Sonya Smith
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Sonya Eleonora Smith Jacquet (born April 23, 1972) is an Venezuelan actress best known for her roles in telenovela
s.
and blue-eyed Hispanic
born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, she is the daughter of Venezuela
n actress Ileana Jacquet and Federico Albertini Smith, who is part-Colombian
and part-American
. Smith grew up in Venezuela and identifies herself with Venezuelan culture.
Her breakthrough came in the early 1990s when she played Estrellita Montenegro, the main character in Cara Sucia, her most successful telenovela as the lead actress. Smith remains a popular actress not only in Venezuela, also in other countries where her telenovelas have shown. In 2006, she returned to telenovelas with Olvidarte Jamás, her biggest hit as the lead actress since Cara Sucia, which was shot in Miami. Later, in 2007, she reappeared in Acorralada
, in which she was one of the main stars and which has been a huge success. There, she was Fedora Gaviota.
During 2005, Smith made her Hollywood debut, playing Angela LaSalle in Cyxork 7, where she acted alongside Ray Wise
. In 2007 she participated in another Hollywood film, Ladrón que roba a Ladrón, where she shared credits with actors, Fernando Colunga
, Gabriel Soto
, Miguel Varoni
, and Saul Lizaso among others.
In 2007 she acted in Telemundo
's Pecados Ajenos
, where she played her first antagonist
role, the hysterical Elena Torres.
In 2010 she acted in Telemundo
's ¿Dónde Está Elisa?
, where she played Dana Riggs Altamira.
, her co-star in the telenovela Olvidarte Jamas
, on 29 February 2008. They reside in Miami, Florida
.
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s.
Biography
A blondBlond
Blond or blonde or fair-hair is a hair color characterized by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. The resultant visible hue depends on various factors, but always has some sort of yellowish color...
and blue-eyed Hispanic
White Hispanic and Latino Americans
White Hispanic and Latino Americans are citizens and residents of the United States who are racially White and ethnically Hispanic or Latino.White American, itself an official U.S...
born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, she is the daughter of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n actress Ileana Jacquet and Federico Albertini Smith, who is part-Colombian
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
and part-American
Non-Hispanic Whites
Non-Hispanic Whites or White, Not Hispanic or Latino are people in the United States, as defined by the Census Bureau, who are of the White race and are not of Hispanic or Latino origin/ethnicity. Hence the designation is exclusive in the sense that it defines who is not included as opposed to who is...
. Smith grew up in Venezuela and identifies herself with Venezuelan culture.
Her breakthrough came in the early 1990s when she played Estrellita Montenegro, the main character in Cara Sucia, her most successful telenovela as the lead actress. Smith remains a popular actress not only in Venezuela, also in other countries where her telenovelas have shown. In 2006, she returned to telenovelas with Olvidarte Jamás, her biggest hit as the lead actress since Cara Sucia, which was shot in Miami. Later, in 2007, she reappeared in Acorralada
Acorralada
Acorralada was an American telenovela shot between 2006 and 2007; as of October 2008, it has been sold to more than 50 countries and it has been hugely successful around the world, making it the most successful Miami produced telenovela since Gata Salvaje.It debuted on January 2007 and ended...
, in which she was one of the main stars and which has been a huge success. There, she was Fedora Gaviota.
During 2005, Smith made her Hollywood debut, playing Angela LaSalle in Cyxork 7, where she acted alongside Ray Wise
Ray Wise
Raymond Nicolas "Ray" Wise is an American actor, known for his roles as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks, as Leon C. Nash, right-hand henchman to villain Clarence Boddicker in the science fiction classic RoboCop, and recently as the Devil in the CW television series Reaper.-Life and career:Wise was...
. In 2007 she participated in another Hollywood film, Ladrón que roba a Ladrón, where she shared credits with actors, Fernando Colunga
Fernando Colunga
Fernando Colunga is a Mexican actor known for his work in Mexican telenovelas....
, Gabriel Soto
Gabriel Soto
Gabriel Soto Borja-Diaz is a Mexican actor, model. He is known for winning the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico, placing first runner-up in Mister World 1996, being a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and for acting in telenovelas.- Biography :His mother Elisa Diaz committed...
