About

Known credits:
33
Birthday:
1980-08-24
Place of birth:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website:

Sonja Bennett

Overview

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

Acting

2018 Kayak to Klemtu Actor Cory 58
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2014 Preggoland Actor Ruth 58
Average
2012 In No Particular Order Actor Claire 59
Average
2012 Random Acts of Romance Actor Lynn N/A
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2011 Donovan's Echo Actor Sarah 58
Average
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Actor Mother on Sidewalk (uncredited) 72
Good
2011 Gone Actor Liz Cook 58
Average
2011 Past Obsessions Actor Estelle 58
Average
2010 Stained Actor Jennifer 59
Average
2010 The Client List Actor Dee 58
Average
2010 Control Alt Delete Actor Jane 58
Average
2010 Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball Actor Jules Scott 56
Average
2009 A Dog Named Christmas Actor Hannah McCray 59
Average
2009 Cole Actor Maybelline 59
Average
2009 Playing for Keeps Actor Marsha Barclay 58
Average
2008 Elegy Actor Beth 60
Fair
2008 In Sickness and in Health Actor Ruthie 59
Average
2008 Fatal Kiss Actor Teresa N/A
N/A
2008 Pants! Actor N/A
N/A
2007 Young People Fucking Actor Mia 58
Average
2007 The Sandlot: Heading Home Actor Pearl 58
Average
2006 Catch and Release Actor Caterer 59
Average
2006 Fido Actor Tammy 61
Fair
2005 The Fog Actor Mandi 50
Average
2005 Where the Truth Lies Actor Bonnie 59
Average
2005 Marker Actor Kim 58
Average
2005 Godiva's Actor Daisy 69
Fair
2005 Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber Actor Eliza 56
Average
2004 The Perfect Score Actor Pregnant Girl 58
Average
2002 Punch Actor Ariel 58
Average
1998 Cold Squad Actor Samantha Walters 69
Fair

Writing

2014 Preggoland Writing Screenplay 58
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Production

2021 Family Law Production Consulting Producer 70
Good