Sonia Darrin
| Sonia Darrin | |
|---|---|
 Darrin is second from the left in still from The Big Sleep (1946) | |
| Born |
Sonia Paskowitz June 16, 1924 (aged 92) Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1970s |
| Spouse(s) | William Reese |
| Children | 4 (including Mason Reese) |
Sonia Darrin (born Sonia Paskowitz; June 16, 1924) is a retired American film actress, best known as "Agnes Lowzier" in The Big Sleep (1946).[1]
Personal life
Darrin was born to Louis and Rose Paskowitz, Jewish emigrants from Russia, who immigrated to Galveston, Texas. She has two brothers, Adrian and Dorian.[2]
Darrin married William "Bill" Reese, a theater set designer and marketing services company president. The couple had four children, three sons and a daughter, and lived in Manhattan. Their youngest son is the former child actor Mason Reese. Her last two public appearances were on The Mike Douglas Show in the 1970s, and in a documentary film about her brother, Dorian, in 2007.[3]
She has resided on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for over 50 years.[4]
Partial filmography
- It Started with Eve (1941)
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
- The Big Sleep (1946)
- Bury Me Dead (1947)
- I, Jane Doe (1948)
- Caught (1949)
- Federal Agent at Large (1950)
References
- ↑ Sonia Paskowitz in the 1940 United States Census
- ↑ Lumenick. Lou (February 17, 2016). "Meet the 92-year old New York woman who once starred with Humphrey Bogart". New York Post. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Sonia Darrin biodata; rsparlourtricks.blogspot.com; accessed February 6, 2014.
- ↑ Interview, nypost.com, February 17, 2016.
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