Sonia Darrin

Biography

Sonia Darrin was an American movie actress whose signature part was Agnes Lowzier, the femme fatale in Howard Hawks's The Big Sleep (1946). Born in Galveston, Texas, she moved to Los Angeles around 1940 and took dance lessons from Adolph Bolm; when he choreographed The Corsican Brothers (1941), he drew on his whole class, which brought her an interview with Warner Brothers dance director LeRoy Prinz. That connection led to a small part in The Hard Way (1943), and she also danced in Lady in the Dark (1944). In The Big Sleep she played the lover of Joe Brody, a small-time Los Angeles gangster, sharing scenes with Humphrey Bogart, but the studio left her off the credits. She finally got an onscreen credit for the role when she played Agnes again in a 1950 television version on Robert Montgomery Presents, and she later appeared on early TV shows with Ed Wynn and Alan Young.

96years old at death

Born June 16, 1924Galveston
Died July 19, 2020New York City
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Sonia Paskowitz (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 6 years1943 to 1949

Every film, newest first

1949CaughtIMDb rating 7.0
1946The Big SleepIMDb rating 7.9
1943Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManIMDb rating 6.4

Genres

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A first
Darrin was not credited onscreen for her work in The Big Sleep, even though The New York Times had credited her in a captioned promotional photo five days before the film opened and she was guest of honor at a promotional event in the Bronx.
A first
Darrin finally received an onscreen credit for her signature role when she recreated Agnes in a television adaptation on Robert Montgomery Presents that aired on September 25, 1950.

Sonia Darrin movies on Netflix

Caught1949IMDb rating 7.0as Miss Chambers
The Big Sleep1946IMDb rating 7.9as Agnes Lowzier
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man1943IMDb rating 6.4as Villager at Festival

Worked with

Sonia Darrin shares two films with Jack Chefe, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jack Chefe

James Mason

Humphrey Bogart

Lon Chaney Jr.

Jeff Corey

Robert Ryan

Howard HawksDirector, 1 film Roy William NeillDirector, 1 film Max OphülsDirector, 1 film

Films together

Jack Chefe2 films together, 1943 to 1946
Jack Chefe's page
- The Big Sleep1946IMDb rating 7.9Darrin as Agnes LowzierChefe as Croupier
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man1943IMDb rating 6.4Darrin as Villager at FestivalChefe as Villager
James Mason1 film together, 1949
James Mason's page
- Caught1949IMDb rating 7.0Darrin as Miss ChambersMason as Larry Quinada
Humphrey Bogart1 film together, 1946
Humphrey Bogart's page
- The Big Sleep1946IMDb rating 7.9Darrin as Agnes LowzierBogart as Philip Marlowe
Lon Chaney Jr.1 film together, 1943
Lon Chaney Jr.'s page
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man1943IMDb rating 6.4Darrin as Villager at FestivalChaney as The Wolf Man - Lawrence Talbot
Jeff Corey1 film together, 1943
Jeff Corey's page
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man1943IMDb rating 6.4Darrin as Villager at FestivalCorey as Crypt Keeper
Robert Ryan1 film together, 1949
Robert Ryan's page
- Caught1949IMDb rating 7.0Darrin as Miss ChambersRyan as Smith Ohlrig
Howard HawksDirector, 1 film, 1946
All films by Howard Hawks
- The Big Sleep1946IMDb rating 7.9Darrin as Agnes Lowzier
Roy William NeillDirector, 1 film, 1943
All films by Roy William Neill
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man1943IMDb rating 6.4Darrin as Villager at Festival
Max OphülsDirector, 1 film, 1949
All films by Max Ophüls
- Caught1949IMDb rating 7.0Darrin as Miss Chambers

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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