Born in Ireland and of Italian descent, Sonya Macari trained at the Gaiety school of Acting in Dublin and at The Herbert Bergoff Studios in New York. She recently had the pleasure of working with Sir Anthony Hopkins in an intimate master class given by him in Los Angeles where she currently resides. She began appearing in television commercials in Dublin at the age of 18 and her acting screen debut was in 'The Clinic' ( Ireland's answer to ER! ) followed by a recurring role in season one of 'The Tudors' which was a huge international success. She also appeared in the global print campaign for the show. Since moving to Hollywood, Sonya has built on the success she has achieved as a stage and screen actress in Ireland by playing a variety of roles, some of which have included, 'Mary Magdalene' for Hallmark, an Italian spy 'Antonia' for the hit show 'Chuck' on NBC, directed by Patrick Norris (Gossip Girl, Vampire Diaries). 'Francesca' in 'Caravaggio and My Mother the Pope' based on the life of Caravaggio, A city worker 'Sara', in an apocalyptic Science Fiction movie entitled 'Protocol' (Starring opposite Eric Lange : ' Lost', 'You don't know Jack'). And 'Eva Clark', a 1930's stage actress driven insane by the pressure of achieving and loosing fame in 'Behind The Curtain', a film noir homage. Various theatre roles have included a cabaret singer, a gangsters wife and a murderous teenager! Sonya also took the lead in 'Business', a short movie which was shortlisted for the Santa Barbara Film Festival. With a passion for dance, She has trained in ballet and Modern Dance for several years, which has led her to work on the set of Glee (season two: Brittany Spears episode) and also to dance on music videos for Michael Buble and Ozzy Osbourne. Sonya was recently asked to MC a stellar event on the Fox Studio lot in Hollywood, with Kobe Bryant as the Special Guest . She can most recently be seen in the ten time Oscar nominated silent movie 'The Artist' directed by Michel Hazanavicius, where she appears alongside the leading lady Berenice Bejo. Sonya currently spends her time between Los Angeles and Dublin.