Biography
Sonia Ritter is an English actress, theatre director, practitioner and teacher. She trained at the University of Birmingham, graduating in 1979, and at Bristol Old Vic, graduating in 1981. She began working as an actress in 1981, initially in theatre.
Her television debut came in 1989 as Charlie in Hard Cases. She has appeared in numerous British television series and films, including Oscar and Lucinda (1997) as Fanny Drabble, Sylvia (2003) as a midwife, Silk (2011) as Mrs Rivers, Requiem (2018) as Kath, and Patience (2025) as Annie Mitchell. She has played multiple roles in EastEnders, most recently Doreen 'Dor' Coleman in 2024. She has been employed at East 15 Acting School since 2010.
