Veena Sood

Veena Sood
Veena Sood
	Sood in 2010
Born	21 November; Nairobi, Kenya
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	J. Johnson (m. 2008)
Relatives	Manoj Sood (brother); Ashwin Sood (cousin)
Website	http://www.veenasood.com

Veena Sood (born 21 November), is a Canadian actress.[1][2] Sood is best known for dramatic and comedic roles in a career spanning more than 3 decades.[3]

Early life and education

She was born on 21 November in Nairobi, Kenya. Her father was a doctor and her mother, a nurse.[4] When she was 7 years old, they immigrated to Canada. At the age of 16, she graduated from high school and later at the age of 20, graduated from University with a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree.

Personal life

Her brother Manoj Sood is also an actor, while their cousin, Ashwin Sood (previously married to popular singer Sarah McLachlan), is a musician.[5] Her nephew Kama Sood is a filmmaker based in Vancouver, BC.[6]

She married J. Johnson on 30 August 2008.

Career

After receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama theater degree, Veena helped co-found Calgary's 'Loose Moose Theatre Company' with Improv master Keith Johnstone, and later with the Vancouver TheatreSports League.[4] In 1991, she won the Jessie Award for Outstanding Performance for her role in the Green Thumb Theatre play 2 B Wut U R. In 2006, she received the Leo Award for Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series[7] which she won for the role 'Preety' in the Godiva's episode Flipping Switches.[6]

She has appeared in numerous films & television series; Imagine Entertainment's Wedding Season, Welcome to Marwen (Robert Zemeckis), Corner Office, The X-Files, BattleStar Galactica, Caprica, Stargate, Away, Peacemaker, Lucifer, A Million Little Things, and several television movies. She's also gifted in her comedic work, as well as having an ear for accents. In 2006, she acted in the film Nina's Heavenly Delights where she speaks with Scottish/East Indian accent. Meanwhile, she appeared in American television, particularly on all three of the longest running North American science fiction series: The X-Files in 1993, Stargate SG-1 in 1997 and Smallville in 2001. Her role in the film Touch of Pink, received critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival.

She is often described as a prolific dramatic actress who starred in popular films such as The Accused, Loyalties, The Women of Marwen. She also performed well in television serials: Ghost Wars, The Indian Detective, Corner Gas Animated as well as in the web series Yoga Town.[4]

She has received several honors from the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists including the Lorena Gale Woman Of Distinction Award in November 2017 and the Sam Payne Award for contributions to humanity and artistic integrity in 2014. In 2019 she was honored by the Fund for the Arts on the North Shore (FANS) with the Distinguished Artist Award for international recognition in drama.[3]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Roles	Ref.
1983	Do Kinare
1986	Loyalties	Sima
1988	The Accused	Woman Orderly
1989	Immediate Family	Admitting Nurse
1994	Intersection	Intern
1994	The NeverEnding Story III	Sales Lady
1994	Timecop	Nurse
1994	The Surgeon	Doctor in Dialysis
1998	Wrongfully Accused	Nurse
1999	Better Than Chocolate	Religious Zealot
2002	Life or Something Like It	Doctor
2003	Final Destination 2	ER Nurse
2004	Touch of Pink	Dolly	[8]
2004	Connie and Carla	Mrs. Morse
2005	Two for the Money	G.A. Hostess
2006	The Butterfly Effect 2	Nurse
2006	Nina's Heavenly Delights	Suman Shah	[9][10]
2009	Helen	Defense Attorney
2009	Possession	Dr. Katz
2009	Endgame	Barbara Stillwell
2011	50/50	Nurse Stewart
2014	Grace: The Possession	Doctor
2015	Numb	Dr. Reese
2017	Downsizing	Leisureland Housewife
2018	The Package	Mrs. Abelar
2018	Welcome to Marwen	Judge Martha J. Harter
2021	Corner Office	Psychiatrist
2022	Wedding Season	Suneeta
2023	With Love and a Major Organ	Mona
TBD	Statutory Violence 2	Mommy Durango

