Sonya Walger

Sonya Walger – 2012 USA Network’s Upfront – Arrivals – Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center – New York City, NY, USA – Photo Credit: Charles Norfleet / PR Photos 

Place of Birth: Hampstead, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 6 June, 1974

Ethnicity:
*father – Argentinian [Italian, Spanish, Basque, German, possibly other]
*mother – English

Sonya Walger is a British actress.

Her father, Leonidas, is Argentinian and her mother, Fiona, is English. Sonya is also a U.S. citizen.

Her aunt was Sylvina Walger (María Sylvina Walger Anastasi), a sociologist and writer. Sonya is married to American screenwriter, producer, and playwright Davey Holmes, with whom she has two children.

Sonya’s paternal grandfather was Adam David Walger Chaves (the son of Horacio Antonio Walger and Luisa Margarita Chavez/Chaves de Ibarlucea). Adam was born in Buenos Aires. Horacio was the son of Bernard Aquiles Eduard Walger, who was born in Paris, France, and of Vicenta D. Rufina Guiliaza/Ghialzza Guerra, whose father was born in Perugia, Umbria, Italy. Luisa was the daughter of Gregorio N. Chaves/Chavez and Maria del Rosario Benedicta Ibarlucea.

Sonya’s paternal grandmother was María Luisa Agustina Anastasi Ríos (the daughter of Leónidas Anastasi Culotta and María Luisa Ríos Repetto). Sonya’s grandmother María Luisa was born in Buenos Aires. Leónidas was the son of Italian emigrants, from Liguria, Francisco Anastasi and Emma Culotta. He was a notable Labor Law attorney, and a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies. Sonya’s great-grandmother Maria Luisa was the daughter of Cornelio Ríos and Agustina Repetto.

Sonya’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Gordon.

Sources: Genealogy of Sonya Walger (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Sonya’s father – https://www.genealogiafamiliar.net