Louise Sorel

Louise Sorel

Louise Sorel: A Brief Biography

At A Glance

Soap veteran Louise Sorel has appeared on nearly half a dozen soap operas.

Some of Sorel's roles include Augusta Lockridge on Santa Barbara and Judith Sanders on One Life to Live. Her prime-time television credits include Knots Landing, Star Trek, Bonanza, Ladies' Man, Sunset Limousine, and Zorro. She appeared in the feature films Plaza Suite, Airplane II, Where the Boys Are, 1984, Every Little Crook and Nanny, B.S. I Love You, and Ken Russell's Crimes of Passion. She has starred in numerous Broadway productions, including Philadelphia, Here I Come, Man & Boy, Take Her, She's Mine, The Dragon, Lorenzo, and The Sign in Sydney Brustein's Window.

Born in Los Angeles, Sorel studied French at the Institut de Francais in Villefranche-sur-Mer. She often travels to Europe, but also enjoys spending time in New York City.

Acting Portfolio: TELEVISION

Passions
Dort
2004

All My Children
Judge Kaye Campobello
July 25, 2001; 2003

Port Charles
Donatella Stewart
2000

Days of our Lives
Vivian Alamain
March 2, 1992 to February 22, 2000; October 30, 2009 to September 22, 2011

A Masterpiece of Murder
Louise
1986

One Life to Live
Judith Russell Sanders
1986 to 1987

Santa Barbara
Augusta Lockridge
1984 to 1986, 1988, 1990 to 1991

Ladies' Man
Elaine Holstein
1980

The Return of Charlie Chan
Ariane Hadrachi
1979

The Curse of Dracula
Amanda Gibbons
1979

When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
Millie Cooper
1978

Perilous Voyage
Alicia Salazar
1976

Widow
Vivian
1976

One of Our Own
Carole Simon
1975

The Mark of Zorro
Inez Quintero
1974

The Healers
1974

The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped
Sylvia
1974

Get Christie Love!
Helena Varga
1974

The President's Plane Is Missing
Joanna Spencer
1973

The Virginian
December 1, 1965

Bonanza
Marie


November 14, 1965

The Nurses


April 20, 1965

The Fugitive
Terry Waverly


March 2, 1965

Dr. Kildare
Eloise Ruiz


February 11, 1965

The Defenders


October 26, 1963

Acting Portfolio: FILM

Crimes of Passion
Claudia
1984

Where the Boys Are
Barbara Roxbury
1984

Airplane II: The Sequel
Nurse
1982

The Party's Over
Melina
1966

Acting Portfolio: THEATER

ON BROADWAY:

Philadelphia

Here I Come

Man & Boy

Take Her, She's Mine

The Dragon

Lorenzo

The Sign in Sydney Brustein's Window

Awards & Acclaim

Soap Opera Awards Winner, Outstanding Villainess (1994).

Vital Statistics

PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York

DATE OF BIRTH: August 6, 1940

EDUCATION: Studied French at the Institut de Franais in Villefranche-sur-Mer