Television movies

Year	Film	Roles
1987	Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World	Additional Voices
1990	Memories of Murder	Dr. Kahn
1992	Sexual Advances	Rosalie
1992	Still Not Quite Human	Autograph Woman
1993	Relentless: Mind of a Killer	New York Reporter
1993	Other Women's Children	Mrs. Jindal
1994	Heart of a Child	Nurse Adjani
1994	Seasons of the Heart
1996	Have You Seen My Son	Sally
1996	Justice on Wheels: The Diana Kilmury Story	Office Worker
1997	Their Second Chance	Talk Show Host
1997	Medusa's Child	Siri Markham
2000	Ratz	Donna Kornbalm
2001	Love and Treason	Dr. Siddig
2001	Class Warfare	Maria
2001	The Heart Department	Anesthesiologist
2002	Jinnah - On Crime: Pizza 911	Poonam
2002	Living with the Dead	Mrs. Morse, School Teacher
2002	Damaged Care	Maternity Nurse
2002	Mr. St. Nick	Mrs. Sarathi
2003	Jinnah: On Crime - White Knight, Black Widow	Poonum
2003	A Tale of Two Wives	Mrs. Rich
2003	D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear	Sylvia Mack
2004	Chasing Freedom	Adeena
2005	Murder Unveiled	Magistrate
2006	The Time Tunnel	Medical Tech
2007	Secrets of an Undercover Wife	Bracken
2007	Nightmare	Admitting Nurse
2008	Barbie & the Diamond Castle	Sparkles / Lily (voice)
2009	Compulsion	Shriya, Anjika's mother
2009	The B Team	Janet Brown
2012	Finding Mrs. Claus	Principal
2014	A Fairly Odd Summer	Anti-Fairy Councilman (voice)
2014	Honor Student	Dr. Morani
2014	Buried Secrets	Det. Joan Mueller
2015	A Gift of Miracles	Dr. Reed
2015	If There Be Thorns	Dr. Phillips
2015	Sugar Babies	Professor Paula Hickman
2015	Just in Time for Christmas	Josie
2018	Love at First Dance	Sophia
2018	Reunited at Christmas	Victoria
2018	Christmas Lost and Found	Devi
2019	My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip	Mrs. Hoofington (voice)
2020	Sleeping with Danger	Detective Brooks
2021	V.C. Andrews' Ruby	Dr. Cheryl

