Sonja Sohn

Sonja Sohn is an American actress.

Sohn is of African and Korean American heritage. Before she was an actress, Sohn was a slam poet, having written lyrics and co-written the script for the film "Slam". She also briefly played saxophone with the Christian pop band Sonseed. She has had a starring role as Detective Shakima Greggs on HBO series "The Wire" since the first season.cite web
year = 2004
title = Character profile - Detective Shakima "Kima" Greggs
publisher = HBO
accessdate = 2006-07-22
url = http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/characters/kima_greggs.shtml] She has also guest starred on many episodes of "Cold Case" as Toni Halstead, the love interest of starring character Nick Vera.

She is now living in Baltimore, Maryland with her husband, Adam Plack, and daughter, Sophia Wang, while her eldest daughter, Sakira Wang, lives in New York City.

Achievements

Sohn won the supporting television actress award at the 2008 Asian Excellence Awards for her character on The Wire. Her speech was:

Filmography

* "Step Up 2 the Streets" as Sarah
*"Cold Case" TV Series
** "World's End" (11/4, 2007 First appearance in 8 months on the show) - Toni Halstead
** "8:03 AM" (1/28, 2007) - Toni Halstead
** "Blackout" (1/14, 2007) - Toni Halstead
** "Knuckle Up" (1/7, 2007) - Toni Jameson
** "Forever Blue" (12/3, 2006) - Toni Jameson
* "The Killing Zone" (2003) as Jennifer
* "The Wire" (2002) TV Series as Detective Shakima 'Kima' Greggs
* "G" (2002) as Shelly
* "Perfume" (2001) as Dandy
* "Shaft" (2000) as Alice
* "Bringing Out the Dead" (1999) as Kanita
* "From the Last" (1999) as Tony Wang
* "Getting to Know You" (1999) as Lynn
* "Bronx County" (1998) (TV)
* "Slam" (1998) as Lauren Bell
* "Work" (1996) as June

References

External links

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*tvtome person|id=133393|name=Sonja Sohn