggoland in which she also starred. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bennett is the daughter of director and writer Guy Bennett and Anna Hart. She was raised mainly by her mother, living in several locations. She is a graduate of Garibaldi Secondary School in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. She attended the University of British Columbia for two years on an academic scholarship. Following that, she attended Langara College in Vancouver, and enrolled in the Studio 58 program.
Known for
Filmography
Kayak to Klemtu
as Cory
Preggoland
as Ruth, Screenplay
In No Particular Order
as Claire
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Mother on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Donovan's Echo
as Sarah
Past Obsessions
as Estelle
Gone
as Liz Cook
Stained
as Jennifer
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
as Jules Scott
A Dog Named Christmas
as Hannah McCray
Cole
as Maybelline
Fatal Kiss
as Teresa
Playing for Keeps
as Marsha Barclay
Elegy
as Beth
Catch and Release
as Caterer
Fido
as Tammy
Deer Woman
as Dana
Where the Truth Lies
as Bonnie
Marker
as Kim
The Fog
as Mandi
The Perfect Score
as Pregnant Girl
Punch
as Ariel