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Sonia Sorel(1921-2004)

  • Actress
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Sonia Sorel was born on 18 May 1921 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for Harold and Maude (1971), Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954) and Blonde for a Day (1946). She was married to Michael Bowen and John Carradine. She died on 24 September 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 18, 1921
DiedSeptember 24, 2004(83)
BornMay 18, 1921
DiedSeptember 24, 2004(83)
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Known for

Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Judy Engles, Ellen Geer, Vivian Pickles, Shari Summers, and Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude (1971)
Harold and Maude
7.8
  • Head Nurse(as Sonia Sorrell)
  • 1971
Eva Gabor and Anthony Dexter in Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954)
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
5.3
  • Anne Bonney(as Sonia Sorrell)
  • 1954
Kathryn Adams and Hugh Beaumont in Blonde for a Day (1946)
Blonde for a Day
5.7
  • Muriel Bronson
  • 1946
Sally Eilers, Jimmy Lydon, and Warren William in Strange Illusion (1945)
Strange Illusion
6.2
  • Charlotte Farber
  • 1945

Credits

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Actress

  • Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Judy Engles, Ellen Geer, Vivian Pickles, Shari Summers, and Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude (1971)
    Harold and Maude
    7.8
    • Head Nurse (as Sonia Sorrell)
    • 1971
  • Glück und glas
    TV Movie
    • Die Bardame (as Sonja Sorell)
    • 1964
  • Heidi Brühl in Lass mich am Sonntag nicht allein (1959)
    Lass mich am Sonntag nicht allein
    7.2
    • Cora Mertens (as Sonja Sorell)
    • 1959
  • Wehe wenn sie losgelassen... (1958)
    Wehe wenn sie losgelassen...
    4.7
    • Helen (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Petersburger Nächte (1958)
    Petersburger Nächte
    5.5
    • (as Sonja Sorell)
    • 1958
  • Romy Schneider in Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957)
    Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
    6.6
    • Henriette Mendel (as Sonja Sorel)
    • 1957
  • Robert Vaughn in No Time to Be Young (1957)
    No Time to Be Young
    5.8
    • Checker (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Fredy Scheim in Sommerliebe am Bodensee (1957)
    Sommerliebe am Bodensee
    7.0
    • Ingrid (as Sonja Sorell)
    • 1957
  • Lynn Bari, James Craig, and John Smith in The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956)
    The Women of Pitcairn Island
    6.1
    • Taharua (as Sonia Sorell)
    • 1956
  • Holiday am Wörthersee (1956)
    Holiday am Wörthersee
    • Luise-Henriette
    • 1956
  • Smaragden - Geschichte (1956)
    Smaragden - Geschichte
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Baronesse Childrake
    • 1956
  • Ihre große Prüfung (1954)
    Ihre große Prüfung
    8.6
    • Klassenprimus (as Sonja Sorell)
    • 1954
  • Eva Gabor and Anthony Dexter in Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954)
    Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
    5.3
    • Anne Bonney (as Sonia Sorrell)
    • 1954
  • Jon Hall, Ray Montgomery, and Nick Stewart in Ramar of the Jungle (1952)
    Ramar of the Jungle
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Myra Mitchell
    • 1954
  • Kathryn Adams and Hugh Beaumont in Blonde for a Day (1946)
    Blonde for a Day
    5.7
    • Muriel Bronson
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sonja Sorel
  • Born
    • May 18, 1921
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • September 24, 2004
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Michael BowenMay 11, 1957 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Robert Carradine
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "My Dear Children", Coney Island, NY.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Mother of actors Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine and architect Chris Carradine (aka Christopher John Carradine).

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