Sunny Mabrey (born November 28, 1975) is an American actress. Prior to debuting in films, Mabrey appeared in music videos, such as " Nookie" from

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. Her breakthrough came after she played the lead role, man-eating alien Sara, in ''

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'' (2004), supporting antagonist Charlie Mayweather in '' XXX: State of the Union'' (2005) and flight attendant 'Tiffany' in '' Snakes on a Plane'' (2006).

Early life, family and education

Mabrey is from

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Career

She started her career as a

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at age 18. She performed in commercials for The Gap. She appeared in the music video for the

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song "

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" in 1999. She made her television debut in 1998, appearing in an episode of ''

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''. She made her feature film debut in a supporting role in the 2002 teen comedy film ''

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''. In 2004, Mabrey starred in the science fiction made-for-television film ''

'', the third installment of the ''Species'' film series. Mabrey appeared in feature films '' XXX: State of the Union'' (2005), '' One Last Thing...'' (2005), '' Snakes on a Plane'' (2006) and '' Not Since You'' (2009). On television, Mabrey guest-starred on '' CSI: Miami'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She had the recurring roles in the Lifetime drama series ''

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'' and the ABC fantasy series,''

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'', playing

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. Mabrey later had a leading role in the science-fiction film '' Teleios'' (2017) and co-starred in the drama film ''

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'' (2020). In 2023, she had a recurring role in the CW series '' Gotham Knights''.

Personal life

Mabrey married actor

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on July 17, 2005. Mabrey filed for divorce seven years later on July 25, 2012, citing irreconcilable differences. They began dating again in 2013, and remarried in June 2015. In November 2006, Mabrey and Embry were robbed at gunpoint in their driveway. Both Mabrey and Embry performed on the short-lived television series ''Gotham Knights''. They have homes in Los Angeles and Atlanta. Mabrey also has a stepson from Embry's previous marriage. She was creatively active on the six-second video app

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, on which she had over one million followers.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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