Kyra Zagorsky (born June 6, 1976) is an American film and television actress. She has acted in the TV series ''

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'', the film '' The Pastor's Wife'' and season 8 of the TV series '' Supernatural''.

Early life

Zagorsky was born in New York and raised in the mountains in a small town in

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. She grew up in the outdoors, and was an athlete and dancer throughout school. She began acting in her senior year of high school, when she auditioned for the school musical and was cast as one of the leads. Zagorsky went on to receive a BFA in theatre from

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in Ashland. In 2006 she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from the

University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and p ...

. Zagorsky has also trained in various martial arts over the years, including kickboxing, capoeira, and Filipino stick and sword fighting.

Career

Zagorsky's most notable role was Dr. Julia Walker in ''

''. She had guest star appearances in SyFy's ''

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'' in its final season, as well as '' Stargate: Atlantis'' and Stargate Universe SGU,

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's '' Supernatural'', FOX's ''

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'',

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's '' Falling Skies'' and in the award winning web series ''Divine''. Zagorsky took on a lead role in the film

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, "a 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty", which premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and in the zombie horror film Toxin 3D.

Personal life

Zagorsky is married to actor

Patrick Sabongui Patrick Sabongui (born January 9, 1975) is a Canadian actor, stunt performer, theatre actor, and drama teacher. He is also known for his role as David Singh in the CW series ''The Flash''. Personal life Born to an Egyptian family, Sabongui obt ...

. They have two children, a son and a daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

Staff credits

References

External links

* 1976 births American television actresses Actresses from New York (state) Southern Oregon University alumni University of California, Irvine alumni Living people American film actresses Actresses from Colorado 21st-century American women {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub