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name: "Sonia Kruger"
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born: "28 August 1965"
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# Sonia Kruger

Actor. Born 28 August 1965 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 August 1965, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
- **Also known as:** Sonia Melissa Kruger

## Biography

Sonia Melissa Kruger is an Australian television presenter, actress and media personality. She made her acting debut as Tina Sparkle in the 1992 film *Strictly Ballroom*, for which she also served as a ballroom adviser. This remains her only acting role.

Kruger trained as a dancer from childhood and represented Australia in ballroom competitions. She completed an Arts degree at the University of Technology, Sydney, and taught dance at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. She later became a prominent television host, notably co-hosting the Australian version of *Dancing with the Stars* and presenting *Big Brother Australia* and other programmes for the Seven and Nine networks.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Strictly Ballroom* (1992), Fi1m 83, as Tina Sparkle — [page](https://film.one/film/strictly-ballroom.md)

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