Sonja Richter is a danish actress, born in 1974, based in Copenhagen. Sonja has been working in Film, TV and Theatre since 1994. In 1999 she graduated from The National Theatre School in Odense, Denmark. With more than 30 theatre productions, 10 tv-series and 25 movies on her resume today, she is one of the best known actresses in Scandinavia. Outside Denmark she has worked in Sweden, Norway, Germany and in 2013 in USA, where she played in ’The Homesman’ directed by Tommy Lee Jones.Her theatre work includes a.o. Madame De Sade, Hedda Gabler, Antigone, Lulu and in 2007 she was awarded with The Crown Prince Couples Award for her work. The same year she recieved the Nymph D’Or at the Monte Carlo Tv Festival for her part in ”Performances”, directed by Per Fly. In 2004 she recieved a Shooting Star at Berlin Film Festival, for her part in ”Open Hearts” directed by Susanne Bier. In 2014 she was awarded a ”Svend” as Actress Of The Year in Denmark for her part in the movie ”The Keeper Of Lost Causes”.Sonja has also been a jury member for Gøteborg Filmfestival 2008, Torun Filmfestival 2016. She recorded the album Careless Rapture in 2010. See her full bio and showreel on www.sonjarichter.dk.