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Sohn in 2011, photo by s_bukley /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Sonja Denise Williams
Place of Birth: Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 9, 1964
Ethnicity: * father – African-American * mother – Korean
Sonja Sohn is an American actress, activist, and filmmaker. She is known for her roles on the shows The Wire and Body of Proof , and in the film Slam , the latter of which she also co-wrote.
Her parents met when her father was stationed in South Korea. She was raised partly in Newport News, Virginia. She has two children with her former husband, Australian-born didgeridoo player, composer, and producer Adam Plack.