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Sonja Sohn stars in "Body of Proof" on ABC as Detective Samantha Baker.

Born in Virginia, Sonja Sohn first came to wide industry attention in "Slam," the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner which she starred in and co-wrote. After that Sohn worked primarily in studio films, including Martin Scorsese's "Bringing out the Dead" and John Singleton's "Shaft," until landing the role of Kima Greggs in HBO's Emmy-nominated series, "The Wire." In the last few years she has recurred on ABC's "Brothers & Sisters,"
Sonja Sohn in "Body of Proof"
Sonja Sohn Body of Proof
"Cold Case" and appeared in "The Good Wife."

Sohn is also heavily involved in political activism. She is the founder and CEO of the Baltimore-based reWIRED for Change, an outreach program intended to communicate with (and ultimately rehabilitate) at-risk young people who have been involved in criminal activity. The program is run out of the University of Maryland School of Social Work and uses episodes of "The Wire" as a teaching tool, encouraging the participants to examine and query their own lives and past actions.



SONJA SOHN: FACTS

Birthday: May 9
Full Name / Real Name: Sonja Williams
Birthplace: Virginia
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Husband: Adam Plack





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SONJA SOHN: TWITTER
May 26, 2012
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4 days ago
Just ran into #SonjaSohn (Kima Griggs) from the wire for the second time! Super star struck! #fb
5 days ago
#SonjaSohn just walked by me in the hallway here in the pre-procession lineup for CalArts commencement.
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