Sonja Sohn Biography

Sonja Sohn is an American actress cum director who is best recognized for playing Detective Kima Greggs on HBO’s ‘The Wire’ and Detective Samantha Baker on ABC’s ‘Body of Proof’. Besides these, she is also known for her starring role in the 1998 independent flick ‘Slam’, which she co-wrote. Born to a Korean-American mother and an African-American father, she was exposed to different cultures as a young girl. Sohn attended Warwick High School where she was active as a cheerleader. She then went on to study English at the prestigious Brooklyn College where she began writing poetry. Besides being an actress, director and writer, Sohn has been involved in politics since 2008 and has focused on several social issues. Behind the screen, she is a loving mother of two daughters. Once married to the Australian-born composer Adam Plack, she is currently single.