Biography
Sona MacDonald (born May 11, 1961 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-American actress and singer.
Sona MacDonald attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Between classic stage roles in Berlin and Vienna she plays leading roles in musicals and appears in concerts.
Directed by Peter Zadek, with whom she often collaborated, she starred in plays at the Schiller Theater in Berlin and at the Volksbühne Berlin. She soon was named Germany's "most promising young actress" and appeared at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna, Salzburg Festival, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Theater des Westens Berlin, Residenztheater Munich, Berliner Philharmonie, Vienna Festival, Raimund Theater Vienna and in Los Angeles, Jerusalem, Zurich and Amsterdam.
She played leading roles in musicals like "Les Miserables", "A Chorus Line", "Cyrano", "My Fair Lady", "Kiss me, Kate", "Chicago" and appeared in concerts worldwide. She was often cast for parts in works of Kurt Weill like "The Threepenny Opera", "The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny" or "The Seven Deadly Sins".
Sona MacDonald received the prestigious O.E.Hasse Award and won the Nestroy Theatre Prize for her role in "Der Talisman" at the Josefstadt Theatre in October 2009.
Sona MacDonald's father was the pianist Robert MacLaurin MacDonald, who also was Professor and Artist-in-Residence at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, US.
Filmography
all 28
TV Shows 16
Movies 12
What a Feeling (2024)
Der Metzger traut sich (2023)
Letzte Bootsfahrt (2022)
Eine Liebe für den Frieden (2014)
Vitásek? (2010)
Schnell ermittelt (2009)
Vienna Crime Squad (2005)
SOKO Kitzbühel (2001)
Die Ehre der Strizzis (2000)
Siska (1998)
Geliebte Gegner (1998)
Schlosshotel Orth (1996)
Der Mann auf der Bettkante (1995)
Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin (1994)
Inspector Rex (1994)
Peter und Paul (1994)
Ärzte (1994)
Durchreise – Die Geschichte einer Firma (1993)
Frau bleibt Frau (1992)
Jimmy Allegretto (1987)
Das Gesicht auf der Wand (1983)
Edith's Diary (1983)
Die Präsidentin (1982)
Leute wie du und ich (1980)
SOKO 5113 (1978)
The Old Fox (1977)
Derrick (1974)
Scene of the Crime (1970)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1961-05-11 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceVienna, Austria
ChildrenSkye MacDonald
CitizenshipsAustria
AwardsNestroy Award
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