Television

Year	Title	Roles	Episodes
1986	The Little Vampire
1989	Booker	Donna
1989	21 Jump Street	Nurse Mrs. Brown Dr. Frick	"Loc'd Out: Part 1" "Out of Control" "Unfinished Business"
1992	Northwood		"Episode #2.9" "Night Moves"
1992–1995	The Commish	Delivery Room Nurse Lab Technician Lab Technician	"A Time to Be Born" "Father Image: Part 1" "Father Image: Part 2"
1994	Madison	Ms. Bowen	"Learning Curves"
1995	University Hospital	Dr. Sherwood	"You Can Run"
1995	The Outer Limits	Dr. Katzman	"The New Breed"
1995	Highlander	Shandra Devane	"The Wrath of Kali" "Leader of the Pack"
1997	Two	Jennie	"The Reckoning"
1997	Super Dave's All Stars	Dancing Lady
1998	The Wonderful World of Disney	Reviewer	"Principal Takes a Holiday"
1998	Mercy Point	Sharon Tennant	"New Arrivals"
1998	Welcome to Paradox	Faith	"Options"
1999	Cold Feet	Saleswoman	"Pilot"
1999–2000	Hope Island	Callie Pender	Series regular; 22 episodes
2001	Dark Angel	Female Doctor	"...And Jesus Brought a Casserole"
2001	Mysterious Ways	Nurse	"Episode 29"
2000–2001	You, Me and the Kids	Mrs. Singh	"Mixed Dating" "Suicide" "Suicide Prevention"
1999–2002	Cold Squad	Mrs. Hadawi Anita	"First Deadly Sin" "Ambleton"
2002	Breaking News	Claire Lippman	"Hi, Noonan"
2003	Just Cause	Attorney Veena Tuttle	"Dream House"
2004	The L Word	Reporter	"Locked Up"
2004	Touching Evil	OSC Agent Sattrah	"Memorial" "K"
2005	The Eleventh Hour	Mrs. Nair	"A Virgin Walks Into a Bar"
2000–2005	Da Vinci's Inquest	Madam Justice Mishra Councilor Joyce Simkins Interim Mayor Joyce Simkins	"Bring Back the Dead" "Ride a Crippled Horse" "Must Be a Night for Fires"
2005	Smallville	Schoolteacher	"Spirit" "Forever"
2005	Killer Instinct	Elizabeth Michaels	"Die Like an Egyptian"
2003–2006	Stargate SG-1	Dr. Kelly	"Full Circle" "Stronghold"
2006	Godiva's	Preety	Supportive role; 6 episodes
2006	Whistler	Patricia	"Fallen" "Out of the Shadows"
2007	Falcon Beach	Mrs. Haddad	"After the Fall" "The Spins"
2007	Masters of Science Fiction	Dr. Kashani	"The Awakening"
2008	Kyle XY	C.I.R. Tech	"To C.I.R., with Love"
2008	Robson Arms	Charlotte	"No Sex in the City" "Baby? What Baby?"
2008–2009	Battlestar Galactica	Quorum Delegate	"Sine Qua Non" "A Disquiet Follows My Soul" "The Oath" "Blood on the Scales"
2009	Caprica	Secretary of Defense Joan Leyte	"Pilot"
2009	The Assistants	Mrs. Nidalu	"The Morning After"
2009	Fringe	HR Head	"Earthling"
2009	V	V Physician	"It's Only the Beginning"
2010	Life Unexpected	Ms. Jennings	"Honeymoon Interrupted" "Homecoming Crashed"
2010	Always a Bridesmaid	Blaga	"Knocked Up" "My Gay Husband" "So Hippie Together" "Two to Tango"
2011	Little Mosque on the Prairie	Mrs. Rashid	"Five Year Plan" "Lord of the Ring" "Amaar's Well That Ends Well"
2011	Endgame	Barbara Stillwell	Series regular; 13 episodes
2011	The Big Year	Nurse Katie
2011	Om Inc.	Suzanne	"Meet the Staff" "Inappropriate Touching"
2012	Saving Hope	Deepha	"Consenting Adults"
2012	Dr. Bob's House	Jean Patel
2012	Emily Owens, M.D.	Mrs. Garang	"Emily and... the Predator"
2012	Yoga Town	Neela	Series regular; 11 episodes
2013	Baby Sellers	Noureen
2014	Bates Motel	Dr. Elizabeth J. Schaefer	"Shadow of a Doubt"
2014	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic	Ms. Harshwhinny	"Games Ponies Play" "Flight to the Finish" "Equestria Games"
2014	Signed, Sealed, Delivered	Mrs. Hinkle	"The Future Me"
2014	Lucky 7	Nasrin Lashari	"Cable Guy" "Gold Star, Inc."
2015	iZombie	Marcy's Mother	"The Exterminator"
2015	Mistresses	Phyllis	"Gone Girl" "I'll Be Watching You"
2015	The Whispers	Margaret Cohen-Rogers	"Homesick"
2009–2016	Supernatural	Dr. Aldrich Principal Ramirez	"The Curious Case of Dean Winchester" "Don't You Forget About Me"
1993–2016	The X-Files	Ms. Saunders Dr. Louise Colquitt	"Shadows" "Home Again"
2016	Motive	Principal Shirley Davidson	"The Dead Hand"
2016	Chesapeake Shores	Judge Ruth Rogers	"We're Gaining a Daughter"
2016	No Tomorrow	Amita	"No Debts Remain Unpaid"
2016	Lucifer	Eleanor Bloom	"Homewrecker"
2017	Frequency	Therapist	"The Edison Effect"
2017	You Me Her	Fertility Counselor	"Weird Janis and the White Trash Baby Vessel"
2017	Android Employed	Mrs. Cornell	"Community"
2017–2018	Ghost Wars	Nadine Mercer	"The Curse of Copperhead Road" "Whistle Past the Graveyard" "Two Graves" "...My Soul to Keep"
2018	Life Sentence	Alex Shugren	"The Way We Work"
2018	Take Two	Judge Payne	"Smoking Gun"
2018	Salvation	Dr. Kandhari	"Crimes and Punishment" "Abre Sus Ojos" "The Manchurian Candidate" "Prisoners"
2018	16 Hudson	Shamila	"Toothbrush #3" "You Snooze You Lose" "Earth To Amala" "Pet Test'
2019	Riverdale	Headmistress Patricia	"Chapter Forty-Seven: Bizarrodale"
2019	The Murders	Prisha Sharma	"Queen of Hearts'
2019	Charmed	Amita Chandra	"Past Is Present"
2020	Nancy Drew	Dr. Sandoe Emma Sandoe	"The Girl in the Locket" "The Clue in the Captain's Painting"
2020	The Twilight Zone	Jill	"The Who of You"
2020	Away	IRSO Head Meera Patel	"Negative Return" "Excellent Chariots" "Vital Signs" "Spektr" "Home"
2020	A Million Little Things	Nurse Shayna	"Hit & Run"
2018–2020	Corner Gas Animated	Rheena	Supportive role; 14 episodes
2020	Loudermilk	Female Judge	"Hit Me Baby One More Time"
2021	Home Before Dark	Dr. Singh	"Fighting His Ghost"
2021	Molly of Denali	Dr. Amara Batra	"Going Toe to Toe with a Dinosaur"
2022	Children Ruin Everything	Nisha	Supportive role; 5 episodes
2022	Deepa & Anoop	Naani-Ji (voice)	Main Character

