Sonya Walger

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Sonya Walger (born June 6, 1974) is a British actress, perhaps best known for her revealing role in the controversial HBO series "Tell Me You Love Me" (2007).

Early years

Sonya Walger was born in London, England. She studied English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford, where she received a first class degree.

Career

Sonya Walger portrayed Flic in "Goodnight Sweetheart" in 1999 and played Donna Barnes on the HBO TV series "The Mind of the Married Man" in 2001. On the US version of "Coupling", which aired in 2003, she played Sally Harper. Other acting roles have included guest appearances on "Lost" as Desmond's girlfriend, Penelope "Penny" Widmore and recurring roles on "Sleeper Cell" and '. In 2004, Walger played Nicole Noone opposite Noah Wyle in '. She did not reprise that role in "".

In 2007, Walger starred in the controversial HBO series "Tell Me You Love Me". The series gained notoriety even before the first episode had aired because of the frequency and extremely realistic nature of its sex scenes. Despite persistent rumours to the contrary, these scenes were eventually confirmed as simulated by several individuals intimately connected with the show. With reference to the handjob apparently performed by Walger on actor Adam Scott at the end of the pilot episode [cite web| url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jul/14/entertainment/et-channel14| title=`Love’ and sex on HBO| author=Scott Collins| publisher=Los Angeles Times| date=2007-07-14| accessdate=2008-10-03| quote=the climax, if you will, of the first episode finds a woman (Sonya Walger) in her 30s masturbating her husband (Adam Scott) to orgasm, with the entire act and all relevant body parts plainly visible.] , show creator Cynthia Mort stated that "Sonya is not going to put her hands in a place that they shouldn't be". [cite news | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07197/801970-237.stm | title=HBO's graphic new series | publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=July 16, 2007] Director Patricia Rozema and Walger's co-stars Ally Walker and Jane Alexander also explicitly denied that any actual sex took place on set. [cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/rozema.html | title=Sex Talk | publisher=cbc.ca |date=October 1, 2007] [cite news | url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2007/07/hbo-has-everyon.html | title=HBO has everyone talking about the sex in "Tell Me You Love Me" | publisher=blogs.orlandosentinel.com | date=July 13, 2007] [cite news | url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/zap-story-tellmeyouloveme,0,995973.story | title='Tell Me You Love Me' Bares Bodies and Souls | publisher=zap2it.com |date=September 9, 2007]

Her most recent role is a supporting part as Michelle Dixon, the wife of Sarah Connor's former fiancé on "".

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