Nancy Sorel is a Canadian-American actress.

Life and career

Born and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, Sorel received a degree in Theatre and Film from the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the ...

. After graduation she went to New York City and began her acting career starring in Off-Broadway plays, commercials, and television, making her debut in the ABC soap opera ''

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'' playing a bit part. From 1988 to 1989 she played the role of Coco Lane on the

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soap opera, ''

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''. Sorel later starred as Monique McCallum in the NBC soap opera, '' Generations'' from 1989 to 1991. Sorel later moved to prime time television, playing guest-starring roles on '' Matlock'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. From 1992 to 1993 she was regular cast member in the short-lived Fox sitcom, '' Down the Shore''. Sorel starred opposite

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in the 1995 three-part television miniseries '' Black Fox''. She later appeared in the made-for-television movies such as '' In the Lake of the Woods'' (1996) and '' Up, Up and Away'' (2000), and guest-starred on ''

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'', ''

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'',

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. From 2008 to 2012, Sorel starred as Clara Fine in the Canadian comedy-drama series, '' Less Than Kind''. In 2009, she won a

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for her performance. In 2014, she received

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nomination. From 2009 to 2014 she also starred in the comedy series '' Cashing In'' (since 2009). From 2016 to 2018 she had a recurring role as Mary Dawson in the Amazon Prime Video series '' The Man in the High Castle''. In film, Sorel appeared in ''

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'' (2014), '' Breakthrough'' (2019), ''

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'' (2020) and ''

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'' (2024). Sorel is married to actor Paul Magel. They reside in

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, Canada and have two children.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorel, Nancy Living people Actresses from Massachusetts American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses People from Fall River, Massachusetts Canadian Comedy Award winners 21st-century American women American soap opera actresses Year of birth missing (living people)