Short films

Year	Film	Roles
2002	Jane Post	Meditation Voice
2016	A Bicycle Lesson
2016	Meet Cute	Mona
2017	Reel Women Seen	Nurse
2018	The Ride Home	Carla
2018	Little Oliver	Dr. Mehta
TBD	Carried Away	Aliza
TBD	Send the Rain	Dawn

Video games

Year	Film	Roles	Ref.
2015	Invisible, Inc.	Olivia Gladstone (voice)
2017	Thimbleweed Park	Natalie (voice)

Mini TV serials

Year	Film	Roles	Ref.
1999	Aftershock: Earthquake in New York	City Official
2003	First to Die	Dr. Veena Yandro
2004	Human Cargo	Sangita Desai
2017	The Indian Detective	Malika
2018	Darrow & Darrow	D.A. Ruth Ashland
2020	The Stand	Dr. Biswas	"The End"

References

"VEENA SOOD: ACTOR". MUBI. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
"Veena Sood career". fusionmovies. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
"Episode Eighteen: Veena Sood". poddtoppen. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
"Improvising life with Veena Sood". yvrscreenscene. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
"Sarah McLachlan splits from Indian husband". DNA India. 2008-09-12.
"VEENA SOOD: Birth Place: Nairobi, Kenya". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
Lyon, Christine (June 3, 2016). "Leo Awards gala rolls out the red carpet". North Shore News. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
Wilmington, Michael (August 13, 2004). "`Pink' haunted by Cary Grant and shallow style". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
"Nina's Heavenly Delights". TimeOut. September 29, 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
Catsoulis, Jeannette (November 30, 2007). "Food and Fun". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

External links

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[1] "VEENA SOOD: ACTOR". MUBI. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[2] "Veena Sood career". fusionmovies. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[poddtoppen-3] "Episode Eighteen: Veena Sood". poddtoppen. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[yvrscreenscene-4] "Improvising life with Veena Sood". yvrscreenscene. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[5] "Sarah McLachlan splits from Indian husband". DNA India. 2008-09-12.

[behindthevoiceactors-6] "VEENA SOOD: Birth Place: Nairobi, Kenya". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

[Lyon_2016-7] Lyon, Christine (June 3, 2016). "Leo Awards gala rolls out the red carpet". North Shore News. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

[8] Wilmington, Michael (August 13, 2004). "`Pink' haunted by Cary Grant and shallow style". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

[9] "Nina's Heavenly Delights". TimeOut. September 29, 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

[10] Catsoulis, Jeannette (November 30, 2007). "Food and Fun". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

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