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Sonja Sohn

Birth name
Sonja Denise Williams
Birthplace
Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.
Date of birth
May 9, 1964
Date of death
Ethnicity
* father – African-American * mother – Korean
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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.