Sonya Walger
Birth Name: Sonya Walger
Birth Date: 1974-06-06
Birth Place: Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom
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Alternate Names: سونیا والگر
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Sonya Walger was born on June 6, 1974, in Hampstead, London, England. Born with the name Sonya Walger, she is a British-American actress who has built a prolific career across television and film. Educated at Wycombe Abbey School and Christ Church, Oxford, where she earned a first-class degree in English Literature, Walger is also fluent in Spanish due to her Argentinian heritage.
She first gained significant recognition for her role as Donna Barnes in the HBO comedy The Mind of the Married Man (2001) before becoming a household name as Penelope "Penny" Widmore on the cult hit series Lost. In 2007, she took on a leading role in the provocative HBO drama Tell Me You Love Me, portraying Carolyn, a woman navigating complex intimacy issues within her marriage.
Her extensive television credits also include starring roles in FlashForward, The Catch, and her acclaimed performance as Molly Cobb in the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind. Beyond acting, she is a writer and podcaster, having published her debut novel, Lion, in 2024. Walger has been married to screenwriter Davey Holmes since 2009, and they have two children.