, Miguel Varoni
Miguel Varoni
Miguel Américo Belloto Gutiérrez born 11 December 1964 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a Colombian-Argentinian host, actor and director...
, and Saul Lizaso among others.
In 2007 she acted in Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
's Pecados Ajenos
Pecados Ajenos
Pecados Ajenos is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. This limited-run series was shot in Florida by Telemundo Studios, Miami. It is also known as A Chance to Love This telenovela was sold to 16 countries around the world.Pecados Ajenos...
, where she played her first antagonist
Antagonist
An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend...
role, the hysterical Elena Torres.
In 2010 she acted in Telemundo
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
's ¿Dónde Está Elisa?
¿Dónde Está Elisa?
¿Dónde Está Elisa? is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo...
, where she played Dana Riggs Altamira.
Personal life
Smith secretly married Mexican actor Gabriel PorrasGabriel Porras
Gabriel Porras is a Mexican actor. He began his acting career working for TV Azteca in telenovelas like "Tres Veces Sofia" along with Mexican diva Lucía Méndez and "El Tio Alberto"...
, her co-star in the telenovela Olvidarte Jamas
Olvidarte Jamas
Olvidarte Jamas is a 2005 telenovela made by Venevision International in Miami that lasted 118 episodes. The telenovela starred Venezuelan-American actress Sonya Smith and Mexican actor Gabriel Porras. The telenovela was written by Veronica Suarez and Omaira Rivero. It was executive produced by...
, on 29 February 2008. They reside in Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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Television
- Unknowns (USA, 2011)as DA Riley
- Mujeres al Límite (USA, 2011 Telemundo)
- Sama (USA, 2010) as Veronica
- AuroraAurora (Telenovela)Aurora is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo.Telemundo aired this serial from November 1, 2010 to May 20, 2011...
(USA, 2010) as Angela Amenabar - Prisionera del amor (Mexico, 2010) as Fabiola Duarte
- ¿Dónde Está Elisa?¿Dónde Está Elisa?¿Dónde Está Elisa? is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo...
(USA, 2010) as Dana Riggs Altamira - Vuélveme a QuererVuélveme A QuererVuelveme A Querer is the title of a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the Mexican television network TV Azteca. It stars Mariana Torres and Jorge Alberti as protagonists.It is a remake of Venezuelan telenovela Destino de Mujer in 1997, produced and broadcasted by Venevision and starred by...
(Mexico, 2009) as Liliana Acosta - Pecados AjenosPecados AjenosPecados Ajenos is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. This limited-run series was shot in Florida by Telemundo Studios, Miami. It is also known as A Chance to Love This telenovela was sold to 16 countries around the world.Pecados Ajenos...
(USA, 2007–2008) as Elena Sandoval - wife/ex-wife of Adrián, villain - AcorraladaAcorraladaAcorralada was an American telenovela shot between 2006 and 2007; as of October 2008, it has been sold to more than 50 countries and it has been hugely successful around the world, making it the most successful Miami produced telenovela since Gata Salvaje.It debuted on January 2007 and ended...
(Venezuela-USA, 2007) as Fedora Garces - Olvidarte JamásOlvidarte JamasOlvidarte Jamas is a 2005 telenovela made by Venevision International in Miami that lasted 118 episodes. The telenovela starred Venezuelan-American actress Sonya Smith and Mexican actor Gabriel Porras. The telenovela was written by Veronica Suarez and Omaira Rivero. It was executive produced by...
(Venezuela-USA, 2006) as Luisa Dominguez/Victoria Salinas - DecisionesDecisionesDecisiones is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The hour-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points...
(Telemundo, 2005), secondary role - MariúMariúMariú is a Venezuelan telenovela shown in 2000, starring with Daniela Alvarado and Carlos Montilla. This telenovela contains 113 episodes.- Synopsis :...
(2000) as Coralia Lozada de Gálvez - Milagros (PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, 1999) as Milagros Vargas - Destino de Mujer (Venezuela, 1997) as Mariana
- GuajiraGuajiraGuajira may refer to:* Department of La Guajira, a department of Colombia which includes most of the Guajira Peninsula* La Guajira Desert, a desert which covers most of the Guajira Peninsula...
(ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, 1996) as Sonia - María Celeste (Venezuela, 1994) as Maria Celeste
- Rosangelica (Venezuela, 1993) as Rosangelica
- Cara Sucia (Venezuela, 1992)
- El DesprecioEl DesprecioEl Desprecio was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Miriam Foti, Manuel González, Julio César Marmol, Reinaldo Rodríguez, and Morella Vega and directed by Luis Manzo. This telenovela lasted 152 episodes. It was...
(1992) - GardeniaGardeniaGardenia is a genus of 142 species of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, southern Asia, Australasia and Oceania....
(1990) - AlondraAlondraThe singer Alondra was born in Mexico City. She is a multi-platinum Billboard award winner and Latin Grammy-nominated recording artist. She was also known as "La Madrina de Menudo" for having a group of teenagers open for her concerts. This group eventually became known as the world famous Menudo....
(1989) - CristalCristal (telenovela)Cristal was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Delia Fiallo and directed by Daniel Farías, Arturo Páez, and Tito Rojas...
(1986)
Film
- Hunted by Night (2010) - Tania
- I Didn't Know How I Was (2008) - Detective Higgins
- I Didn't Know Who I Was (2008) - Michelle
- La Misma LunaLa Misma LunaLa misma luna is a 2007 Mexican-American drama film in Spanish and English directed by Patricia Riggen and starring Adrian Alonso, Kate del Castillo, and Eugenio Derbez.-Plot:...
(USA, 2008) - Mrs. Snyder - Tiempo final(2007) - Claudia
- Ladrón que roba a Ladrón (USA, 2007)
- Cyxork 7 (USA, 2005)
- Fragile (2005)
- East LA King (2004)
- The Ghost Club (2003)
- The Triangle (2001)
- The Private Life of Silvia Saint (2001) - Sonia
- The Best by Private 26: Heaven on Earth (2001)
- Dangerous Things 2 (2000)
- World War 1: The Killing Fields (2000)
- Masterpiece Theatre: All the King's Men (2000)
- Net Surfers (1999)
- Havana Connection (1994) - Dr. Young
- Un sueño en el abismo (1991)
- El desprecio (1991)
- Pacto de sangre (1985)
- Por Ti Mama
- Trampa Mortal
- Simeon Calamaris
- The Havana Connection
- The Phantom Lady
- Juventud, Divino Tesoro
- El Alcalde de Zalamea
- Los Clasicos... Enredos
- Zarzuela Bajo las Estrellas
- Los Empenos de una Casa
- Salon Mexico
Theater
- Una Pareja Con Angel
- Hormigas caminando sobre una axila
- Divine Treasure of Youth (Los Angeles)
Trivia
- Smith has played the role of actress Mariana TorresMariana TorresMariana Paulina Torres González is a Mexican actress, known for telenovelas. She is a daughter of Jose Torres and she has 4 brothers.- Biography :...
's mother in four telenovelaTelenovelaA telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s: Olvidarte JamasOlvidarte JamasOlvidarte Jamas is a 2005 telenovela made by Venevision International in Miami that lasted 118 episodes. The telenovela starred Venezuelan-American actress Sonya Smith and Mexican actor Gabriel Porras. The telenovela was written by Veronica Suarez and Omaira Rivero. It was executive produced by...
, AcorraladaAcorraladaAcorralada was an American telenovela shot between 2006 and 2007; as of October 2008, it has been sold to more than 50 countries and it has been hugely successful around the world, making it the most successful Miami produced telenovela since Gata Salvaje.It debuted on January 2007 and ended...
, Pecados AjenosPecados AjenosPecados Ajenos is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. This limited-run series was shot in Florida by Telemundo Studios, Miami. It is also known as A Chance to Love This telenovela was sold to 16 countries around the world.Pecados Ajenos...
and Vuelveme A QuererVuélveme A QuererVuelveme A Querer is the title of a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the Mexican television network TV Azteca. It stars Mariana Torres and Jorge Alberti as protagonists.It is a remake of Venezuelan telenovela Destino de Mujer in 1997, produced and broadcasted by Venevision and starred by...
.
External links
- Sonya Smith Biography
- Sonya Smith official page