Underappreciated Actors: Sonya Walger
Filed Under (Movies) by admin on 29-04-2009
Tagged Under : Sleeper Cell, Sonya Walger, Underappreciated Actors
This underrated actor is a woman who has drifted seamlessly between the casts of some of the more impressive shows of recent years, invariably bringing a measure of authenticity both to her characters and to the storylines, regardless of the suspension of disbelief required.
Sonya Walger was one of the key members of the across-the-board underrated cast of Sleeper Cell, which included Oded Fehr, Michael Ealy, Henri Lubatti and numerous other talented actors deserving of more recognition than that with which they are bestowed. Walger was particularly strong as the tough-as-nails FBI supervisor to Ealy’s protagonist.
To this, she has added recurring roles in Lost and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, for which she was almost undoubtedly on the shortlist for the series lead.
Her long list of recurring television appearances include Coupling and CSI: NY.
Here, we are predicting not too long of a span before Walger makes the jump to big screen roles of equal significance. However, in the world of underappreciated actors, things don’t necessarily always work out as they should. Otherwise they wouldn’t be underappreciated…
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