Rena Sofer

Birthplace: Arcadia, California, USA
Birthday: December 2, 1968

An attractive, pouty-lipped, raven-haired player, Rena Sofer first came to prominence through her work in daytime dramas. The California-born, New Jersey-raised actress was still a teenager when she was spotted by a talent agent who helped her land a modeling contract. After working in TV commercials, industrial and student films (notably the award-winning NYU picture "Theresa") and music videos. Sofer landed the role of Joyce Abernathy on NBC's "Another World" in the late 1980s. She shot to stardom, though, as the tough…more

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The Secret of Hidden Lake
Maggie Dolan
The Chronicle
Grace Hall
The Stepsister
Darcy Canfield
Nightmare Street
Penny

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2006
Cast in recurring roles on Fox's "24" playing the wife of shady power broker Graham (Paul McCrane) and NBC's "Heroes" as the wife of aspiring politician Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar)
2001
Played recurring role of a prosecuting attorney in episodes of the NBC series "Ed"
1999
Had featured role in the ensemble comedy "Oh, Grow Up" (ABC)
1998
Joined cast of Fox's "Melrose Place" as Eve Cleary
1997
Starred in USA Network movie "The Stepsister"