Soo Garay

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Soo Garay
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other namesSue Garay
Years active1994–present
Spouse
(m. 2000; div. 2004)

Soo Garay is a Canadian actress born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is probably best known for playing Dr. Claire Davison on the TV series Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal.

Biography[edit]

Garay is the daughter of Valéria Gyenge, an athlete who won an Olympic gold medal for Hungary in 1952.[1] Her father is János Garai, former Hungarian water polo player.[2] and her grandfather was fencer János Garay.

Career[edit]

Soo Garay started her career on stage, and has become an accomplished theater actor. Some of her more notable credits include the national tour of Athol Fugard's My Children! My Africa!, Florence Gibson's Belle, Sarah Stanley's version of Romeo and Juliet, a 1993 outdoor production that received strong critical acclaim across the world.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Soo Garay was married to Stargate Atlantis star, British-born Canadian actor David Hewlett in November 2000. They divorced in February 2004. She speaks Hungarian fluently.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role
1988 The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II Script Girl
1989 A Whisper to a Scream Mimi
1990 Outcast Mother
1996 Hidden in America Phoebe
1996 Devil's Food (1996) Female Reporter
1997 A Prayer in the Dark Rachel
1998 Shot Through the Heart Amela
1998 Evidence of Blood Maria
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 Indiana State Trooper
1999 The Fall Jo
2000 Ricky 6 Sarah Portelance
2000 The Color of Friendship Amanda
2000 Three Stories from the End of Everything
2001 WW 3 Patty
2001 A Colder Kind of Death Sylvie Hargrave
2003 Foolproof Hamish Receptionist
2003 Nothing Little Girl's Mother
2003 Friday Night Susan
2004 The Sadness of Johnson Joe Jangles Clay Fantasia
2005 Martha: Behind Bars Regina
2005 Hotel Babylon Katia
2006 Aruba Mom
2008 Adoration Anna/Daughter
2008 Magic Flute Diaries Journalist #1

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Szomszédok Valerie 3 episodes
1996–2000 Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Dr. Claire Davison 38 episodes
1999 Storm of the Century Melinda Hatcher
1999 La Femme Nikita Valerie episode, "Third Party Ripoff"
2001–2003 A Taste of Shakespeare Lady Macbeth / Regan 2 episodes
2002–2004 Puppets Who Kill Thelma / Head of the PTA / Madame Zelda 5 episodes
2004 Queer as Folk Anna Sokowski 2 episodes
2005 1-800-Missing 2 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bio from IMDb
  2. ^ https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/story.html?id=bff0468c-7e7b-47ad-85d1-a2e0db2c9e1e&p=1[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Torontostage.com article on Sarah Stanley Archived 3 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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