Sonya Smith ([ˈsonja eleoˈnoɾa (e)smit ((e)smiθ) Ê aˈket] born
April 23, 1972) is an Venezuelan actress and nurse best known for her
roles in telenovelas.Sonya was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she
is the daughter of German-born Venezuelan actress Ileana Jacquet and
Frederick Smith, who is American. Her maternal great-grandfather was
French and her maternal great-grandmother was Finnish. After her
parents divorced, her actress mother along with Smith went back to
Venezuela; Smith grew up in Venezuela and identifies herself with the
Venezuelan culture. She speaks fluent Spanish, English, and German;
the last learned from her mother, a German who grew up in Venezuela.
She studied psychology at the Universidad Central de Venezuela.She
also has a nursing degree.Her breakthrough came in the early 1990s
when she played Estrellita Montenegro, the main character in Cara
Sucia, her most successful telenovela as the lead actress. Smith
remains a popular actress not only in Venezuela, also in other
countries where her telenovelas have shown. In 2006, she returned to
telenovelas with Olvidarte Jamás, her biggest hit as the lead actress
since Cara Sucia, which was shot in Miami; this is the time where
Smith returned to her birth country, but this time in Miami. Later, in
2007, she reappeared in Acorralada, in which she was one of the main
stars and which has been a huge success. There, she was Fedora
Gaviota.
April 23, 1972) is an Venezuelan actress and nurse best known for her
roles in telenovelas.Sonya was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she
is the daughter of German-born Venezuelan actress Ileana Jacquet and
Frederick Smith, who is American. Her maternal great-grandfather was
French and her maternal great-grandmother was Finnish. After her
parents divorced, her actress mother along with Smith went back to
Venezuela; Smith grew up in Venezuela and identifies herself with the
Venezuelan culture. She speaks fluent Spanish, English, and German;
the last learned from her mother, a German who grew up in Venezuela.
She studied psychology at the Universidad Central de Venezuela.She
also has a nursing degree.Her breakthrough came in the early 1990s
when she played Estrellita Montenegro, the main character in Cara
Sucia, her most successful telenovela as the lead actress. Smith
remains a popular actress not only in Venezuela, also in other
countries where her telenovelas have shown. In 2006, she returned to
telenovelas with Olvidarte Jamás, her biggest hit as the lead actress
since Cara Sucia, which was shot in Miami; this is the time where
Smith returned to her birth country, but this time in Miami. Later, in
2007, she reappeared in Acorralada, in which she was one of the main
stars and which has been a huge success. There, she was Fedora
Gaviota.
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