| Birth Place: | Fall River, Massachusetts |
| Years Active: | 1987–present |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Spouse: | Paul Magel (m. 2000) |
| Nancy Sorel | |
Nancy Sorel is a Canadian-American actress.
Born and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, Sorel received a degree in Theatre and Film from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[1] After graduation she went to New York City and began her acting career starring in Off-Broadway plays, commercials, and television, making her debut in the ABC soap opera All My Children playing bit part.[2] From 1998 to 1989 she played the role of Coco Grande on the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live. Sorel later starred as Monique McCallum in the NBC soap opera, Generations from 1989 to 1991.[2] Sorel later moved to prime time television, playing guest-starring roles on Matlock, Jake and the Fatman, Street Justice, Doogie Howser, M.D., Murder, She Wrote and Beverly Hills, 90210. From 1992 to 1993 she was regular cast member in the short-lived Fox sitcom, Down the Shore.
Sorel starred opposite Christopher Reeve in the 1995 three-part television miniseries Black Fox.[3] She later appeared in the made-for-television movies such as In the Lake of the Woods (1996) and Up, Up and Away (2000), and guest-starred on The X-Files, The Outer Limits, Da Vinci's Inquest, The Twilight Zone, Stargate SG-1 and The 4400. From 2008 to 2012, Sorel starred as Clara Fine in the Canadian comedy-drama series, Less Than Kind. In 2009, she won a Canadian Comedy Awards for her performance.[4] In 2014, she received Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nomination.[5] From 2009 to 2014 she also starred in the comedy series Cashing In (since 2009). From 2016 to 2018 she had a recurring role as Mary Dawson in the Amazon Prime Video series The Man in the High Castle. In film, Sorel appeared in Heaven Is for Real (2014), Breakthrough (2019), The Grudge (2020) and Ordinary Angels (2024).[6] Sorel is married to actor Paul Magel. They reside in Winnipeg, Canada.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Crow's Nest | Annie Corssetti | ||
| 1997 | I Love You, Don't Touch Me! | Elizabeth | ||
| 2006 | Goose on the Loose | Hazel McQuaig | ||
| 2012 | Rufus | Vickie | ||
| 2014 | Heaven Is for Real | Dr. Charlotte Slater | ||
| 2016 | Considering Love and Other Magic | Linda | ||
| 2018 | How It Ends | Sonographer | ||
| 2019 | Breakthrough | Mrs. Abbott | ||
| A Dog's Journey | Ringo's Owner | |||
| 2020 | The Grudge | Agent Cole | ||
| 2024 | Ordinary Angels | Virginia |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | One Life to Live | Coco Lane | TV series | |
| 1989 | Generations | Monique McCallum | TV series | |
| 1991 | Matlock | Faith Gamson | "The Celebrity" | |
| 1991 | Jake and the Fatman | Meredith Toomey | "Nevertheless" | |
| 1992 | Lisa | "Shoot the Breeze" | ||
| Lightning Force | Dra. Morgana Finstad | "Checkup" | ||
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | Roxanne Rollins | "Will the Real Dr. Howser Please Stand Up" | ||
| 1992–93 | Down the Shore | Sammy | Regular role | |
| 1993 | Relentless: Mind of a Killer | Natalie | TV film | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Jill Walker Machio | "The Survivor" | ||
| 1994 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Gloria Richland | "Life after Death" | |
| Jill | "Obsession" | |||
| 1995 | Empty Nest | Julie | "The Ex-Files" | |
| Black Fox | Sarah Johnson | TV miniseries | ||
| Capt. Janet Draper | "The Walk" | |||
| 1996 | In the Lake of the Woods | Pat Hood | TV film | |
| 1997 | Page Houghton | "New Lease" | ||
| 1998 | Welcome to Paradox | Cleo Lawson | "Options" | |
| 1999 | Beggars and Choosers | Cyra Hampton | "Unsafe Sex" | |
| 1999–2000 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Kim Leary | "His Wife", "Bring Back the Dead" | |
| 2000 | Hope Island | Gwen | "20 Sailors Around a Buttonhole" | |
| Cold Squad | Stephanie | "The Good, the Bad and the Dead" | ||
| Up, Up, and Away! | Mrs. Rosen | TV film | ||
| Dana van Owen | "The Gun" | |||
| Dr. Beck | TV film | |||
| First Wave | Susan | "The Flight of Francis Jeffries" | ||
| 2001 | Seven Days | Esther Simms | "The First Freshman" | |
| 2002 | Haunted | Susan Mason | "Pilot" | |
| 2003 | Morgan | "Cold Fusion" | ||
| 2005 | Stargate SG-1 | Garan | "It's Good to Be King" | |
| Tru Calling | Barbara | "Enough" | ||
| Jane Orman | "Mommy's Bosses" | |||
| 2008–2012 | Less Than Kind | Clara Fine | Main role | |
| 2009–2014 | Cashing In | Claire Eastman | Recurring role | |
| 2010 | Honey Martini | "Part 1" | ||
| 2015 | Marm / Madeleine McGoldrick | "In Marm's Way" | ||
| 2016 | Mary Dawson | "The Road Less Traveled", "Kintsugi", "Land O' Smiles", "Baku" | ||
| 2018 | Once Upon a Christmas Miracle | Kathy Krueger | TV film | |
| 2019 | Merry & Bright | Sara | TV film | |
| A Mazing Winter Romance | Maggie Miller | TV film | ||
| 2020 | Let's Meet Again on Christmas Eve | Nancy Bennet | TV film | |
| 2023 | Spencer Sisters | Marlina Briggs | Episode #1.2 |