Full Name Sonia Paskowitz Role Film actress Occupation Actress Movies The Big Sleep, Caught | Years active 1941–1970s Children Mason Reese Name Sonia Darrin | |
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Spouse(s) William Reese; 4 children Parents Louis Paskowitz, Rose Paskowitz Siblings Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, Adrian Paskowitz Nephews Salvador Paskowitz, Moses Paskowitz, Josh Paskowitz Similar People Mason Reese, Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, Howard Hawks, Max Ophuls, Jack L Warner |
Sonia Darrin (born Sonia Paskowitz; June 16, 1924) is a retired American film actress, best known as "Agnes Lowzier" in The Big Sleep (1946).
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Early years

Darrin was born to Louis and Rose Paskowitz, Jewish emigrants from Russia, who immigrated to Galveston, Texas. She has two brothers, Adrian and Dorian. Her father operated a clothing store in Galveston. Around 1940, the family moved to Los Angeles, California.
Career

Darrin danced in the film Lady in the Dark (1944) and worked with Ed Wynn and Alan Young on their early television programs.
Personal life

Darrin married William "Bill" Reese, a theater set designer and marketing services company president. The couple had four children, three sons and a daughter, and lived in Manhattan. Their youngest son is the former child actor Mason Reese. Her last two public appearances were on The Mike Douglas Show in the 1970s, and in a documentary film about her brother, Dorian, in 2007.
She has resided on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for over 50 years.