Sonja Smits

Sonja Smits is a Canadian actress born in the Ottawa Valley, Ontario. She studied acting at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute before joining the Centre Stage theater company in London, Ontario. She was nominated for a Genie Award for Videodrome (1983), playing Bianca O'Blivion in David Cronenberg's film, and for That's My Baby! (1984). On television, she starred in Street Legal from 1987 to 1992 and Traders from 1996 to 2000, with main and recurring roles on The Eleventh Hour and Odyssey 5. Her guest spots included Falcon Crest, Airwolf, Counterstrike, and The Outer Limits. She played Terran Proctor in Star Trek: Section 31 (2025) and had a lead in the 2021 drama Drifting Snow. She has earned five Gemini Award nominations and won in 1988, and has received the Outstanding Achievement Award from Toronto Women in Film and Television and the ACTRA Toronto Award of Excellence.