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My Take
Sonja Sohn is one of those performers I came to admire through a single, indelible role: Detective Kima Greggs on The Wire. What strikes me is that she didn't stop at acting. She came up writing poetry, and that sensibility shows in how grounded and unsentimental her work feels. Born in Newport News, Virginia in 1964, she carries a quiet authenticity that's hard to fake. I respect that she's used her platform for activism rather than chasing celebrity. To me she's proof that one perfectly inhabited character can outweigh a long, scattered filmography.
Overview
Sonja Denise Plack (née Williams), known professionally as Sonja Sohn, (born May 9, 1964) is an American actress, filmmaker, and activist, best known for portraying Baltimore detective Kima Greggs in the HBO drama The Wire (2002–2008).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sonja Sohn
- Name (Japanese)
- ソーニャ・ソーン
- Reading
- そーにゃ・そーん
- Born
- May 9, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Newport News, Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / poet / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Warwick High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.