Soo Garay is a

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born in

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, Ontario, Canada. She is probably best known for playing Dr. Claire Davison on the TV series '' Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal''.

Biography

Garay is the daughter of Valéria Gyenge, an athlete who won an

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for

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in 1952. Her father is János Garai, former Hungarian water polo player. and her grandfather was fencer János Garay.

Career

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

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's '' My Children! My Africa!'', Florence Gibson's ''Belle'', Sarah Stanley's version of ''

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'', a 1993 outdoor production that received strong critical acclaim across the world.

Personal life

Soo Garay was married to ''

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'' star, British-born Canadian actor

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in November 2000. They divorced in February 2004. She speaks Hungarian fluently.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garay, Soo Living people Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Actresses from Toronto Canadian people of Hungarian descent Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian stage actresses