Sonia Satra
Encyclopedia
Sonia Satra is an American
actress.
She was born, the youngest of three children, to Gunvor Satra, a Norwegian
history professor, and John Satra, an Austrian
economics professor. Before starting a career in acting, she attended Rutgers University
, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication
.
She is best known for her work as Lucy Cooper on the soap opera
Guiding Light
, which she played from 1993 to 1997, and for her role as Barbara Graham on One Life to Live
from 1998 to 1999. She has since dabbled in movie production, producing and starring in the film Pride & Loyalty in 2002.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress.
She was born, the youngest of three children, to Gunvor Satra, a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
history professor, and John Satra, an Austrian
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
economics professor. Before starting a career in acting, she attended Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
.
She is best known for her work as Lucy Cooper on the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
, which she played from 1993 to 1997, and for her role as Barbara Graham on One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
from 1998 to 1999. She has since dabbled in movie production, producing and starring in the film Pride & Loyalty in 2002.