Sonal Shah (actress)
Sonal Shah ( born 1980 ) is an American actress of Indian descent who primarily for her role as Dr. Sonja "Sunny" Dey in the television series Scrubs - is known.
Youth and Education
Shah grew up in Wheaton on in the state of Illinois. Her parents, Bhadresh and Mrudula Shah, retired in 1970 from Mumbai in India to the United States.
Shah graduated from Wheaton Warrenville South High School. There she was appointed in July 1998 for the DuPage Country Fair Queen.
Shah completed his studies at Loyola University in Chicago and studied cum laude with a major in theater as well as in the minor subjects psychology, biology and chemistry with a focus on medicine. While she studied at Latoya College, Shah joined the sorority Alpha Sigma Alpha. "Before, I always planned to go to medical school ," Shah told a newspaper from Wheaton in March 2009. "I love to study science, but I 've noticed that my passion for acting exceeded my desire to become a doctor had. "
After graduating Shah came to the Chicago Theatre Community and played among others in the Tony Award - winning Goodman Theatre. She is a founding member of the Rasaka Theatre Company, which deals with South Asian pieces and dramatic and supplemented her acting skills at the Moscow Art Theatre School at Harvard University.
Career
Shah moved in 2006 to Los Angeles and began her career with appearances in commercials and sketch shows. She also had performances with the Second City theaters in Chicago and Los Angeles.
2009 Shah began appearances in Scrubs - as Dr. Sonja "Sunny" Dey, the new chiming in as a beginner in the eighth season. Furthermore, she had appearances in the Internet series Scrubs. Interns, an offshoot of the series In the fifth episode of the ninth season Shah appears as guest star.
Shah also had a role in the teen comedy Ratko: The Dictator 's Son, a production by National Lampoon.
Filmography (selection)
- 2009: Scrubs - ( Scrubs, TV series, eight episodes)
- 2009: Ratko: The Dictator 's Son